For Sale By Owner and MLS Listings

There is a common misconception among people who decide to sell their home without a real estate agent. The misconception deals with getting their home in MLS listings.

For Sale By Owners (FSBO) - Home Buying & Selling Tips

The concept of FSBO (For Sale By Owner), where the sales transaction is directly between the home owner and a prospective buyer, is becoming increasingly popular. The growing popularity of FSBO can be attributed to the growth of the Internet and the opportunities that it offers both home owners as well as home sellers to find one another more easily.

Conditioning Property Owners

Conditioning property owners is one technique agents use to try and make a fast sale.

Selling your Home, Cutting Down on Expenses

Many people think that once you sell a house, you’ll suddenly get a great windfall of money. Although technically this may be true, many overlook the fact that home sellers invest quite a hefty sum prior to the sale. Remember that, in order to command a good selling price, the house must be in tip-top condition thus home owners reinvest in their homes just prior to selling by paying for repairs and minor remodelling projects. In addition to this, home owners need to spend for advertising and promotions. Even if the owner opts to do without the services of real estate agents, he still would need to make brochures, flyers, posters and, if he advertises in a newspaper, pay for advertising cost. Apart from this, the owner will have to pay for taxes.

How to Sell Your Property in Two Weeks!

It's a buyer's market again. Homes are staying on the market for months. Factors include rising interest rates, slow down in the real estate market, slow employment market or location of property. Another factor is...

Why You Should Sell For Sale By Owner and Save Thousands of Dollars

Why would a nationally published real estate agent encourage you to sell your home yourself? Read this article and learn why.

I Can't Sell My House - Help!

Millions of people are going to be stuck in homes they cannot afford and cannot sell. The author offers a novel way out of this growing problem for home owners and investors alike.

Loan Officers Referring Business to Real Estate Agents

As interest rates rise, competition for purchase loans also rises. Fewer borrowers want to refinance while rates are high so many Loan Officers look to the oft neglected purchase business to sustain their production level. Referrals from Real Estate Agents are what most Loan Officers want, but few know how to get them.

FSBO: Not For Everyone!

Selling your home yourself, commonly called For Sale By Owner or FSBO, is a method employed by a growing number of homeowners chiefly to offset high real estate commissions. With real estate commissions as high as 6%, property that is valued at more than $300,000 can easily mean a real estate commission of $20,000 or more. These monies are nearly impossible to recover in the form of a higher selling price, therefore some sellers have opted to list their homes for sale apart from the services of a licensed realtor and keep the commission. Let's take a closer look at the FSBO trend and see if a sale of your home apart from a realtor is right for you.

The Basics of Contracts for FSBO Sellers

If you are selling your home for sale by owner, the contractual issues that arise with offers and counter offers may confuse you. Here is a basic guide to contracts.

Selling Homes For Sale By Owner

Why go through a realtor to sell your home when you can sell it yourself and save thousands of dollars? When you use a realtor to sell your home, you must pay real estate brokerage fees. Instead of paying these fees to someone else you can sell for sale by owner and put these thousands of dollars into your pocket instead of someone else’s.

Give Your Buyers Some Privacy

If you have decided to sell your home on your own, you need to remember that you will be performing various tasks. You will clean up, photograph, and advertise the house. Afterwards, you will receive and screen calls, and schedule viewings; either private viewing or through open house events. Though you may be able to perform all these tasks single-handedly, and without any hitches, you may encounter some difficulty when you are actually showing the house to potential buyers.

Sell Your Own Home - Revealed: FSBO Information that Realtors Don't Want You To Know! pt. 2

Selling your own home can save your money, but you don't need to go it alone. In this installment we will cover setting up your team, pricing your home properly, and marketing to potential buyers.