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How effective is it to do a sell by owner?

Admin — Mon, 31 May 2010 14:24:08 +0000

I had my house listed with two separate realtors. The first one did nothing but let the house sit with a yard sign for 8 months. She did not advertise it, do open houses or bring anyone. The second did open houses, advertised on TV and the paper and got traffic through but they were looky loos. I thought price may be the thing and I could only go lower by paying only one realtor(the buyer’s if he has one) and saving on the commission from a listing realtor. My home is now listed with owners.com. How effective is it to sell ones own house?

How can I encourage realtors to show my FSBO house?

Admin — Thu, 13 May 2010 05:06:00 +0000

After six weeks on the market, excellent open house traffic, complements galore, but no offers, I am starting to think that the only way to find a serious home buyer is through a buyer’s agent. How can I get buyers’ agents to show their clients my house when there are so many listed houses right now?

I have already been in contact with an agent whose buyers dragged her to our open house when they were supposed to be looking at a house across the street. Even though we were one of the clients top picks and we have offered to pay commission to her (nothing specific yet), she seems to be discouraging her clients from purchasing our property. Will this be common? Also, how can I let realtors know that they are welcome. I have just added the information to my website and to my flyers. Should I advertise this in the paper as well?

Listing is not an option, as our realtor (as buyers) looked at the numbers and said there just isn’t enough room to pay the full 6% commission.

Real Estate Marketing Tips – Beyond MLS..? Youtube?

Admin — Mon, 10 May 2010 16:30:47 +0000

Hi. I’m looking for ideas to get people INTO the house I am trying to sell. It has only been on two weeks, but with three kids and having already bought another house, I would like – no, LOVE – for it to sell quickly. It seems to be priced about right, is beautifully staged and landscaped, yet there has been very little traffic (7 couples in 2 weeks). I live in Bergen County, NJ and the house is listed at about 1.5M in a town where there are 86 homes on the market over 1 M.
I have done all I can do with the house but I am wondering what kind of marketing tips might be relevant in this market beyond the usual ( I have an agent who has listed it MLS, local newspapers, broker’s open house). My agent really has not come up with any other marketing ideas. I have not done a public open house as I have heard that those rarely result in sales, particularly in my area. Have thought about Youtube and Craigslist – what do you think? Any other ideas?