Comments for FSBO Blog - learn about most efficient ways to sell your Real Estate Property By Owner http://blogs.gethappyhome.com/salebyowner Fri, 16 May 2008 22:49:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.1 Comment on Save Money on Your Bathroom Renovation by Gladys http://blogs.gethappyhome.com/salebyowner/2007/07/04/save-money-on-your-bathroom-renovation/#comment-14391 Gladys Tue, 22 Apr 2008 15:55:12 +0000 http://blogs.gethappyhome.com/salebyowner/2007/07/04/save-money-on-your-bathroom-renovation/#comment-14391 Its interesting post, I enjoy reading.. Gladys. <a href="http://www.bathroomsandthings.co.uk" rel="nofollow">bathrooms</a> Its interesting post, I enjoy reading..
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]]> Comment on Make Your FSBO Blog Unique by dizi izle http://blogs.gethappyhome.com/salebyowner/2007/06/26/make-your-fsbo-blog-unique/#comment-14083 dizi izle Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:34:04 +0000 http://blogs.gethappyhome.com/salebyowner/2007/06/26/make-your-fsbo-blog-unique/#comment-14083 thanks thanks

]]> Comment on Save Money on Your Bathroom Renovation by Angie http://blogs.gethappyhome.com/salebyowner/2007/07/04/save-money-on-your-bathroom-renovation/#comment-12206 Angie Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:30:42 +0000 http://blogs.gethappyhome.com/salebyowner/2007/07/04/save-money-on-your-bathroom-renovation/#comment-12206 I enjoyed your bathroom writeup...I liked the one about the old showers the most...isn't soooo true?? haha I enjoyed your bathroom writeup…I liked the one about the old showers the most…isn’t soooo true?? haha

]]> Comment on Why Realtors Are Unnecessary by Bil_ http://blogs.gethappyhome.com/salebyowner/2007/06/30/why-realtors-are-unnecessary/#comment-11625 Bil_ Wed, 05 Mar 2008 06:52:34 +0000 http://blogs.gethappyhome.com/salebyowner/2007/06/30/why-realtors-are-unnecessary/#comment-11625 I love FSBO sellers. In fact, I was one myself. I sold my first home. I went to OfficeDepot, and bought a $20 "Sell Your House" kit of legal documents, read up on them, and stuck a (homemade) sign in the yard. I then proceeded to sell my house. Unfortunately for the first buyer, she didn't disclose to me that she was buying with an FHA loan. I found this out after the first inspection. He had found a few flaws, nothing major, so I repaired them. But he also sent out a roofing specialist because he was "concerned" about the roof. Well, the roofing inspector said the roof had to be replaced. I wasn't willing to do it. That's when I got a call from an FHA representative telling me I had to repair the roof. I told her I didn't because the contract I signed was NOT contingent on an FHA loan. To make a long story short, I kept her earnest money and she lost the house. I then sold the house to the next person who saw it and pocketed all the extra cash. Why do I tell this story? Because my wife is now a REALTOR, and I am more convinced than ever that FSBO sales ONLY WORK FOR THE SELLER. Had my buyers (both of them) had representation, they would have been far better off...believe me. In a FSBO deal, the buyers lose protection and the sellers pocket the cash. It's that simple. Would I sell FSBO again...yep, I probably would (except that I couldn't being married to a REALTOR), would I ever BUY FSBO? No way. There's nothing in it for me! I love FSBO sellers. In fact, I was one myself. I sold my first home. I went to OfficeDepot, and bought a $20 “Sell Your House” kit of legal documents, read up on them, and stuck a (homemade) sign in the yard.

I then proceeded to sell my house. Unfortunately for the first buyer, she didn’t disclose to me that she was buying with an FHA loan. I found this out after the first inspection. He had found a few flaws, nothing major, so I repaired them. But he also sent out a roofing specialist because he was “concerned” about the roof. Well, the roofing inspector said the roof had to be replaced. I wasn’t willing to do it. That’s when I got a call from an FHA representative telling me I had to repair the roof. I told her I didn’t because the contract I signed was NOT contingent on an FHA loan. To make a long story short, I kept her earnest money and she lost the house. I then sold the house to the next person who saw it and pocketed all the extra cash.

