Truth About FSBO Community

My House Is Under Contract and Officially “In Escrow”

Deane — Thu, 13 May 2010 19:38:36 +0000

Whoops! I see I haven’t posted in two weeks. I didn’t mean to let it be that long, but I’ve been busy. I’m sure you understand. Just before we met with the Anderson’s agent who was presenting our second offer, the Johnson’s agent called to announce they were removing the contingency. Oh happy day! So [...]

How To Handle TWO Offers On A FSBO House

Deane — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 17:20:35 +0000

Yesterday we had our open house as planned, but I had a few brain cells anxiously awaiting to receive the offer we had been promised. It was a really awful day, cold, raining, but we still had a decent turn out – 11 parties. One family attended with their agent, let’s call them the Anderson’s [...]

Interesting Second Week of Selling My Own House FSBO

Deane — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 19:34:32 +0000

For some reason, this Tuesday I had 8 (count ‘em), EIGHT calls from real estate agents wanting to either see or show my house within twenty minutes. Literally. My listing must have been circulated in some FSBO list that realtors purchase. I spoke with a few and politely told them they were welcome to preview [...]

My FSBO Update – Day 10

Deane — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:23:57 +0000

Last week, we had one very interested party look at our house. He had flown in from CA to look at houses here due to a job transfer. I overheard him say to the realtor that this was the only house he could really see himself living in. Yesterday his wife flew out to look [...]

Do Your Buyers Know How To Buy A FSBO Home?

Deane — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:58:05 +0000

Some potential buyers will be working with a real estate agent, but many will not be. If they are unsure how to proceed they will probably contact a realtor. I’d LOVE to save that 3% commission when I “found” the buyer myself, so I help the buyer understand what to do next. Today I sent [...]

We Got It Together And Had Our First Open House Today

Deane — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 20:21:31 +0000

Even though I paid for my flat fee MLS listing 4 days ago, as of yesterday it still wasn’t live and I was freaking out (just a little). When you do a flat fee MLS listing through a FSBO site such as FSBO.com, the listing still has to be put on the MLS by a [...]

This Weekend is “National Open House Weekend”

Deane — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 02:20:37 +0000

For Sale Signs are popping up like tulips and National Open House Weekend is This Saturday and Sunday. Every home seller should take advantage of the tremendous amount of buyer traffic that will be on the street this weekend. The Realtors Association is doing the advertising for you. Don’t pass up the opportunity to show off your [...]

Two Of The Most Important Things To Do Right When Selling Your Own House

Deane — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 02:07:38 +0000

Today, my husband took photos because it was a nice bright sunny day. The outdoor photos look great – the sun sky is blue, the grass is “Ireland green”, the trees are budding out, and flowers are blooming. Here is a view of the back of my house. However, the indoor photos didn’t come out [...]

EBay Ad That Sold An Unusual High Ticket Item In A Day

Deane — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 14:14:05 +0000

Here is the ad my husband placed on eBay to sell a set of real estate investment system. I didn’t give a hope in heck that anyone would want this. Who ever heard of Lou Brown?!? But we sold it in two days for the asking price! I want you to see what a well-thought [...]

Before You Sell Your Own House, Sell Your Stuff On EBay and Craigslist

Deane — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 14:13:25 +0000

I am a minimalist when it comes to accumulating a lot of stuff, and so is my husband. On that we agree. However, as we stared sorting through our stuff and deciding what to give away, what to sell, and what to keep, to my surprise, we disagreed on almost everything! If he wanted to [...]