fsbo tips: Some Serious Questions About The Sale of Your Home - 09/02/08 01:25 PM
The events of this summer have moved me to write a series of articles about challenges with the sale of homes that are currently on the market. Over the last few months, topics on my blogs have included:
1. Having Trouble Selling Your Home?
2. Having Trouble Selling Your Home? - Part … (8 comments)
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fsbo tips: Can you sell For Sale By Owner? Yes you Can......... - 08/30/08 08:05 AM
The success of the private homeowner selling for sale by owner without a broker is improving everyday. There is more and more national exposure on this topic of selling real estate FSBO. The fact is you need to study all the facts and arm yourself with knowledge. Remember the old saying … (8 comments)
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fsbo tips: For Sale By Owner, Madison MS Real Estate - 06/05/08 10:39 PM
Madison MS Real Estate - FSBO
If you wish to sell by owner and save money get used to graciously accepting buyers' comments, feelings, and quirks. Always be businesslike and pleasant. Let them know you are willing to discuss their concerns as buyers. Work on creating a negotiated win-win transaction … (0 comments)
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fsbo tips: FSBO/Unrepresented Seller Requests Tips & Internet Marketing Sites - 04/18/08 01:53 PM
Well, I just toured a home in Orlando yesterday that is owned by some very nice Sellers. They have been trying to sell their home themselves (Yep, they're unrepresented Sellers) and have realized it's a little harder than they thought to sell a home in today's market than just simply putting … (27 comments)
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fsbo tips: Hiring An Attorney For Your Fsbo Home Sale Transaction - 03/10/08 09:35 AM
When selling a Fsbo real estate in North Carolina the FSBOway it is very important to consider hiring a real estate attorney. A real estate attorney can assist you with by providing the required contract and disclosure forms, preparing your deed for transfer, and also reviewing your Offer To Purchase contract prior to signing. … (0 comments)
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fsbo tips: FSBO Real Estate And First Impressions - 02/24/08 06:55 AM
When selling a home for sale by owner in North Carolina it is essential to make a great first impression. Selling homes in the FSBO real estate market that make a great first impression have much better success rate. Some ideas to consider addressing for that would be the exterior of … (0 comments)
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fsbo tips: The Key To Fsbo Seller Success In The Real Estate Market - 02/16/08 07:46 PM
As a FSBO seller in the current real estate market you must prepare your home for success. Many FSBO sellers do not prepare a home correctly and therefore fail to make that quality first impression on potential buyers. There is 3 key factors to selling a home whether by owner or … (1 comments)
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fsbo tips: Motivated FSBO sellers Need To Be Proactive. - 02/10/08 11:55 AM
Many Fsbo sellers want to save on the high real estate commissions but fail to be a committed Fsbo seller. The first step in succeeding as a fsbo seller is to be very proactive in marketing their home. Just like someone would expect a real estate agent to be actively marketing … (0 comments)
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fsbo tips: Value of good Fsbo tips for the by owner seller - 02/03/08 08:25 AM
Many homeowners who attempt to sell their home by owner fail to evaluate what needs to be accomplished. Preparation is key to selling a home the fsbo way and there is no better way than reviewing a good list of Fsbo tips. A good list of tips will give you a bunch of valuable … (0 comments)
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fsbo tips: F.S.B.O. Tips - Getting Your Home Ready For The Sale In Todays Market / Part 8 - 11/19/07 03:16 PM
Welcome to the last installment of "F.S.B.O. Tips" I hope you've gleaned a few ideas from this series. You can access earlier F.S.B.O. Tips by clicking on the links at the end of this post.
The Garage
Garages are becoming more and more modernized—some
are even being used as playrooms, … (1 comments)
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fsbo tips: F.S.B.O. Tips - Getting Your Home Ready For The Sale In Todays Market / Part 7 - 11/17/07 01:34 PM
Welcome Back!
The Bedrooms and Family Room
Is there any room more personal than one’s bedroom?
Because most bedrooms have such personality, you really
have to strip down bedrooms to make them appear very
generic. Personal items should be non-existent, and beds
should be beautifully made and coordinated with matching
… (2 comments)
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fsbo tips: F.S.B.O. Tips - Getting Your Home Ready For The Sale In Todays Market / Part 6 - 11/16/07 03:58 PM
Welcome back to my next installment of my"F.S.B.O. Tips" You can access my previous F.S.B.O. Tips posts by clicking on the links at the bottom of this post.
