2007-11-26 20:19:17 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
The first thing is marketing.
How will you promote the home?
If I were in your shoes here's what I would do.
Go to http://www.Postlets.com and build an e-flyer
Then I would post it on the following sites:
1. http://www.Zillow.com
2. http://www.BackPage.com
3. http://advertising.superpages,com
4. http://expo.live.com
5. http://www.craigslist.com
6. http://www.kijiji.com
7. http://www.classifiedads.com/real_estate
8. http://www.google.com/local/add
9. http://listings.local.yahoo.com/csubmit/
10. http://www.yellowpages.com
11. http://www.Zadzoo.com
12. http://www.LiveDeal.com
13. http://www.propsmart.com/
Terry S.
http://www.Welcome2Arizona.com
2007-11-27 12:16:26 · answer #1 · answered by Terry S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have never sold a home FSBO, you may want to pick up a book at the bookstore or Amazon such as:
The For Sale By Owner Handbook: Fsbo Faqs: From Pricing Your Home Right And Increasing Its Curb Appeal To Negotiating The Contract And Hassle-free Closing
There are a lot of things you should learn before you begin so that you can get the best price for your home without pricing yourself out of the market. But once you sell your first home FSBO, you will be able to sell every home FSBO for the rest of your life. So it is a good learning experience.
Some important things to consider is:
» How's your Curb Appeal?
» Pricing your home - getting an appraisal
» Leave room in your price for negotiation
» Signs, flyer box & flyers
» Internet Marketing & MLS
» Having an Open House
» Creative Advertising
» Qualified Buyers & or just Passerbyers
» Contracts & Legalities
» Title Companies
Good luck to you!
2007-11-29 14:32:13 · answer #2 · answered by fsboinvestor 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you have a strong back? Not physically, even though it's great if you do. But can you shoulder the burden of having patience when selling your home, knowing that you might not sell for months? Can you deal with rude people making low offers or insulting your home? You'll run into them, for sure. Or how about dealing with other people's agents? Or how about the burden of paperwork that you have to file and look over and review before, during and after the home sale? Will you be able to handle all of that with a smile and a handshake?
2007-11-29 06:56:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first thing you need to think about is if you actually have the time to sell your home. It's not a full time job, but it does tend to usurp a lot of time in fielding phone calls, responding, placing ads, following up on offers, getting the proper forms together, etc. If you can spare the time it will take for a proper sale, then this might not bother you much. But it's something to take into consideration.
2007-11-26 20:28:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The fist thing you should think about is how you are going to compete with the other homes in the area that are being sold by real estate companies.
You will be one person trying to sell your home against a network of many professionals selling the other homes.
You will have to advertise your buyers, locally and ones that could be moving in from anywhere.
2007-11-26 23:42:58 · answer #5 · answered by Ross 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of the first things you should consider is, if you do a For Sale By Owner, buyers will be quite aware that you are not paying for real estate brokerage. They will attempt to immediately reduce their offering price by the amount of the commission you aren't paying. Buyers want that savings in their pockets just as much as you do.
2007-11-26 23:35:01 · answer #6 · answered by acermill 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good luck! Do you have ANY idea how many disclosures are involved in the sale of your home? One slip up and it's off to court for you. Get a realtor to represent you. You know what they say about a person who represents themselves in court don't you - it's the same thing with real estate.
2007-11-26 21:46:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