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Category Archives: fsbo
Pictures are the first (and maybe Last) impression you will give a Buyer
- Wednesday, 25 July 2007 15:28
- Written by Lane Bailey
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Customer Dis-Service, Part I
- Wednesday, 25 July 2007 15:22
- Written by Lane Bailey
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There are a few things that have my shorts in a bunch… so, here they are. Careful. They’ve been brewing for a little while.
There is a house in my subdivision that has been under contract since February… that’s right, February. It will take six months if it closes on time. This house is listed with a flat-fee company. The listed price was reasonable (I’ll be curious what it actually sold for). When it went up for sale, it was a well kept house. Of course, now it looks pretty run down. The grass was cut once or twice, and is LOADED with weeds. It is actually a fight to get to the front door.
Buying a Brand New Home… Still Need an Agent?
- Monday, 23 July 2007 19:12
- Written by Lane Bailey
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(This is a re-post of something I put in my forum last year.)
I’ve spent a large part of the day today working on behalf of a client that purchased a custom built home. While my official duties ended at closing a little over six months ago, I have continued to work with this buyer since that time to try to help ensure that the house we contracted to have built is as it should be.
This brings me to the point of today’s blog. Many times buyers that are looking at new homes don’t feel the need to have their own agent. “The nice people at the community’s office are so helpful,” etc. And, yes, they are. However,
For Sale By Owner (FSBO) Study in Wisconsin
- Saturday, 21 July 2007 16:12
- Written by Lane Bailey
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As I watched TV recently, I noticed a commercial for a very popular “By Owner” company. There were a string of people giving testimonials about how much money they saved using this company’s services.
Then, earlier today I saw that there was an article in the NY Times about how unrepresented sellers (FSBOs) in one city, Madison, WI, when studied between 1998 and 2004, sold their homes for about the same price as represented sellers.
Interesting. I already am familiar with data from the National Association of REALTORS that shows that the median price