Why do I tell this story? Because my wife is now a REALTOR, and I am more convinced than ever that FSBO sales ONLY WORK FOR THE SELLER. Had my buyers (both of them) had representation, they would have been far better off…believe me. In a FSBO deal, the buyers lose protection and the sellers pocket the cash. It’s that simple.

Would I sell FSBO again…yep, I probably would (except that I couldn’t being married to a REALTOR), would I ever BUY FSBO? No way. There’s nothing in it for me!

]]> Comment on Inspect Home Before You Buy by Sevdaligeceler Adult Forum http://blogs.gethappyhome.com/salebyowner/2007/06/28/inspect-home-before-you-buy/#comment-7388 Sevdaligeceler Adult Forum Mon, 14 Jan 2008 22:27:38 +0000 http://blogs.gethappyhome.com/salebyowner/2007/06/28/inspect-home-before-you-buy/#comment-7388 Great comment guidelines. I think you’re on the right track here. Some of those comments should go somewhere else. Great comment guidelines. I think you’re on the right track here. Some of those comments should go somewhere else.

]]> Comment on Why Realtors Are Unnecessary by katie t http://blogs.gethappyhome.com/salebyowner/2007/06/30/why-realtors-are-unnecessary/#comment-7146 katie t Sat, 12 Jan 2008 06:17:50 +0000 http://blogs.gethappyhome.com/salebyowner/2007/06/30/why-realtors-are-unnecessary/#comment-7146 People should be looking at free options too, like craigslist www.craigslist.com or ChoiceA.com www.choicea.com People should be looking at free options too, like craigslist www.craigslist.com or ChoiceA.com www.choicea.com

]]> Comment on Save Money on Your Bathroom Renovation by Faux Wood Blinds Gal http://blogs.gethappyhome.com/salebyowner/2007/07/04/save-money-on-your-bathroom-renovation/#comment-7034 Faux Wood Blinds Gal Fri, 11 Jan 2008 01:43:04 +0000 http://blogs.gethappyhome.com/salebyowner/2007/07/04/save-money-on-your-bathroom-renovation/#comment-7034 Enjoyed reading your bathroom renovation post. We ran into the problem of only thinking a small amount of drywall would not be removed during our bathroom renovation. It turned into a big ugly monster for costs as well as time! wish I had stumbled on your blog before the reno. Enjoyed reading your bathroom renovation post. We ran into the problem of only thinking a small amount of drywall would not be removed during our bathroom renovation. It turned into a big ugly monster for costs as well as time! wish I had stumbled on your blog before the reno.

