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Summary: Beware
Review: This book is readable and nicely planned out, but it may oversimplify selling by owner. It reads like a Tony Robbins/Up With People/Judy Garland-Mickey Rooney let's-put-on-a-show MGM musical. I wanted an MLS listing to help with advertising but the flat fee listers don't do it in every state. This book makes it sound like there are many advertising avenues available to FSBO listings (without being very specific), but I couldn't find any in my state, and the Internet listings aren't much good in areas where many people don't have computers. (Yes, there are such places even in 2004.) Plus, the FSBO sites I found were connected with flat fee listers, so prospective buyers aren't necessarily going to find them. I had to give up and list with a realtor. If you want the book for general information and/or you live in a state with a hot real estate market, it isn't bad, but don't expect selling to be as easy as the book makes it sound.
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Summary: Be aware of the pitfalls
Review: This book is readable and nicely planned out, but it may oversimplify selling by owner. It reads like a Tony Robbins/Up With People/Judy Garland-Mickey Rooney let's-put-on-a-show MGM musical. I wanted an MLS listing to help with advertising but the flat fee listers don't do it in every state. This book makes it sound like there are many advertising avenues available to FSBO listings (without being very specific), but I couldn't find any in my state, and the Internet listings aren't much good in areas where many people don't have computers. (Yes, there are such places even in 2004.) Plus, the FSBO sites I found were connected with flat fee listers, so prospective buyers aren't necessarily going to find them. I had to give up and list with a realtor. If you want the book for general information and/or you live in a state with a hot real estate market, it isn't bad, but don't expect selling to be as easy as the book makes it sound.
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Summary: Unique, the only book written by a for sale by owner publish
Review: This book is the only book that truly helps someone selling their own home. It's written by the publisher of a for sale by owner real estate magazine and the information comes from actual people selling their own homes. Most other books of similar title are written by ex-realtors and their experience with FSBOs is limited or only with those FSBOs that have failed! This book teaches you all the steps. Deciding is selling by owner is for you; pricing your house; fix-ups; advertising & marketing; negociation; dealing with real estate agents. I recommend this book because I read it, following its advice and sold my house. I saved over $20,000 in real estate fees by selling on my own.
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Summary: Great book for the by owner seller
Review: This book is the only one like it I have ever seen on the market. The information is well-organized, useful and not intimidating. The author - who publishes a for sale by owner real estate magazine - has direct experience with thousands of private homesellers like me! The best chapters are those that deal with Pricing the house, how to show the house and interact with buyers and how to hammer out the deal so that everyone is happy.I've read other books by disgruntled real estate agents that want to "get back" at their profession by writing a for sale by owner book...they all stink. They fail to understand that real estate agents ONLY deal with those that fail in selling by owner. Stay with Supple, his advice is unique and proven. You can see the real life examples of those that have successfully sold from his advice at the web site for his Vermont magazine ... Robert Larsen
Needham MA
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Summary: This how-to book is THE BEST
Review: Written by a FSBO publisher - this book is the best available. The author has personally helped thousands of private homesellers through his FSBO magazine Picket Fence Preview. I found the book a great first step to learn about the process of selling by owner. And then the book was a roadmap for me when I was actually selling.
The information in this book saved me around $24,000. The forms were extremely helpful too!
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