Posts Tagged selling fsbo
Day 2 Of Getting Ready to Sell FSBO
Posted by Deane in Sale Of Author's House on April 2, 2010
It’s always something! The sign post I recommend in Truth About FSBO is no longer available. So I decided to have a real estate sign installer put up the sign post – it is the exact sign the realtors use. It only is costing $50 to have them install the post, attack my sign, and [...]
I’ve Got Some Big FSBO News Of My Own!
Posted by Deane in Sale Of Author's House on March 31, 2010
My husband and I decided, after living through the snowiest winter Baltimore has ever had, to follow a dream we’ve had for years. We are going to sell our home here in Maryland, my home of the past 17 years, and move to southern Arizona. We had previously looked at buying a house there 4 [...]
Selling FSBO? Don’t Sabotage the Sale of Your House
You’ve gotten your house completed fixed up and ready to sell. You’ve started your FSBO marketing campaign. Now you have to make sure that YOU don’t sabotage the sale of your house because you aren’t ready to sell your own house. HAVE THE RIGHT MINDSET Your mindset is the key to accomplishing anything, including selling [...]
Selling FSBO Strong in Wisconsin
According to Raynor James of FSBOAmerica.org, “One of the best FSBO markets in the United States is Wisconsin. Going FSBO in Wisconsin is nearly as popular as using a realtor. The FSBO market is strong throughout Wisconsin, but particularly mention has to be made of Madison. The FSBO Madison market is so popular, it is [...]
Is Using an Agent to Sell Your House “Just Because” a Good Enough Reason?
Posted by Deane in Strategies on September 8, 2009
Have you ever thought, really thought, about why we all do certain things? Too many times the reason is “because that’s the way it’s always been done”. Here is a good example. In the Netherlands, a country where the bicycle is a serious form of transportation, kids learn to ride bikes WITHOUT training wheels when [...]
Even I Was Stunned at These Realtor Tactics
Posted by Deane in Strategies on September 4, 2009
You may be figured out that I’m a bit cynical about the real estate industry. After all, my mission is to empower you to sell your own house, if that is what they choose to do. But what I just heard stunned even me. This week I saw a local real estate company offering [...]
How to Take Great Outside Photos of Your Home When Selling FSBO
Posted by Deane in Preparation on August 25, 2009
When you have decided to sell your own house, it will be up to YOU to take professional-quality photos of your house! The photographs that you post with your listing will be extremely important. One bad photo can prompt a potential buyer to skip over to the next listing. You will want each picture to [...]
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 [...]
When Selling Your House, Your Best Leads May be In Your Own Backyard
I read this startling statistic from two places in the last week, “One out of three FSBO sellers sell their house to someone they already know!” Wow – this is huge! So if you are selling your house for sale by owner make sure to put the proper energy into your grass roots, neighborhood marketing. [...]
My Next Door Neighbor Finally Sold Her House
Posted by Deane in Strategies on July 28, 2009
You might have a house or two like this in your neighborhood. Pay attention and notice why you think the house won’t sell. Make sure you don’t repeat any of the same mistakes! Here is how not to sell your house.
