My House Is Under Contract and Officially “In Escrow”
Posted by Deane in Sale Of Author's House on May 13, 2010
Whoops! I see I haven’t posted in two weeks. I didn’t mean to let it be that long, but I’ve been busy. I’m sure you understand. Just before we met with the Anderson’s agent who was presenting our second offer, the Johnson’s agent called to announce they were removing the contingency. Oh happy day! So [...]
How To Handle TWO Offers On A FSBO House
Posted by Deane in Administration, Sale Of Author's House on April 26, 2010
Yesterday we had our open house as planned, but I had a few brain cells anxiously awaiting to receive the offer we had been promised. It was a really awful day, cold, raining, but we still had a decent turn out – 11 parties. One family attended with their agent, let’s call them the Anderson’s [...]
Interesting Second Week of Selling My Own House FSBO
Posted by Deane in Sale Of Author's House on April 24, 2010
For some reason, this Tuesday I had 8 (count ‘em), EIGHT calls from real estate agents wanting to either see or show my house within twenty minutes. Literally. My listing must have been circulated in some FSBO list that realtors purchase. I spoke with a few and politely told them they were welcome to preview [...]
My FSBO Update – Day 10
Posted by Deane in Sale Of Author's House on April 19, 2010
Last week, we had one very interested party look at our house. He had flown in from CA to look at houses here due to a job transfer. I overheard him say to the realtor that this was the only house he could really see himself living in. Yesterday his wife flew out to look [...]
Do Your Buyers Know How To Buy A FSBO Home?
Posted by Deane in Sale Of Author's House on April 14, 2010
Some potential buyers will be working with a real estate agent, but many will not be. If they are unsure how to proceed they will probably contact a realtor. I’d LOVE to save that 3% commission when I “found” the buyer myself, so I help the buyer understand what to do next. Today I sent [...]
We Got It Together And Had Our First Open House Today
Posted by Deane in Sale Of Author's House on April 11, 2010
Even though I paid for my flat fee MLS listing 4 days ago, as of yesterday it still wasn’t live and I was freaking out (just a little). When you do a flat fee MLS listing through a FSBO site such as FSBO.com, the listing still has to be put on the MLS by a [...]
This Weekend is “National Open House Weekend”
For Sale Signs are popping up like tulips and National Open House Weekend is This Saturday and Sunday. Every home seller should take advantage of the tremendous amount of buyer traffic that will be on the street this weekend. The Realtors Association is doing the advertising for you. Don’t pass up the opportunity to show off your [...]
Two Of The Most Important Things To Do Right When Selling Your Own House
Posted by Deane in Sale Of Author's House on April 5, 2010
Today, my husband took photos because it was a nice bright sunny day. The outdoor photos look great – the sun sky is blue, the grass is “Ireland green”, the trees are budding out, and flowers are blooming. Here is a view of the back of my house. However, the indoor photos didn’t come out [...]
EBay Ad That Sold An Unusual High Ticket Item In A Day
Posted by Deane in Sale Of Author's House on April 4, 2010
Here is the ad my husband placed on eBay to sell a set of real estate investment system. I didn’t give a hope in heck that anyone would want this. Who ever heard of Lou Brown?!? But we sold it in two days for the asking price! I want you to see what a well-thought [...]
Before You Sell Your Own House, Sell Your Stuff On EBay and Craigslist
Posted by Deane in Sale Of Author's House on April 4, 2010
I am a minimalist when it comes to accumulating a lot of stuff, and so is my husband. On that we agree. However, as we stared sorting through our stuff and deciding what to give away, what to sell, and what to keep, to my surprise, we disagreed on almost everything! If he wanted to [...]
