I talked previously about my For Sale By Owner experience with my townhouse. Well, I also created a website for my home with all the major information I thought was important to a buyer and thought I would share that as well.

I tried to keep is simple, with all the information on a single page. Also I tried to divide the content up by sections – one section for pictures, one for links, and one for actual home information. I based my design off what I would be looking for – I like listings that have a lot of pictures, and since I had virtually unlimited space to work with compared to the MLS I put up 11 of them. I used the Lightbox image effect to add some pizzazz to the website too and because it will also work fine if you don’t have javascript enabled.

What made my townhome different from many of the others on the market was that there were many upgrades done in the last 5 years by myself and the previous owners. I tried to highlight those in the description by talking about the appliances, new vanities, and updated kitchen. It’s also located in a very good school district so I tried to highlight that not only in the description, but also with links to the school’s website on the left sidebar.

I also tried to break down the description into highlights so it was easier to pick out the information you were looking for. Contact information up top, directions, physical stats, taxes, and home owners info.

I put the URL to the website in my newspaper ad, craigslist listing, and MLS listing. So without further ado click below to see what I created (addresses have been changed to protect the privacy of the new owners and myself). I think I did a fairly good job as I had a lot of compliments on it during my open house.

Click here to view the website.