Pre-Owned The Homeowner's Guide to for Sale by Owner: Everything You Need to Know to Sell Your Home Yourself and Save Thousands (Paperback) 1620230682 9781620230688

American homeowners have experienced a booming real estate market in recent years. In most cities in America, "seller's markets" are now the norm, making the market as favorable as ever for do-it-yourself home sellers. This revised book details the many benefits of going FSBO, explaining in detail how you can accomplish this task and ultimately realize tremendous savings. With the help of this updated book and companion CD, selling your home without a realtor or broker will be fast and easy. This comprehensive and easy-to-understand book details the entire "by owner process" from A-Z. You will learn how to set the sales price and how to save the 6 to 8 percent real estate commission, which can add up to thousands or tens of thousands of dollars in savings. You will learn how to prepare or "stage" your home, have a professional appraisal and home inspection, market, advertise, and show your home, list your home for sale on the Internet, list your home on the Realtor's Multiple Listing Service (MLS), host an open house, and develop and market a fact sheet. In addition, you will learn about mortgage lenders, home inspectors, title companies, escrow agents, the pros and cons of using a For Safe By Owner (FSBO) service, the legal issues, the biggest mistakes FSBO sellers main and how to ovoid them, contracts, legal forms, and check fists (all of which can be found on the companion CD), and when and how to use a real estate attorney. This book also includes dozens of resources and information from real estate experts, mortgage planners, attorneys, escrow agents, and realtors. In addition, people who have accomplished selling their own homes were interviewed to give inside tips on how to reach your goals. Let this newly revised book be your guide through saving money and selling your house the FSBO way. Book jacket.