Why Would Agents Turn Down Listings?
Experienced agents are turning down listings more and more. Do you know why? Would yours get turned down? What can you learn from their experience that will help you sell ‘for sale by owner’? Realistic expectations If you want to sell your home for more money than the market will support, you’ll have a tough time getting the phone to... Read More
What You Need To Know About Advertising on The MLS
It doesn’t take long after you hit the market as a for sale by owner home seller before agents start calling and mailing you. A few may have buyers interested in your home. Most of them are trying to list you full service, some are promoting MLS programs for people selling by owner. Here’s what you need to know about advertising a property on... Read More
Selling Your Home: Dealing With Clutter
One of my clients recently put an offer on a home and within 24 hours, rescinded the offer. What happened? Clutter! A very small percentage of people can look past the stuff to imagine what the home would look like without the clutter, and these people evidently were among that small percentage. The transaction quickly fell apart when they had doubts... Read More
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For Sale By Owner: Use the Internet To Sell Your Home Faster
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Home Selling Help: Cigarette Smoke Can Eliminate Buyers
Have you noticed how online auction sellers frequently use the phrase “from a non-smoking home” in their marketing? It’s a key advertising phrase that attracts non-smokers. With more cities and states passing stricter non-smoking laws, the topic of passive smoke on people and things is being brought up more often. The effect of the economy... Read More
Selling Your Home – Week by Week Newsletter
Wouldn’t it be nice to have a little direction from the experts as you go through the process of selling your home? Now you can know what to expect and have timing cues along the way that will teach you the strategies that top agents use so you have the best chance at selling your home quickly without paying expensive commissions. By Owner University... Read More
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FSBO Tips
Are you for sale by owner? Here are some tips to help you increase your chances of selling your own house. Know your local market. Is it a sellers market with home values increasing, a buyers market with home values decreasing or has the market been flat for a while? This one piece of knowledge will affect multiple parts of your transaction. For example... Read More
Sellers Can Safely Finance a Buyer
By Chuck Marunde Thirty and forty years ago it was not uncommon for a seller to finance his buyer, in other words to carry the note for the buyer. In fact, many of those contracts were still being created 20 years ago, but with a mortgage market that became intensely competitive and focused upon getting everyone possible into a home, seller contracts faded. Seller... Read More
5 Tips for Evaluating an Offer
5 Tips for Evaluating an Offer Find the Expiration Date There should be an expiration date and possibly time in your offer that you need to be aware of. Most buyers are considerate and at least give you enough time to sleep on it. Use this time to think it over. If you are given a short deadline, ask why. Often times if a buyer thinks someone else is... Read More
You Painted The Room “That” Color?
Let me take this time now to apologize to the people that bought our first home. Unless you had an infant and wanted to continue with the Baby Disney theme, you most likely had to remove the wallpaper and start again. I figured it would save someone the trouble of having to decorate for a baby. Now I know better, and I’m sorry. You probably had... Read More
Real Estate Math Annoys Teachers!
Basic fractions. Most of us can remember that much, see if you can get this one: 1/2 + 1/2 + 1 = ? Most of us will come up with an answer of two; but in real estate math, the answer is actually three! No way you say? Way. Try this one: 1 + 3/4 + 3/4=? Did you reduce your fractions? Your math teacher would be proud, but it will mess you up in real estate... Read More
A Bad Photo Can Hurt You
The course on photographing your home is coming along. We’ve got a buyer survey in progress, and I have to say, I am fascinated by their comments. Real estate photography is very specialized. It seems that buyers are very familiar with it, and sellers that do their own photos have trouble grasping it. I don’t want to give it all away, but here’s... Read More
Can Buyers Reach You?
A missed call could cost you a sale. Most buyers and agents will give you a heads up before knocking on your door. Sometimes they are driving the neighborhood and see your sign; sometimes they find your advertising. However they find you, know this: there are other homes on the list. If they call you and get your voicemail, they may leave a message,... Read More
Marking Territory
Since 1998 we’ve had a recurring issue that a couple of local agents bring up over and over again. We used to get letters and emails about it. It’s been years since it has come up, so I was a bit surprised to hear about it again, but perhaps old habits die hard. Or maybe the slow market has given these agents enough time on their hands to... Read More
What’s Wrong With The House?
With more and more home buyers searching online, you’ll find that the first contact they have with your property is your online marketing. What they really want to see is a picture. Hopefully it’s a good one. Curb appeal applies here, because it doesn’t matter what you have written. Your picture is going to create that all important... Read More
Be In A Position Of Control
At some point in your marketing you will be negotiating an offer with your buyer. Here’s three reasons for you to have Purchase and Sale Agreement documents ready ahead of time: 1. It could save you a commission! If you don’t have documents ready, your buyer may go looking for them. Most people know someone that is an agent and buyers usually... Read More
Motivated To Show?
One of the upsides to marketing your own home is the ability to control when it gets shown. It’s nice to be able to say “now isn’t a good time” if you can, but in today’s market, can you afford to be selective? Only you can decide that, and it’s based on your motivation level. Ask yourself “If this buyer goes away,... Read More
What Is It About The Sun?
After a long winter, that first bit of sun that shows up always gives me a burst of energy. It seems to work the same for the housing market. Every year around this time, we’ll get a sunny day and activity will pick up, and 24 hours later the clouds will come in and it’s dead again. I can see the dust being blown off the market and slowly it’s... Read More