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fsbo tips: F.S.B.O. Tips - Getting Your Home Ready For The Sale In Todays Market / Part 4 - 11/12/07 09:40 AM
Hello everyone, Thank you for visiting me again. Here is the next installment of my "F.S.B.O. Tips" You can check out previous tips below: Part 1. Evaluate You Home Part 2. Make Repairs Part 3. Outside The Budget Inside These Walls: The Next Seduction Just like the exterior of your home, the interior of your … (0 comments)
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fsbo tips: Tips For F.S.B.O.'s - Getting Your Home Ready For The Sale In Todays Market / Part 2 - 11/07/07 12:47 PM
Hello all,Here is the second installment of tips for selling your home as a F.S.B.O. Click on the link below for my other tips.F.S.B.O Tips part 1 Home Repair 1. Once you have thoroughly reviewed your house and made notes of any necessary repairs, you may need to call a home … (3 comments)
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fsbo tips: Setting Showing Limitations: Setting Yourself For Failure - 11/06/07 05:26 AM
Setting Limitations: Setting Yourself Up For Failure Written by Loreena Yeo Copyright 2007
As a kind word of advice for Sellers in this Buyer's real estate market:
For buyers to view your home (with your hopes of a pending sale) can really be tainted if you set too many parameters for viewing your … (11 comments)
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fsbo tips: Tips For F.S.B.O.'s - Getting Your Home Ready For The Sale In Todays Market - 11/05/07 03:42 PM
Hello everyone,Today I am going to start a new series geared towards F.S.B.O.'s. In todays market it is extremely important for your home to be in tip top shape if you want your home to sell. A couple of times a week I will post a new set of tips. We … (5 comments)
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fsbo tips: When Foreclosure Hurts - 11/04/07 08:57 PM
Several years ago when the real estate investment hype was going strong, Collin County (Texas) realtors cashed in on selling real estate as investment properties. Some went to California, bought large billboard signs and phone calls/ "investors" came in by the hundreds, if not thousands. They conducted seminars about the real … (5 comments)
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fsbo tips: After you have done your best, and it didnt turn out the way you wanted - 10/26/07 03:14 PM
A Friday Rambling from a Frisco realtor.......Written by Loreena Yeo Copyright 2007.
Sometimes after all you have done and you know you did your best, the people who loves and cares for you (like those on Active Rain) will tell you that That's All You Can Do. But it never fails to … (9 comments)
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fsbo tips: Follow up: Listing Agent responded to Overpriced Listing - 10/13/07 06:27 AM
As a follow up for my blog on Twice as Challenging as a Buyer's agent , I decided to try the be nice, please help me because I think there is some missing data strategy recently.....
Well, how did it go???
Not so well..... Let me back up. It did go well the … (7 comments)
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fsbo tips: Aggressive Marketing or Right Pricing??? - 10/13/07 06:08 AM
Aggressive Marketing or Right Pricing.....
Both strategies are needed for the game. Every agent and Seller know that. However, in my opinion, no matter how aggressive your marketing strategy can be, no matter far your online listing capability to reach Craigslist, Yahoo, MSN Real Estate, Oodle, Trulia, etc., the ultimate answer is … (7 comments)
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fsbo tips: Negotiate Your Orlando Purchase Agreement Confidently - 10/06/07 08:16 PM
When you receive an offer from a buyer in the Orlando , Fl area, take some time to carefully review the offer and respond confidently within the timeframe specified by the offer (typically a few days). Avoid the temptation to give a knee-jerk response such as taking offense at a lowball … (5 comments)
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fsbo tips: FSBOs Be Flexible in Showing Your Home - 10/06/07 08:13 PM
In Orlando, FL if you've set an appropriate asking price and employed a good marketing strategy, it won't take long for interested buyers to start contacting you to schedule a walk-through of your home.
You need to be as flexible as possible in accommodating these buyers. You've got to make it … (0 comments)
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fsbo tips: Basic Staging of a Home for FSBOs - 10/03/07 07:29 PM
Stage Your Home Simply
A cluttered home in Orlando, FL makes it feel smaller and often distracts buyers from what you're trying to sell them - the home itself. They walk away from your home remembering the dirty clothes strewn across the floor or the sprawling DVD collection instead of remembering the … (4 comments)
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fsbo tips: FSBO-How To Establish your Selling price... - 10/03/07 09:15 AM
Establish Your Asking Price Carefully
Overpricing your home in the Orlando, FL area, which is common for FSBO sellers, can stifle interest from potential buyers. There's also danger in setting your asking price too low.
