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Those Important First Impressions Preparing the Outside Getting the Inside of the House Ready More Great Tips and Ideas Preparing the House when Buyers are Coming
Pricing Your House to Sell The 4 Methods to Establish Price and The 4 Methods to Decide Asking Price The Throw a Dart Approach The Neighborhood Research Method Using the Real Estate Agent CMA The Best Way to Establish Value and Why How to Decide Your Actual Asking PriceAll About For Sale by Owner Signs The Where, What and Why For Sale by Owner Sign Overview The Dreaded Red UV Sign Make Your Own For Sale by Owner Sign The Number 1 Choice with this Professional Sign The Best Use of Open House and Directional SignsAdvertising and Marketing An Overview About Advertising and Marketing Getting Your House Advertised on the Internet Direct Mail Marketing Ideas - Using direct mail to advertise your house, can capture those potential buyers close to home. Getting Your House Advertised on the Internet Some Optional Marketing Techniques - Exposure, Exposure, Exposure Good photos are an absolute must when you have your house for sale online. Here are some ideas on how photos can either get the showing, or get the click to NEXT PlEASE!Handling Buyer Calls, e-mails and Face to Face at the Door Handling the Phone Call when For Sale by Owner e-mail Pros and Cons How to Handle the Face to Face Buyer at Your DoorOpen Houses Why Open Houses are Important when You are For Sale by Owner Open House Tips and Ideas Why Observing Those Open House Lookers will Help You Later More Tips and Some Questions Buyers May Ask and How to AnswerShowing Your House Buyer's Will Give You Buying Signals - Follow these House Showing Tips to Take Advantage Learn Some Body Language and What it Means It's Time to Start Using Some Soft Selling Techniques When Showing Your HouseNegotiations An Overview on Negotiating For Sale by Owner The One Rule to NEVER Break when Negotiating with a Buyer The Negotiation "No Blink Rule" - Powerful and Fun The Give and Take Negotiation Tactic Fine Tuning Your SkillsForms, Offers, Contracts and Clauses Forms You May Require and a MUST Use Clause How to Write Clauses A Guideline on Time Frames for Clauses How to Handle the SPP (Subject to Sale of the Purchaser's Property) Offer Real Estate Counter Offers - The How, Where, When and Why All about the Earnest Money Agreement or Buyer's Deposit with Purchase and Sale Agreement The differences between chattels and fixtures. How to protect yourself and save arguments at closing Real Estate Contracts - All those clauses. What do they mean and why should I care?Buyer Incentives An Overview of Some Incentives you might want to try when selling in a soft or Buyer's Market How about offering to pay the buyer's mortgage for the first 3 or 6 months? Here is how to attract buyers with this incentive. Mortgage Assumption - Should you allow a buyer to assume your mortgage? The pros and cons you should consider. Seller Financed Mortgages - There can be some great returns and advantages holding a mortgage for a buyer. - Is this for You?. Offering to Pay Buyer Closing Costs - When real estate markets are tough, offering to pay some of the buyer's closing costs, may make a big difference. Offer the Buyer a Mortgage Buy Down - In tough markets, offering to buy down the mortgage rate from say 6% to 4% for 3 years, can be enticing. Here is how it works and why to consider this option. Offer a 1 to 3 year sellers home warranty to the buyer. Find out here why and how to go about this option Perhaps you could offer a buyer a free upgrade or an extra "goodie" with the sale.Real Estate Agents So what is a REALTOR® or a real estate agent or...How do I handle these salespeople? It all starts here! The real estate agents will approach you as a for sale by owner in different ways. Here are some of the methods they will use. Why as a for sale by owner you never have to sign a "listing agreement". Use this instead. How to sell for sale by owner and also advertise your house on the Realtors® MLS® System for a Flat Fee. Giving up on for sale by owner? Finding a Realtor® and Getting your money back you spent For Sale by Owner MLS® Option. How to continue offering your house for sale by owner AND be listed on the MLS® system. This is an Either/Or Option. Even though you want to sell for sale by owner, you may end out selling through a Realtor®. Understanding the different real estate agency types can save you some potential problems.About Mortgages All about Mortgages - Starting with Mortgage