Posts Tagged selling for sale by owner
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 [...]
Internet Gaining, Realtors Losing Ground – It’s Very Clear
Posted by Deane in Strategies on September 8, 2009
Below is a very interesting chart published by the National Association of Realtors. In 2001, 6 times more buyers found their house through a real estate agent than from the internet. As of 2008, real estate agents and the internet are running almost even. It’s very clear that the trend in buying houses is favoring [...]
FSBO Statistics – I Hope This Isn’t You
I read today that, according to the National Association of Realtors, only 25% of homeowners selling “for sale by owner” hold even one open house. And even more shocking is that only 21% of them advertise their house in any way on the internet! I’d like to ask these people, “What exactly ARE you doing [...]
This Isn’t Actually About FSBO, but You’ve Got to Laugh …
Posted by Deane in Miscellaneous, Uncategorized on August 10, 2009
I read an inadvertently amusing internet article about the ancient Oriental art of feng shui. (I mention feng shui in “The Truth About FSBO” system as a way to promote good luck when selling your house.) I had to share this with you so you could have a good laugh, too. Here a couple of [...]
Prequalified or Preapproved? Why FSBO Sellers Must Know the Difference
Posted by Deane in Miscellaneous on August 2, 2009
Of course you want a potential buyer to be able to get a loan. If they want your house and can’t get one, they have just wasted a lot of your time and perhaps got you all pumped up for nothing. That’s no fun. You probably have heard the terms “preapproval” and “prequalification” but aren’t [...]
Real Estate Agent Scare Tactics Against FSBO Selling
Posted by Deane in Strategies on August 2, 2009
I just read another article by a real estate agent trying to scare the daylights out of homeowners like you, that are selling for sale by owner, that has me fuming! This article was “57 Reason Why You Can’t Sell Your Own House”. The reasons listed ranged from silly to totally manufactured. Notice the how [...]
Is the National Association of Realtors Afraid of FSBO Selling?
Posted by Deane in Miscellaneous on July 28, 2009
Is the National Association of Realtors afraid of competition from for sale by owner sellers? It seems that is the case.