Although some sellers set a low asking price to attract interest from more buyers in hopes that … (1 comments)
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fsbo tips: Twice As Challenging As A Buyer's Agent on Overpriced Listings - 10/02/07 08:36 PM
You would think that a job of a Listing Agent is difficult, trying to make the Sellers understand that he is overpriced. (Dont get started on how they got there. The reality is that whatever the circumstances are, it does happen!) I think that the duty of a Buyer's Agent is twice … (8 comments)
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fsbo tips: Who Got Me A Little Iggy Today??? - 10/01/07 02:45 AM
Written and copyright © of Loreena Yeo 2007
I have discuss Limited Service in the past and I finally concur that others are right. Different strokes for different folks. And "full service" does not necessarily mean that clients get tthe best expertise available to them. It is true that some agents do … (6 comments)
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fsbo tips: Are You Landlord-material? - 09/29/07 11:44 AM
Are You Landlord Material?
Written and copyright © of
Loreena Yeo 2007
(1) How much money have you set aside for your
rental property(ies)?
See, the question is if you have any money ready to be set aside for this
business (after all, landlording is a business). I did not quite … (5 comments)
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fsbo tips: Is Landlording A Better Alternative to Selling? - 09/29/07 11:41 AM
Is Landlording A Better Alternative To
Selling?
Written and copyright © of Loreena
Yeo 2007
No doubt that the real estate market has
recently suffered some downturns. Many Sellers who plan to move on with their
lives cannot or do not want to wait for the market to turn around are … (12 comments)
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fsbo tips: Emotionally Disconnecting Sellers - 09/25/07 01:15 PM
Disclosure: I am a real estate agent who provides staging as an added-value benefit to my clients.
As much listings that I take, one of the challenges I face (next to pricing) is emotionally disconnecting Sellers from their houses. Some understand with a clear mind (to get the most for their money) … (5 comments)
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fsbo tips: Seller says, "Let's Negotiate" - 09/17/07 09:51 PM
One of the episodes from Buy Me on HGTV remains pretty crystal clear on my mind and I do not think I necessarily agree with both the agent and sellers.
Setting the Stage:The house has been on the market for a while before the Sellers interview this real estate agent to list … (7 comments)
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fsbo tips: Oh Boy, do I have a problem with Limited Service agents today....... - 09/03/07 09:36 AM
I read Kim Finnigan & Jennifer Allan's blogs about the "Discount" Business Model and some past memories stirred up my rage. Oh, please do not get me wrong, it is nothing they wrote, neither were the comments posted but this brought back a significant experience for me and reminded me of the rage I … (22 comments)
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fsbo tips: Extreme Circumstances Deserve Extreme Measures - 09/01/07 07:21 AM
Most of the places in the country are facing a Buyer's market*. There are just more houses than are buyers out there. As a result, the prices are typically lower. With the splashing news of subprime lenders going out of business, it makes buyers harder to qualify for loans. There are … (6 comments)
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fsbo tips: Working With A Top Producing Agent - 09/01/07 03:59 AM
It is almost adamant that some real estate clients only want to work with Top Producing agents. They are the best of the best. They come with experience. In this case, picking a top producing agent could almost yield the results you want. Or would it?
Top producing agents do not necessarily … (6 comments)
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fsbo tips: Sellers: Please Let Help Me Help You - 08/21/07 05:23 PM
Please let me help you.... You probably are a little confused in this art of pricing.....
In order to move properties in the Frisco real estate market today, price is everything. Okay, it is probably 99% of everything. 1% - it does not really matter anyways.
Broker Bryant talks in his blog about How … (3 comments)
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fsbo tips: Seller's Myth: Price This First, I Can Always Lower It - 07/29/07 06:03 PM
It seems like this phrase, "I'll just list it at this price first. See what it does. If it does not sell by the time I need to move, then I'll just reduce the price"....
