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House homes for sale - The For Sale by Owner Handbook Product Description Have you ever wanted to sell your own home? Jennifer Wake is banking $45,000 from selling her home solo. This nurse by night, For Sale By Owner by day, says, "It really paid off." The For Sale by Owner Handbook guides you step-by-step through the home-selling process. It gives you inside real estate trade secrets to sell your home like a pro. A team of national leading experts-pros from: "Trading Spaces", Oprah Winfrey’s magazine, Better Homes & Gardens, Country Living, House Beautiful, "This Old House", Yale University, University of California-Berkeley, New York University, American University, and the Fannie Mae Foundation (just to name a few!)—take you by the hand and teach you how to: • Sell your home for the best price • Make your home irresistible to buyers • Negotiate contracts with ease (sample real estate contracts included) • Hassle-free closing • How to make sure buyers are financially qualified to buy your home • How to get your home listed on the MLS (Multiple Listing Service) • And every single step along the way In addition, there are numerous interviews with national experts, including: • Real estate agents – successful home-selling tactics • Attorneys -- provide legal advice and contract tips • Interior designers -- to make your home look more spacious • Home inspectors -- What you want to see, what you don’t want to know (see the sample inspection report) • Appraisers, mortgage lenders, title insurance pros, home warranty experts, termite inspectors, and more. From the Back Cover "A must read for both novice and experienced home owners looking for realistic selling options to avoid costly sales commissions." — Patrick M. Butler, president, Home Financing Center Realty, Inc. "Makes the process easy to understand and easy to implement successfully. Good luck to all that make the money-saving effort!" — Norm Bour, host, "The Real Estate and Finance Show" "Piper has done a masterful job of helping homeowners avoid costly mistakes I see people make every day." — Ron LeGrand, real-estate investor and best-selling author of How to be a Quick Turn Real Estate Millionaire " Knowledgeably and informatively written by an award winning writer and professional realtor, this book gives the homeowner the insider tips, insights and everything one needs to know to make their home sale much more profitable. Whether you're selling on your own or through a realtor, it really guides you in making a great deal more money on the sale of your home. It gives an insider's scoop that will keep you ahead of the selling process from start to closing. Well laid out and personably written this book kept me enthused throughout the entire book! It has massive amounts of great information, detailed descriptions, tips and examples to walk you through each step. This book makes how to sell real estate a breeze! Even includes a cash profit worksheet, samples and how & when to sell. I also enjoyed all the extras in the book like "how to make your home irresistible to buyers", "great ideas", "creating the right ambiance" to "curb appeal", "how to write your ad", "techniques for pricing your home" and "evaluating the offers". It made me feel very comfortable in how to sell real estate, I'm glad you wrote it! Kudos! on this great new book! If you own a home you need to own this book! " " I went to the library and got several books on FSBO and this one was the best. Several books I had from the library were not true FBSO books for they only had one chapter talking about it. This handbook was not like that. With it recieved my full asking price and was able to understand confusing jardon and rules in selling the house. Most importantly, I felt secure at every step of the selling process that i was not getting ripped off and everything was fair. " -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What Buyers Should Know About Homes For Sale If you’re looking at homes for sale you may think you don’t need to know much about selling a house. You‘d be wrong. Even in a buyer’s market, knowing what sellers are doing to make homes for sale more attractive will give you a leg up. Homes for sale in your market can look better or worse than they are- depending no the steps sellers take. Homes for Sale: Great Expectations Meet Buyer’s Expectations While most everyone knows that buyers set the prices of homes for sale, this is a truth sellers often tend to forget. Your tour of homes for sale in your desired market is bound to uncover overpriced houses where hopeful owners set prices based on wishful thinking rather than reality. The good news for you? Typically, these are the listings that eventually show up under “Reduced Homes for Sale” banners. Most buyers suspect that a reduced price, or being on the market for a while, means that there is something wrong with a home. But often, the only problem was that it was overpriced in the first place. Keep an eye open for these reduced homes for sale; you can stumble upon a real bargain, as the owner gets less greedy and more desperate to sell. Homes for Sale: First Impression Informed sellers will make a real effort to give a good first impression. That’s why so many homes for sale have freshly paved driveways, just-planted flowers, and newly mulched flowerbeds. You do want to have a good first impression- but don’t be too swayed by it. Curbside appeal of homes for sale has nothing to do with the structural integrity and overall care of the home. On the other hand, a well-maintained gem may not shine if the owner wasn’t savvy enough to address those outer details. You job is to look at homes for sale with a critical eye: water damage, wood decay and mold are far more important than a fresh coat of paint. Homes for Sale: Picture Perfect The other thing to be aware of is how homes for sale are portrayed in those glossy real estate magazines you’re bound to pick up. Unless the seller is working with an experienced and wise realtor, cars in the driveway or junk in the yard may clutter the photos of homes for sale. Does this matter to you? It depends. The car in the photo doesn’t matter. It just tells you a novice was taking the picture. What about clutter in the yard? Well, it may tell you about how well homes in the area are maintained. But you won’t really know until you visit for yourself. Again, your job is to look beyond the picture the seller and his or her realtor are trying to paint in order to get the real picture. Visit other homes for sale in the same neighborhood to get an idea of comparable prices. Look closely at walls for signs of water or wood damage. Finally, remember to have an inspection done of any homes for sale you are seriously considering. It’s easy to plant a few flowers- but not so easy to replace damaged floorboards. John Harris is a researcher and writer on applicable real estate topics such as economics, credit improvement tips, home selling advice and home buying preparations. For more information please visit Oceanside Realtors http://www.twtrealestate.com/Oceanside-homes.html/