Real estate blog entries tagged with selling fsbo by Margaret Woda, Maryland Real Estate & Military Relocation Services (Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc., Crofton, MD)

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selling fsbo: In Defense of FSBO's - 05/15/08 01:34 PM

After two posts about my daughter's failed purchase of a FSBO property and LOTS of comments to those posts over the past few days, I feel a need to come to the defense of FSBO's. Someone has to play devil's advocate, and I started this conversation - so why not me.
By way of background:
It all started because My Daughter Made an Offer on a FSBO this Weekend.... and it didn't work out. I wrote about her experience and my observations, expecting the post to receive little or no attention; but the ActiveRain gods featured the post. The dialogue in the comments took on a … (46 comments)

selling fsbo: My Daughter Made an Offer on a FSBO this Weekend... - 05/13/08 10:58 AM

It's true - and I was party to this travesty! I'm sorry. I apologize to all my fellow real estate professionals for the error of my ways.
FSBO's, take note - there's a lesson in here for you!
You see, I'm visiting my daughter in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and (like most impulse purchases) the day started out with good intentions: Breakfast, with a little detour to the gas station for a fill-up. But we succumbed to one of those little FSBO directional signs as we passed a corner between the gas station and Atlanta Bread Company. We found ourselves in the cutest … (63 comments)

selling fsbo: The VALUE I Bring to Your Home Sale, Mr. Seller... - 03/12/08 11:49 PM

Mr. Home Seller, I heard a rumor that you're thinking of selling your Crofton-area home.
I understand you've been doing some research online, where you found an article advising home sellers to:
Sell your home yourselfList your home on the MLS for a few hundred dollarsOffer a big fat commission to the buyer's agent, maybe five or six percent, so they will sell your home instead of anotherThe guy who wrote that post had a lot of good ideas, in your opinion, and he must know what he's talking about. After all, it was a very official looking website with an important-sounding name!
Okay, I understand how you feel and I applaud your taking … (28 comments)

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