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Single Family Home FSBO in Orland Park
Asked by J.M. from Chicago
on May 2, 2006
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My parents are downsizing and selling their home in Orland Park. It's approx. 3600 sq. ft. and in a great neighborhood. Let me know if you would like me to send you ...
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- Hi J. My sister is looking for a home in orland park. Can I forward your email to her or could you give me some more information to pass on to her? How much are the...
- We are looking for homes in that area I would love the STATS. Thx, L.
- I am interested in seeing more pictures and asking price. Thanks - J.
For Sale by Owner?!?!?!?!?
Asked by A.W. from Kalamazoo
on March 16, 2011
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Hi!
We want to sell our house and build this summer. We've been doing all the prep - decluttering, painting etc. We have interviewed 3 different realators and were ...
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- Don't do it. The part that you're doing - the marketing - is the easy part. Anyone with half a brain can spruce up, list, and show their own house. My husband and I di...
- We bought a FSBO, and it was a pain because the owners did not know anything about how to sell a house, and getting them to negotiate the contract, schedule appraisals...
- Haven't read the other answers, but we are in the GR area and when we sold, we kinda did a FSBO. We paid a realtor $500, they put the house on the web with a MLS #, s...
I Think I Lost a Friend???
Asked by M.D. from Corpus Christi
on March 14, 2011
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We have been doing alot of house shopping for months. I met a lady and we became casual friends and then she told me she was a realtor and if we needed any help to le...
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- Be excited about your new home. My guess is that your friendship was more circumstantial and this person is probably going to fade from your life. She's probably bum...
- Realtors are very busy. My dad is one. They have to keep finding new clients, new leads, new listings ....when one doesn't pan out, they keep moving. So I don...
- You could keep it in the back of your mind, but you know what BE EXCITED! you found your home!! Congrats! And honestly, if that's the kind of friend she is going ...
Need Help Locating Small House to Rent
Asked by C.F. from Dallas
on October 16, 2007
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Hi there guys,
I am looking to rent a small house in the White Settlement/West Fort Worth area that is reasonably priced and has a landlord that is willing to work wi...
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- Hi C.! We are about to move out of our rent house and into our first home we're purchasing. The rent house is close to Arlington Heights (in between Hulen St and Bry...
- I live over in the Ridglea area and I always see for rent signs over here esp on my street. If you are interested in this area send me a message and I will tell you wh...
- I have been looking for 2 months now too. I want to move to saginaw/white settlement. So i'm just gonna wait here with you. :) haha
For Sale by Owner
Asked by E.M. from St. Joseph
on October 19, 2011
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we are wanting to sell our house sometime in the not too far off future. my husband really does not want to use a realtor and have to pay all the fee's etc. his parent...
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- You can certainly do it yourself but only works in lower price range. Higher end realtors won't show fsbo homes and will stear clients away from them. we sold our fi...
- We tried to but were unsuccessful. Realtors were not willing to show our house even though we would have paid the realtor who brought the buyer to us a 3% commission ...
- When we sold our house in New York, they charged us a fee of 7% if they listed and sold it. But they said if we got our own buyer, we would pay only 2.5%. So the ver...
Use a Agent or Not to Sell Our Home?
Asked by K.Z. from Chicago
on June 25, 2008
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My husband has recently been relocated to Ohio(Dayton) and has to be there in Aug. We need to sell our home in Joliet but don't know where to begin. He doesn't want ...
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- I agree with using an agent the way the market is. Also if you work full time you are limited to showing the house to the evening and weekends which would be a bad ide...
- I would list it with an agent because the real estate market is very soft right now.You can usually negotiate the fee with an agent . They sometimes will give you a ki...
- I agree with the other listings and, under different circumstances, I would try FSBO but, YOU, essentially would be the only one showing the home, after August, should...
Has Anyone Sold Their House for Sale by Owner or Had Someone Assume Their Loan?
Asked by A.H. from Tulsa
on February 23, 2010
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We are wanting to sell our house but really cannot afford the realtors fees. Has anyone done for sale by owner? I want to make sure everything is done correctly. Any a...
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- My husband and I bought our home from the home owner and assumed thier loan. The closing fees were very little, because it was just a transfer of names. We found th...
- A., Quite a while back, we tried to sell a house with "for sale by owner" and had no luck. I don't think it gets on the MLS. That could have changed. Be careful abo...
- 1. Nearly all loans generated over the last 15 years are non-assumable. READ your loan paperwork, it spells it out in great detail. 2. You can sell your house FSBO...
Advice on Realtor Vs. No Realtor?
Asked by E. from Minneapolis
on December 23, 2006
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We are looking to sell our house this spring and move to a bigger house in the Cities. Ultimately, I am seeking advice on whether we should hire a realtor.
Has a...
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- I just wanted to recommend a good Realtor, my husband! He would negotiate a lower commision when you are buying a new home. He is very knowlegable and has his own co...
- E., I'd definitely recommend having a realtor for purchasing your next house. As far as listing goes, I'd say it would depend more upon the market in your area and th...
- Hi E. - I used to be a Realtor (now I'm a stay at home mom), and I've done FSBO (before I was a Realtor). First, on the purchase of your new home - ABSOLUTELY use...
Need Your Advice About for Sale by Owner
Asked by S.H. from Dallas
on November 2, 2011
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We need to downsize our home and move closer to my husband's job. We met with a real estate agent and once all the fees are added in, we might have to come up with mo...
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- We sold our prior house ourselves and it went fine. In fact, it was easy. But, that was in a different time....2005. We only lived in our house for 2 years - we had...
- Check out forsalebyowner.com, it will shed some light on your circumstance. Good luck, and things will work out... they always do!
- I'm sorry but in this economy many people are loosing their homes and many more are trying to sell theirs. It is the buyers market no matter what anyone told you. ...
For Sale by Owner - Any Advice or Tips?
Asked by T.O. from Chicago
on April 9, 2010
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My husband and I are trying to decide if we want to move. If we come to a "yes" decision we are thinking about trying the "For Sale by Owner" route 1st. We've never ...
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- I've sold all my homes (4) FSBO and I highly recommend it! All you really need help with is the paperwork and I've managed to find realtors or brokers who, for a flat ...
- as someone who has lacking credit I would love to buy for sale by owner. but with the economy everyone is struggling I am not sure you would get your money. my dad tri...
- One of my friends in the Title business was telling me that 96% of the FSBO's that begin never close because no-one knows how to manage the contract. That's once the ...