Help understanding and handling mortgage Payout Penalties Mortgage Assumption - Should you allow a buyer to assume your mortgage? The pros and cons you should consider. Portable Mortgages - What are they and when you might want to use them to your advantage. Seller Financed Mortgages - There can be some great returns and advantages holding a mortgage for a buyer. - Is this for You?. Bridge Financing - Here is a possible solution you can use to buy that dream house, before yours is sold. Please be Careful though! Blend and Extend Mortgages - Just have to buy that dream home before you sell your present house? Here is a possible solution plus some other ideas. What is a Mortgage Broker? Why you should use one to save money and time. Qualify a Buyer - How to qualify a buyer when you are for sale by owner. It's easier than you might think.Satisfying Clauses Satisfying Clauses - An Overview - Starting with the importance of keeping track of clauses and time. How to handle buyer remorse and more. Escape Clauses - What is an Escape Clause? How to handle them and save the deal. Subject to Financing Clause - What to look for in a subject to financing clause - How to possibly save the deal if things go astray. Fixtures and Chattels Clause - How to avoid headaches and misunderstandings between you the seller and the buyer The "Subject to Parent Approval Clause" - How to handle the parent's walk-through when they pick up a "problem".The Closing Preparing the Property for the New Owners Final Home Inspection - How to Handle. What the final walk-through is NOT and what it's all about. Taking care of all the "little" things before the move such as utilities, mail and insurance Some Typical Closing Cost that you may have when you complete your sale Making the Actual Move - There are many ways to complete the move to your new home from friends with pickups to the full moving company packageExtra GoodiesExtra Good Stuff An Overview of some extra tips, ideas and problem solving for different situations that might arise as a for sale by owner. My House Won't Sell! Here are some reasons why and of course some solutions to your problem. Should I sell my house before I buy? It all depends on several conditions. Examine some factors that you should consider, before proceeding either way. It's great to know all the steps to take when selling by owner. It's also important to know the mistakes to avoid. How much can you save selling for sale by owner? BONUS: How to get all your money back you spent if you list with a real estate agent. Selling Rental Property - What you should know before and after you decide to sell you rental property. Selling a House As Is - Expect "low ball" offers when selling a house as is. Just because you sell as is, doesn't necessarily mean, you are not liable for problems discovered by the buyers.The Joe and Mary Story Joe and Mary are a couple about to sell their house For Sale by Owner. Follow their misguided adventures while you learn how to not make the same mistakes Joe and Mary select a yard sign on their for sale by owner journey. Learn why their choice isn't the best and what would be a much better selection. It's time for Joe and Mary to prepare their home to sell. Mistakes are made, but we can make sure you don't follow in their footsteps. Joe and Mary are ready to start advertising in the local newspaper. This is one area where a great deal of caution should be taken. Joe and Mary decide they need an Internet presence. How do they decide how and what to use for the best results? Joe and Mary get a rude awakening, on their first day of answering newspaper ad calls. Joe and Mary finally get a "hot" buyer coming over to view the house. Unfortunately, our for sale by owner couple are not quite up to speed yet. Joe and Mary are very depressed with their efforts. They are almost ready to give up, but decide to have an appraisal done first. Joe and Mary decide to hold an open house. Joe decides to use a checklist to prepare. Joe and Mary hold their first open house. Although they make some mistakes, they also do several things right. Joe and Mary get a surprise call from a couple that went through their open house. They want a 2nd showing! Joe and Mary are depressed when they don't hear from their buyer. Then surprise! An Offer! Joe and Mary use some great negotiating techniques to close the deal. They now get a signed purchase contract.Personal Stuff My Story - Credentials and Background Contact Me - My e-mail and Mailing AddressLegal Stuff Disclaimer - Please Read Privacy Policy - Please Read
