With the market - the housing market, that is - in pretty much a dismal shape, it's a difficult task if you want to sell your house in a short period of time.   Before the economic downturn all across the globe ripped everyone's finances to shreds, it would was more possible to sell your house pretty much on the fly. People had money and life was generally good, and many people were looking to upgrade. Nowadays, the situation is reversed, with a lot of houses on sale, and a lot of people downgrading and downsizing because of dire financial straits. Real estate prices are at an all time low, and mortgage payments becoming more of a burden so people aren't so hot on buying right now.   However, if you really want to need to sell your house faster, the best way to go about doing it to approach investors rather than regular people looking for a new home. Investors always usually have money on hand to pay you outright, and have the financial prowess to guarantee a sale - besides, investors don't usually look for just one piece of property, so you don't have to worry about being the lowest in the market too much. No hassles on bids an no commissions to be paid to real estate agents.