fsbo: 180* Turn... - 10/14/08 08:00 PM
I had a great thought for a blog post. I was surfing some of my daily reading, and ran across an item and after a few synapses fired in my brain... unrelated post idea sprang to life. So, I jumped into my Admin Panel, ran across a particular spam comment...
New … (0 comments)
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fsbo: Flat-Fee must be really flat... - 08/16/08 12:25 AM
For anyone not paying attention to Inman News, or some other source, you might have escaped noticing that Help-U-Sell's franchiser filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy recently (reported Friday, August 15th, 2008).
Since 2006, their franchise offices have shrunk from 820 to about 450.
Go read the story before it drops behind … (14 comments)
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fsbo: Let's debate FSBO (unrepresented sellers), Part I - 07/28/08 10:48 PM
I just finished catching up on my feed reader... and I was WAY behind. Behind enough that I am just getting to the Housing Rumble on US News & World Report. Actually, I came to it from seeing Jay Thompson's posts on his PhoenixRealEstateGuy blog.
I think Jay is a great … (7 comments)
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fsbo: Is FSBO the way to go? - 04/30/08 09:52 PM
Maybe. Maybe not.
Let me draw a parallel.
I often hear from sellers that are choosing to go unrepresented that they can do just as good of a job as an agent. After all, it isn't that hard... and they can save a LOT of money. Right?
Maybe. Maybe not.
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fsbo: First time sellers? - 03/23/08 11:02 PM
We see so many seminars for first time buyers. Everyone and their assistant it seems has a seminar for first time buyers. They bring in a mortgage pro, perhaps an inspector, and talk about the issues that people face the first time they buy a house.
I think it is a … (20 comments)
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fsbo: Should we sell our own homes? - 03/15/08 09:44 PM
Ok, not today...
Seriously, though. I ran across a post by Cynthia Tilghman asking if we would hire ourselves. It gave me a different thought though. I hinted at it in my response to her.
She asked if we would... If we looked right, and said the right things.
But, … (16 comments)
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fsbo: MLS? Zillow? Trulia? - 12/13/07 12:46 PM
I ran across a blog post by Jay Thompson regarding a story in the Wall Street Journal about on-line home searches. He noted that in his area the WSJ had it wrong. He researched the numbers for the local MLS, Trulia and Zillow. His findings were that Zillow only showed about … (4 comments)
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fsbo: Wandering through the DoJ website... - 10/19/07 03:02 PM
What is it going to take to make them happy? Did someone at the DoJ have an unsatisfactory experience with a real estate agent? Or is it simply that they know our approval ratings are down there with our Democrat led Congress (which would love to have even the dismal ratings … (2 comments)
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fsbo: The New (real estate business) World Order - 10/17/07 03:18 PM
Real Estate as a business is changing all of the time and on multiple fronts. Whether one is an agent, buyer, seller, investor, or support person there have been many changes over the last several years, and there will be many more changes. For buyers, the biggest change is the greater … (0 comments)
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fsbo: Z is for... - 09/17/07 10:20 PM
Z06 Corvette, Nissan 240Z, Z28 (1LE!), Zamboni, Zagato, Zonda, some other fabulous car beginning with Z....
No.
Zillow. I mean really, this is a real estate blog. How could I go through the alphabet and not hit Zillow for Z? If you don't know what Zillow is, go ahead and … (12 comments)
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fsbo: T is for Technology - 09/11/07 12:20 PM
Talk about a can of worms...
As an agent, there are so many types of technology, and so many options within those types that it can be overwhelming. Every day, I get dozens of emails offering me the exact new technology that is going to make buyers and sellers step all … (3 comments)
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fsbo: K is for Knockdown - 09/03/07 02:59 PM
So, Bunky, life got you down? Are they building "McMansions" on your street? Do you have the smallest house in your neighborhood? Do you think it's time you sold your older home?
Let's look at this a little deeper.
First, if this is the situation, your house would probably be … (5 comments)
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fsbo: A is for Appraisal - 08/27/07 10:42 AM
An appraisal is simply an estimate of value made by a certified appraiser. That is all...
However, there are a few other terms that are often used (wrongly) as interchangeable with appraisal. Other value estimates, such as a BPO or CMA are often confused with appraisals. While all three aim to … (2 comments)
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fsbo: Is NAR's "non-poaching" ethic actually bad for clients? - 08/19/07 11:53 AM
I was reading Scott Daniels' blog, "It's Saturday, we can't run around for a key!". It got me thinking about something... Always a dangerous proposition.
For those of us that are REALTORS(R), we are prevented from directly marketing to other REALTORS'(R) clients. I understand the why of this policy. But, it … (12 comments)
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fsbo: Do you have a Unique Selling Proposition? - 07/26/07 09:52 AM
I touched on this in another thread, but I think a lot of people thought it was actually about cars, so I am going to go into a little more depth, and be a little less cryptic. But, the main point of the thread was...
They are saying that they … (5 comments)
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fsbo: The Dirty Little Secret that the FSBO Companies won't tell you. - 07/24/07 08:56 AM
I keep seeing and hearing about "dirty little secrets" that real estate agents won't tell their clients. Most of them turn out to be pretty stupid points. However, today while going through my morning routine (dead-heading, so my brain needed something to do) I thought of the dirty little secret that … (24 comments)
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fsbo: Pictures are the first (and maybe last) impression you will give a buyer - 07/19/07 10:04 AM
So, don't screw it up.
Do you feel like you should rush out and buy this house?
This particular house isn't listed with an agent (to my knowledge), but is FSBO. But, this is the foot they are putting forward to try to get a buyer. Unfortunately, I have … (9 comments)
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fsbo: Customer dis-service Pt. I - 07/18/07 04:49 PM
There are a few things that have my shorts in a bunch... so, here they are. Careful. They've been brewing for a little while.
There is a house in my subdivision that has been under contract since February... that's right, February. It will six months if it closes on time. This … (4 comments)
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fsbo: But Wal-Mart does - 07/15/07 10:32 AM
I promised a continuation of my last blog, and here it is. In the last entry, I talked a bit about limited service and discount brokerage. This time, it will be more about eliminating agents from the picture.
OK, here is the shocking statement to start off with. Buyers and … (3 comments)
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fsbo: Mercedes-Benz doesn't discount - 07/15/07 10:00 AM
The world has changed. The question is, "What are we going to do about it?"
Wal-Mart, Target, Harbor Freight Tools, and scores of other discounters are thriving. But, is that the model that we should pursue? Is that what our customers really want? Are we headed for extinction? With all of … (4 comments)
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