How many times have we heard Sellers say that? It sounds like they are in no pressure … (9 comments)
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fsbo tips: FSBO: How well are you doing? - 06/09/07 06:19 PM
The example below is purely an example I thought of on a rainy Saturday afternoon in my office. It is in no way a real representation of an actual seller's situation. The below is a generalization to illustrate my example - fictional:
EDITED TO ADD: I feel that the intentions or points of … (6 comments)
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fsbo tips: Sell a Lifestyle - 06/01/07 06:27 PM
Have you ever heard the phrase, Buyers buy with Emotions? It works with clothing, shoes, furniture and yes, real estate too. The more I researched about Consumers Buying styles, the more I realize that there is such a huge industry for this: Lifestyle Marketing. Many large research and consumer profiling companies … (9 comments)
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fsbo tips: FOR SALE BY OWNERS: WHO WILL YOU NEED WHEN YOU SELL? - 05/17/07 06:28 PM
FSBOs: 17 Service Providers You'll Need When You Sell
Real estate attorneyAppraiserHome inspectorMortgage loan officerEnvironmental specialistLead paint inspectorRadon inspectorTax adviserSanitary systems expertOccupancy permit inspectorZoning inspectorSurvey companyFlood plain inspectorTermite inspectorTitle companyInsurance consultantMoving company
Used with permission from Kim Daugherty, Real Estate Checklists and Systems (http://www.realestatechecklists.com/).
HOPE THIS INFORMATION IS HELPFUL TO YOU. ANY QUESTIONS, … (2 comments)
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fsbo tips: FOR SALE BY OWNER OPEN HOUSE TIPS - 05/17/07 06:20 PM
FSBOs: Open House Tips Advertise your open house. Ideally you should advertise both the weekend before and the weekend of the open house. Check with the local paper to see when their ad closing deadlines are.
Create a property summary sheet. This sheet gives prospective buyers an overview of your home. Include … (0 comments)
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fsbo tips: FSBO TIPS ON HOW TO PRICE YOUR HOME - 05/12/07 10:15 PM
TIPS ON HOW TO PRICE YOUR HOME
Consider comparables. What have other homes in your neighborhood sold for recently? How do they compare to yours in terms of size, upkeep, and amenities?
Consider competition. How many other houses are for sale in your area? Are you competing against new homes?
Consider your contingencies. … (1 comments)
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fsbo tips: Waiting for the Right Buyer at the Right Time - 04/23/07 10:33 AM
I believe that everything is interconnected. Everything has its time and place. Everything happens for a reason. As a Listing agent, I find trying to explain this concept to a Seller (who eagerly awaits for the offer on the house) may not take this advice very well. I totally understand that.
After … (4 comments)
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fsbo tips: Success Rate Series: Buyer's Agent Bonus - 04/18/07 03:48 PM
Success Rate Series: Compiling Success Rate Series for various marketing strategies for realtors and other real estate professionals.
This series: Buyer's Agent Bonus...Previous Series: Listing Emails, Realtor.com Enhancement Listings
I have heard 2 sides of this discussion: Attracting more showings and eventually an offer - perhaps higher (??), thus netting your Seller … (4 comments)
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fsbo tips: How Staging Set a New Record for me! - 03/19/07 03:10 PM
I attended a staging designation workshop and quickly put what knowledge I learnt into my listings.
Just very basic stuff about basic furniture arrangement, space flow, etc. I even asked the Active Rain stagers to help and they did! It took the Sellers 2 months to get the house ready. I listed … (16 comments)
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fsbo tips: The Art of Leaving Feedbacks - 02/02/07 08:57 AM
Put yourself in your Seller's shoes. Imagine if you were the listing agent. Would you appreciate some constructive feedbacks about the house you have up for sale in the market?
Experience the sale of your personal home or even your client's home: Leaving not very constructive or even honest feedbacks for not wanting … (6 comments)
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fsbo tips: Selling a House is like a puzzle - 01/13/07 05:39 PM
There are more to just listing a property on MLS and sticking a For Sale sign in the yard (for the most part, this remains true in most of the country). Depending on our business model (Jennifer Allan's Blog on Discount Brokerage - Is it for you?), it is how much … (4 comments)
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fsbo tips: What I learnt from listing my own home - 12/18/06 10:43 PM
Back in Spring of 2004, we listed our first home with much enthusiasm. I was relatively new in real estate then. With a few transactions under my belt including ALL SOLD listings, I was full of energy, ready to get my own real estate sold - and quick too!
Showings were somewhat … (3 comments)
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