Eight Simple Rules for Negotiating Your Home’s Contract
Eight simple rules for negotiating your price Maybe you’re the kind of person who isn’t comfortable negotiating. You might even wish you had an agent to do the negotiating for you. That’s just not true! An agent at this point would not only slow things down, it’s very possible he or she would not be […]
With 92 percent of Consumers Searching Online for Their Next Home, FSBO Comes of Age
For Sale By Owner (FSBO) is all grown up. Thanks to some pretty powerful technology and an ever-growing population of tech-savvy and informed consumers, the time to challenge the status quo has arrived. The flood gates opened significantly over the past two years, when consumer use of online real estate searches reached an all-time high […]
Prepare Your House for the Sizzling Summer Sale Season
If you’re planning to sell your house for sale by owner (FSBO)-style and hope to capitalize on the sizzling summer selling season, now is the time to get busy. In summertime, 60 percent of all homes are bought and sold, so get in on the action by taking these six essential steps now to be […]
How Real Estate Tech is Killing The Commission
Homeowners Now in the Driver’s Seat with Real Estate Technology Less than three years ago, user-friendly online technology advances, aggregated information, and open-source platforms were just getting popular with consumers looking to buy and sell homes. Now it’s standard fare in the real estate industry. Realtors® want their annual surveys to reflect that MLS is […]
How to Price Your Home – Is a Pricing Report Really Accurate?
How do you price your home? How accurate is a pricing report? I believe pricing is both an art and a science. In many ways, it relies on simple business sense, but in other ways, knowledge of the buyer, the community, and the timing of the transaction. While all these points should be a part of […]
The Ultimate Blueprint For Selling Your Home – 11 Ways to Get Your Home Sold Fast
A well-thought-out listing and brochure can help you sell your house faster and more efficiently than you might think. An effective listing attracts buyers to your home, and allows them to carry their good impression of your home back to their home. Here’s a checklist of key ingredients for creating a great listing and brochure: […]
The Top 15 reasons to sell your own home FSBO-style With ListingDoor
Selling your own home FSBO-style is on upward trend as the housing market steadily grows and the internet continues to make it easier for homeowners to sell without enlisting an agent. ListingDoor offers step-by-step advice, service and access to all the tools you need to market and sell your home, maximize value, and pocket the substantial […]
A Timeline For Getting Your Home Ready to Sell
If you’re considering selling your home, whether on your own or with an agent, a strong knowledge of what to expect- and when- will go a long way with our handy timeline. 2 MONTHS Start visiting open houses Research what homes are selling for Research what homes are available for sale Start cleaning out closets, […]
Are You Smart Enough To Sell Your Own Home?
How Easy FSBO Can Be When I tell sellers that in most states a manicurist goes to school four times longer than a real estate agent, I feel like I’m revealing to them there’s no Santa Claus. The real estate industry has been successful for years perpetuating the myth that a real estate agent is […]
4 of the Real Estate Industry’s Biggest FSBO Myths, Countered by Facts
The NAR has been called one of the largest fact fabricators in the real estate industry.