]]> Comment on Save Money on Your Bathroom Renovation by Susan http://blogs.gethappyhome.com/salebyowner/2007/07/04/save-money-on-your-bathroom-renovation/#comment-4473 Susan Sun, 16 Dec 2007 02:06:10 +0000 http://blogs.gethappyhome.com/salebyowner/2007/07/04/save-money-on-your-bathroom-renovation/#comment-4473 <a HREF="http://zkt145.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow"><B>You FSBO my Florida avoid foreclosure through the short sale</B></A> You FSBO my Florida avoid foreclosure through the short
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]]> Comment on Worst Cities For Traffic by Ryan C. Jennings http://blogs.gethappyhome.com/salebyowner/2007/06/29/worst-cities-for-traffic/#comment-4252 Ryan C. Jennings Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:49:51 +0000 http://blogs.gethappyhome.com/salebyowner/2007/06/29/worst-cities-for-traffic/#comment-4252 Hello United State Department of Justice: "This is a letter posted recently by me to the USDOJ" I have pleaded for help and received none from various organizations. I have been victimized by this extreme real estate fraud scandal. My signature had been forged, my id thieved, i have been held hostage at gunpoint, I have been beatin with a golf club multiple times in the head, assaulted with a baseball bat in which the Independence Missouri Police Department would not make a police report, complete a crime scene investigation or help restore the peace in any fashion. All of this crap to me encompasses a rather large but simple to track the blood/money trail conspiracy to obstruct justice in me trying to identify truth and expose black and white evidence protecting my civil liberties and constitutional rights as a citizen of United States of America. The FBI says they have already done all they can, Independence Missouri Police Department continues to lock me up on falsified police reports and bogus charges, the Jackson County Court System is only trying to protect itself in regards to being a point of blame in the International ABN Amro Mortgage Company vs. the Federal Court System of Jackson County Missouri, in which my brother is listed as a defendant along with several other indicted parties. I have had two houses fraudulently seized/flipped behind my back while they were my primary residence. I have heard listed defendants brag about being able to buy there way out of anything. And as Linda Marshall (Prosecuting Attorney for Jackson County Federal Courts) did a piss-poor job prosecuting I now see that money can buy there way out of anything. Listened to these same defendants boast about there bribes going straight up to Kansas City's Past Mayor Kay Barnes. Of which she is just as corrupt at the complete scandal at hand. Since mayor Kay Barnes accepted these bribes to cover up Section-8 HUD fraud it enabled these defendants to commit more rapping and pillaging crimes. Money may be able to buy a human soul. However, money can't buy me. A fortnight ago (two weeks) I had a bank representative call me on a cell phone that the Independence Missouri Police Department stole from me while I was incarcerated at the Integrity Correction Facility. Luckily for me AT&T bought/merged with Cingular allowing me to still utilize the voice mail system on the phone. The bank rep. left me a voice mail explaining that someone was fraudulently trying to wire from an offshore bank account two wire transactions into my name. One for 20k and another for 22k. I should of just taken the $42,000 dollars and followed the wire to the rest of the pot. However, I felt this money was probably blood money and more importantly it wasn't mine. Even though it was coming in my SSN and into my Name. The FBI said there wasn't anything they could do. (Thats a bunch of shit if you ask me) I have someone trying to wire money from overseas into my name that didn't have my authorization and the FBI won't help. Enough is Enough! Director of the USDOJ please respond immediately. All of this information is 100% accurate and I need assistance. Are the Republicans happy with a society in which they have built our last 8 years around? Al Gore Please Help!! !!!!!! Emanuel Cleaver please help! Thanks, Ryan C. Jennings Independence - Kansas City Missouri drag.it.on@hotmail.com Hello United State Department of Justice:

“This is a letter posted recently by me to the USDOJ”

I have pleaded for help and received none from various organizations. I have been victimized by this extreme real estate fraud scandal. My signature had been forged, my id thieved, i have been held hostage at gunpoint, I have been beatin with a golf club multiple times in the head, assaulted with a baseball bat in which the Independence Missouri Police Department would not make a police report, complete a crime scene investigation or help restore the peace in any fashion. All of this crap to me encompasses a rather large but simple to track the blood/money trail conspiracy to obstruct justice in me trying to identify truth and expose black and white evidence protecting my civil liberties and constitutional rights as a citizen of United States of America. The FBI says they have already done all they can, Independence Missouri Police Department continues to lock me up on falsified police reports and bogus charges, the Jackson County Court System is only trying to protect itself in regards to being a point of blame in the International ABN Amro Mortgage Company vs. the Federal Court System of Jackson County Missouri, in which my brother is listed as a defendant along with several other indicted parties.

