House Selling for Dummies (Paperback)

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Amazon.com Review

By the same authors as Home Buying for Dummies, the new House Selling for Dummies shares all of the companion volume's virtues and likewise qualifies as the overall best choice on its topic. It provides clear and wise counsel on preparing a house for sale, setting the asking price, and negotiating with buyers. House Selling for Dummies discusses the pros and cons of selling a house without a listing agent, but authors Tyson and Brown seem to believe that most "dummies" need the professional help of a Realtor. The book offers extensive and good advice on selecting and working with an agent. --Barry Mitzman --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Description

Here is the best way to save time, money, and your sanity when selling your home -- with or without an agent. House Selling For Dummies, 2nd Edition, includes handy checklists to use when selling a home and provides the tools and techniques for making wise home selling decisions with solid financial planning. Plus, you'll find coverage on how to enlist the help of the right real estate and financial professionals to aid the home buying process. This friendly guide cuts through all the real estate lingo and explains in plain English all of the elements that are important when buying a home.

This edition puts new emphasis on the online real estate environment by introducing helpful websites.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 2 edition (March 29, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764554255
• ISBN-13: 978-0764554254
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #518,073 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not one of Eric Tyson's better efforts, February 4, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: House Selling for Dummies (Paperback)

As an investment professional and self-confessed do-it-yourselfer, I am a great fan of Eric Tyson's "Personal Finance for Dummies" and "Mutual Funds for Dummies" which empower people to manage their own finances better. It was therefore very disappointing for me to read this book and "Home Buying for Dummies", only to find that the authors (maybe through Ray Brown's influence)pound away relentlessly at the notion that the reader REALLY should hire a real estate agent rather than doing it themself. The authors clearly have a much higher opinion of real estate brokers and agents than I do.

Anyone looking for a reference on how to figure out the finances of buying and selling homes and how to effectively choose and use a real estate agent will likely find these books useful.

Unfortunately, the "do-it-yourself" crowd needs to look elsewhere or hope for a major revision.

32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely practical, April 30, 2000

By	Eric Antonow (Palo Alto, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: House Selling for Dummies (Paperback)

With no other experience than this book and its sister 'House Buying for Dummies' I have done 3 transactions over the last two years. I used them as overviews, instruction manuals and reference guides. Covers the basics in straight forward language, and also goes into sufficient detail to not require buying another books. Don't be fooled or ashamed of the title. There is nothing but intelligence in this book.

36 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not for "FISBO"s., August 15, 2004

By	P. Jamison "mortier" (Philadelphia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book discourages "FISBO's" (For Sale By Owner) types in favor of hiring a real estate agent. In fact, only one chapter deals with this. I'd recommend this book to those who plan to hire an agency to sell their home. It will inform them of the various machinations of the sales process. For those looking to sell their own property, I recommend "The For Sale By Owner Kit" by Robert Irwin. It's directed soley at the "FISBO" person.