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Can you sell your own house? ...You BET! ...if you have at least 3-4 free hours per week.
 
Pick topics from our detailed home selling checklist, or simply follow our six steps to selling your own home and keeping the profits.
 
Don't have time?   ...Consider a flat fee MLS listing, a low cost way to work with the real estate community, sell quick and still save thousands.
 
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The following paragraph on "For sale by owner preparations" links to a full page on preparing homes for sale, and that page links to more detailed pages on how to get your house in shape to attract buyers.

As with an onion, you can peel off what you need now, and come back for the rest later.

1. For sale by owner preparations:
To sell your home quickly, spruce it up before putting a "for sale" sign in the front yard. A few cosmetic steps like removing inside clutter, cutting the shrubs and cleaning up the outside  can make a big difference with Buyers. More on this topic...

 

2. Set the right price to sell your home:
Get the most money for your house by pricing it right the first time. Find the true market value of your home by reviewing recent purchase prices of comparable homes in the neighborhood. How do you get recent selling prices? ...a lot easier than you may think. More on this topic...

 

3. Advertise!
Local newspapers and the underrated flyer are still most effective at reaching local buyers, ..the folks who buy most homes.  Our guide to writing advertising explains how to attract buyers in print, on the Internet and in the neighborhood. More on this topic..
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If you don't have 3 to 4 hours per week Consider hiring a good real estate agent and paying 6%-7% or about $9,000 to sell a $150,000 property

4. Show Your Home to Sell it Quickly:
Kick off your sales campaign with an "open house."  You might get lucky and sell your home on the first day, but the real object of an open house is to make sure the entire neighborhood knows that your house is for sale and for how much.

...Neighbors are the best promoters of living in your neighborhood.  More on this topic..

 

5. Negotiating to sell your home:
Americans are conditioned to pay the posted price for everything from apples to televisions, but we bargain when it gets to our automobiles and our homes. See a description of the offer and counter-offer process and how to get the best price and the best terms. More on this topic..

 

6. Closing:
This section steers you around inspections and other potential deal killers that lay between signing a contract and collecting your cash on closing day. More on this topic..

 

Information on this web site is provided completely free to the "For Sale By Owner" community, also known as "fsbo's" (pronounced "fizzbo's").

Fsbo's who prefer a printed page are welcome to print a single copy of our copyrighted pages for personal use, but at the request of users we have prepared a book version of the site that can be downloaded or shipped as a pre-printed document.

  • Downloaded to your computer for $8.45 or
     
  • Shipped via the U.S. Post Office as a pre-printed document for $11.60 (postage included in price).

 

Complete For Sale By Owner Kit $59.95

Includes contract package plus photo tour packages below. Also property flyers in two styles, a for sale by owner yard sign with stand and a directional sign. Internet listing will remain active until home is sold.
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Contract Package $14.20

Real estate forms & contracts to legally sell or buy a home. Designed to meet individual state requirements, our contracts have been used to sell homes in every state. Download them in Microsoft Word format for Windows & Mac. Most also available in PDF.
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Photo Tour Package $26.95

Internet web page ad with up to ten pictures of home plus property description and choice of 28 eye-catching headlines. Also includes choice of two flyers for local distribution.
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Don't have time? Can't devote 4 hours per week?

Consider hiring a good real estate agent and paying 6%-7% or about $9,000 to sell a $150,000 property.