I have had two houses fraudulently seized/flipped behind my back while they were my primary residence. I have heard listed defendants brag about being able to buy there way out of anything. And as Linda Marshall (Prosecuting Attorney for Jackson County Federal Courts) did a piss-poor job prosecuting I now see that money can buy there way out of anything. Listened to these same defendants boast about there bribes going straight up to Kansas City’s Past Mayor Kay Barnes. Of which she is just as corrupt at the complete scandal at hand. Since mayor Kay Barnes accepted these bribes to cover up Section-8 HUD fraud it enabled these defendants to commit more rapping and pillaging crimes. Money may be able to buy a human soul. However, money can’t buy me. A fortnight ago (two weeks) I had a bank representative call me on a cell phone that the Independence Missouri Police Department stole from me while I was incarcerated at the Integrity Correction Facility. Luckily for me AT&T bought/merged with Cingular allowing me to still utilize the voice mail system on the phone. The bank rep. left me a voice mail explaining that someone was fraudulently trying to wire from an offshore bank account two wire transactions into my name. One for 20k and another for 22k. I should of just taken the $42,000 dollars and followed the wire to the rest of the pot. However, I felt this money was probably blood money and more importantly it wasn’t mine. Even though it was coming in my SSN and into my Name. The FBI said there wasn’t anything they could do. (Thats a bunch of shit if you ask me) I have someone trying to wire money from overseas into my name that didn’t have my authorization and the FBI won’t help.

Enough is Enough! Director of the USDOJ please respond immediately. All of this information is 100% accurate and I need assistance. Are the Republicans happy with a society in which they have built our last 8 years around? Al Gore Please Help!! !!!!!! Emanuel Cleaver please help!

