Hello All.
I have to relocate from state college pa to pittsburgh pa rather quickly, company says they will support me till I sell my house but would rather sell before I relocate. I was thinking of selling it my self, therefore can offer it about 3 to 4 percent lower about 195k instead of 202 which i think is close to the market value. Was thinking of using for sale by owner .com……..anyone use them or know of them?
Dan
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My brother in law used them or someone like them to sell his house a couple of years ago. Victorian Village in Columbus which always moves- his place was gone in a week for asking price.
He was happy.
A friend used them in Albany, NY. It was a lot of work on his part. Showing the home and negotiating, but he said it was worth it to save the 6% real estate agent fees.
"It is what it is."
I used that service when I sold my house in Boston to relocate to Vermont. It worked great - but that was 4 years ago, obviously a very dfferent market today.
These days I think you need to get it listed on the MLS for the additional exposure. There are a couple of on-line services that will post it on MLS for you,last time I looked it was in the $200-$300 range. Also, it will help you to offer an agent 2% if they bring a buyer to the table.
If you have to move before it's sold I would turn it over to a realtor, otherwise you're doing everything remotely and then spending alot of time driving back and forth for showings, etc.
-Norm
We bought our house a little less than 2 yrs ago from a DIY seller. Actually we looked at a lot of that kind. It was a little frustrating for our agent, because she had to do a bit more work, and we weren't always sure we were talking with the right person. In fact we made a low offer on one house (DW still hates me for not getting it) and it turns out the "seller" was out of town and the person who received the messge rejected the offer without talking to the seller.
"Put your creed in your deed." Emerson
"When asked if you can do something, tell'em "Why certainly I can", then get busy and find a way to do it." T. Roosevelt
This FSBO book has been selling well for fifteen years and the feedback seems to be very positive from those who have applied what it teaches.
http://www.amazon.com/How-Sell-Your-Home-Days/dp/0761146814
I know what you mean about trying to FSBO while being 150 miles away... i tried that with my house back in pittsburgh when i was going back every weekend ....didnt work out.. I may look at getting an MSL Number........thanks for your responses
Dan
May work, may not. Who knows, you may get someone to walk in that LOVES the house.
Truth is, while the realtors fee may be listed on the sellers side of the HUD form, EVERYONE pays the realtors fee.....or benifits from no realtor fee. The only thing that matters is the bottom line.
I bought my current house FSBO. And the fact that there was no realtors fee definitely entered into my offering price.
Runnerguy
Runnerguy,If you bought your house FSBO I was just curious - who provided the sales contract?Where did it come from?Was there an attorney involved?Did everything go smoothly?I'm just curious I'm working as a realtor and there are a lot of forms we get signatures on and many many phone calls from start to finishI was just wondering if there were any glitches
I already checked with a lawyer would do all the papework for 500 to 800 bucks or the mortgage company can provide the paper work
Take a look at Redfin's offerings:
http://www.redfin.com
http://www.redfin.com/sell-a-home/introduction
The FSBO stuff always looked poorly done to me.
Z