For Sale by Owner (For Sale By Owner Kit) [Paperback]

Robert Irwin (Author)

Book Description

Series: For Sale By Owner Kit | Publication Date: June 3, 2008

Listing your home ""for sale by owner,"" or FSBO, can save an average of $10,000 in real estate commissions. That's why everyone's doing it. In 2005, over 2.25 million sold their home ""by owner."" Online FSBO options also are accelerating: In 2003, an astonishing 840,000 FSBOs used online listing services. And that rate is accelerating.

For years, the For Sale By Owner Kit has been a must-have resource, filled with essential checklists, sales forms, and sample ads designed to simplify the entire home selling process. Now fully updated, this sixth edition includes tips on:

• ""Staging"" a home to maximize its appeal.
• Pricing a home for quick sale.
• Managing all the necessary, but complicated, paperwork.
• Writing an air-tight, carefully worded sales agreement.
• Hiring fee-for-service agents.

Several entirely new chapters discuss handling disclosures and inspections fairly and honestly; getting full-service agents to work with you; and, most important, a detailed discussion on online home listings.

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About the Author

A long-time real estate investor, broker, consultant, and landlord, Robert Irwin is the author of over 60 books on real estate investing that have sold over a million copies combined. He has written for several real estate publications, including The Wall Street Journal’s Real Estate Journal and Owners.com, and has appeared on hundreds of radio broadcasts and made numerous television appearances. Visit Irwin’s website at www.robertirwin.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Kaplan Publishing; 6 edition (June 3, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1427797463
• ISBN-13: 978-1427797469
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #333,139 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Lame book, just a plug for his website, July 29, 2010

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Mark Twain (Philly) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: For Sale by Owner (For Sale By Owner Kit) (Paperback)

Lame book: there is more information on FSOB in the much more general House Selling for Dummies. This padded book is weak on specifics, and is largely just a plug to the overpriced website that I found misleading. Their site suggests that you'll incur "0%" commission, but after you pay, sign all the forms, etc. then you find out that there is a minimum 2% commission to buyers agent. There are cheaper MLS listing services with lower commissions.

Also, there is no "kit." It's just a URL at the end of the book. Very weak.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars VERY useful if you want to sell your home by owner, November 19, 2008

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Jeri Nevermind "loves to read" (Idaho) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: For Sale by Owner (For Sale By Owner Kit) (Paperback)

Want to know how to close a sale so that you get the highest price? And how to stage a home so that buyers will want to purchase your house? That and a hundred other questions are answered in this book.

Although the book is titled for sale by owner, Irwin also includes information about how to get the best deal with a real estate agent. Ever thought of negotiating for a commission split? He explains how you could use an attorney instead of an agent, and the difference between brokers and agents.

It may be useful for some, in these tough economic times, to read his chapter on foreclosures, and how to avoid them. What everyone will find useful is his chapter on how to write an ad for your house that will draw buyers, how to close a deal, and the pros and cons of auctions.