Thanks,

Ryan C. Jennings
Independence - Kansas City Missouri
drag.it.on@hotmail.com

]]> Comment on Why Realtors Are Unnecessary by laura http://blogs.gethappyhome.com/salebyowner/2007/06/30/why-realtors-are-unnecessary/#comment-3859 laura Thu, 06 Dec 2007 21:52:36 +0000 http://blogs.gethappyhome.com/salebyowner/2007/06/30/why-realtors-are-unnecessary/#comment-3859 I am not an agent but I have worked for many REALTORS over the last five years. I think it is unfortunate that you have a negative view regarding real estate agents. It is understandable though. I have run across a few that I would not work with either. That being said, the bottom line is this: if you needed a heart surgeon, would you seek out a discount physician or even do it yourself? If you needed a lawyer, would you go to court and try to do it yourself? The trick is to find the BEST agent to sell your home; not just any agent. And you're right...agents should find more than just MLS to sell your home. It's not in buying/placing ads or having endless parades of open houses. Who really wants "lookers" marching through their home and invading their space? How about showing your home only to serious qualified buyers? How about an agent qualifying a buyer for your safety? Do you really like welcoming strangers into your home? How about the professional who is an expert in reading the most recent comparables in your neighborhood for your home specifically and who will tell you the truth (no matter how painful that may be) about what homes are tending to go for in your area, so that you can CORRECTLY price your home to sell? The only main assets a real estate professional should bring to the table are their contract knowledge, negotiating skills, the ability to net the most money in the shortest amount of time for their clients, and training/support they receive to be able to really know their clients needs and how to assist them in getting there. The professional REALTOR absorbs all of their clients' issues and handles them with ease for a seemingly effortless transaction. Agents don't do anything to earn their commission? Some don't but for the most part, I have seen quite the contrary. I have seen many a good agent lose sleep over issues and seek out resolutions on thier own dime, all for the sake of the successful transaction! I have seen many go above and beyond their duty to achieve success for their client. You mentioned a recent increase in the number of FSBO's in the market as of late. Could this also correspond to the number of homes that are languishing on the market too? I think so. What causes a home to sell, ultimately? Price. Price overcomes all objections. If you don't have to sell your home, don't! Trying out the market to see how high a price you can get only backs up the housing market and makes it harder for those who really have to sell. The longer homes sit on the market, the more they lose value overall. Timing is everything. Getting back to the "open house", why do you suppose a buyer bee-lines it past an agent directly to the seller? To pull a "deal" from the seller before the seller has all of the facts! An educated seller should want to know how qualified a buyer they were negotiating with in the first place, before going any further. A good agent would find out more for you. This is where an objective third party, who is not emotionally attached to the outcome, can benefit a seller. I know a lot about real estate but this is where a little bit of knowledge can be dangerous. I know enough to hire a professional. All you need is ONE horrendously flawed/failed transaction without representation and then you realize that paying a professional would have been far less in comparison to any incurred legal costs or damages. Lastly, when you look at your settlement statement and you see an agents' commission, consider this: only a portion of that goes to the agent. The remainder goes to the brokerage who is there to support and represent you throughout the transaction (this includes a staff of accounting, licensing, legal, just to name a few). Also, of that portion that goes to the agent...consider how many transactions that agent does per year. If they only do six transactions that year, you can estimate what their actual annual earnings may be. I think you might be surprised. Suddenly, paying that professional to carry the burden of the enitire transaction doesn't seem so out of left field. I am not an agent but I have worked for many REALTORS over the last five years. I think it is unfortunate that you have a negative view regarding real estate agents. It is understandable though. I have run across a few that I would not work with either. That being said, the bottom line is this: if you needed a heart surgeon, would you seek out a discount physician or even do it yourself? If you needed a lawyer, would you go to court and try to do it yourself? The trick is to find the BEST agent to sell your home; not just any agent. And you’re right…agents should find more than just MLS to sell your home. It’s not in buying/placing ads or having endless parades of open houses. Who really wants “lookers” marching through their home and invading their space? How about showing your home only to serious qualified buyers? How about an agent qualifying a buyer for your safety? Do you really like welcoming strangers into your home? How about the professional who is an expert in reading the most recent comparables in your neighborhood for your home specifically and who will tell you the truth (no matter how painful that may be) about what homes are tending to go for in your area, so that you can CORRECTLY price your home to sell? The only main assets a real estate professional should bring to the table are their contract knowledge, negotiating skills, the ability to net the most money in the shortest amount of time for their clients, and training/support they receive to be able to really know their clients needs and how to assist them in getting there. The professional REALTOR absorbs all of their clients’ issues and handles them with ease for a seemingly effortless transaction. Agents don’t do anything to earn their commission? Some don’t but for the most part, I have seen quite the contrary. I have seen many a good agent lose sleep over issues and seek out resolutions on thier own dime, all for the sake of the successful transaction! I have seen many go above and beyond their duty to achieve success for their client. You mentioned a recent increase in the number of FSBO’s in the market as of late. Could this also correspond to the number of homes that are languishing on the market too? I think so. What causes a home to sell, ultimately? Price. Price overcomes all objections. If you don’t have to sell your home, don’t! Trying out the market to see how high a price you can get only backs up the housing market and makes it harder for those who really have to sell. The longer homes sit on the market, the more they lose value overall. Timing is everything. Getting back to the “open house”, why do you suppose a buyer bee-lines it past an agent directly to the seller? To pull a “deal” from the seller before the seller has all of the facts! An educated seller should want to know how qualified a buyer they were negotiating with in the first place, before going any further. A good agent would find out more for you. This is where an objective third party, who is not emotionally attached to the outcome, can benefit a seller. I know a lot about real estate but this is where a little bit of knowledge can be dangerous. I know enough to hire a professional. All you need is ONE horrendously flawed/failed transaction without representation and then you realize that paying a professional would have been far less in comparison to any incurred legal costs or damages. Lastly, when you look at your settlement statement and you see an agents’ commission, consider this: only a portion of that goes to the agent. The remainder goes to the brokerage who is there to support and represent you throughout the transaction (this includes a staff of accounting, licensing, legal, just to name a few). Also, of that portion that goes to the agent…consider how many transactions that agent does per year. If they only do six transactions that year, you can estimate what their actual annual earnings may be. I think you might be surprised. Suddenly, paying that professional to carry the burden of the enitire transaction doesn’t seem so out of left field.

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