Customer Reviews

For Sale By Owner : How to Sell Your Home Yourself and Save Thousands of Dollars in Real Estate Commissions

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Don't buy this!

The "book" is a bunch of photocopied papers, many of which are just there as space filler (e.g., a ream of sample appraisal forms -- you already saw these when you bought your house, there's no need to see multiple pages of the appraisal form for another propert).

The video is especially bad; it just drips sleaze. It conveys the image of the sleazy salesman remininscent of the cheap promotional videos that you'll occasionally catch on the TV.

I can guarantee the people that sold their houses in one day didn't need this "book" to do it. They would have sold regardless. There's very little real information in here. It basically tells you to clean up your house and make it presentable (common sense). Most of the audio talks about writing a newspaper add (just read some of the ones by realtors and mimic their styles). It really lacks the most important information needed by any home seller, marketing. Newspaper ads can work, but it shouldn't be the only technique used. The author doesn't even touch other areas of marketing like flyers, grocery stores, local businesses, the internet, or sending letters to all your neighbors offering a finder's fee. He also assumes everyone sells houses in the summer and fails to talk about what to do in the off peak times.

Most of the photocopied examples you can get from any decent real-estate attorney. Since you'll probably hire one anyway, save your money on this waste of paper.

My guess is that whoever wrote the one-star review on this booklet/video/audio set either created a competing product, or has never laid eyes on "For Sale By Owner." This product is teeming with little known realtor tricks that would never occur to an average homeowner, as well as industry procedures and techniques. I have recommended this set to a number of friends -- all of whom ultimately enjoyed similar results to mine. The bottom line on "For Sale By Owner" is that it's everything the real estate industry never wants you to know about marketing your own home. Come to think of it, the person who wrote the one-star review is probably a realtor. I sold my house in a day. I can see why this product makes real estate types break into a sweat.

WARNING: Lee Burbidge IS a "sleazy salesman", through and through. I worked for him and his sons for a few years, and became very intimately acquainted with their business practices. Lee's son Brae, by the way, interestingly enough also posted a review on this page (see the September 10th entry). I'd be suspect of any review of this "book" posted from their homebase of Utah. The Burbidge's are not interested in providing quality services to the public. They are long-time seminar shysters who will take advantage of anyone unlucky enough to wander into their web.

The book and tapes are an education. I feel as thought I have been to real estate school. I am sure that I understand how to sell a house as well as some of the real estate people that I have talked with. I highly recommend this real estate educational program. Buy it!

I purchased this Book/tape set based on the other reviews. Don't waste your money! The book looks as though the author photocopied pages & drawings and put some staples through the center to make a book. No new info. in here that you couldn't find in other cheaper books!

I bought the package expecting just a book, but recieved a video, audio tapes, workbook, how to pamphet, fact sheet forms and open house instructions. Christmas came early at our house. The product is very professonally done and the information is great. I recommend this package to any serious minded "For sale by owner" seller, or anyone who wants to understand the for sale process. It is a great common sense education.

I bought the kit and followed the instruction. With some luck, I sold my house in one day open house. The kit is still brand new. I am going sell it in the auction site. Thanks to the author. It is my first time selling house by my own and I know nothing about the selling before I got this kit. It is a wonderful experiences.

This package not only includes a well written book with good examples, but there is also are professionally produced audio and video tapes. There is also a how to booklet with sample fact sheets and much more. It is literally much more than a book. It is a great buy.

I'm a real estate agent who work mostly with Buyer, a Buyer Agent. I use the package to introduce myself to "for seller by owners" because I know that most of them need help in selling their house and that they will become buyers when they do. This "for sale by owner" package has been successful for me as well as the people I give one too. It is a great well done workbook, video and audio tape presentation. It teaches the basics in easy to understand terms. I recommend it to agents who are looking for business builders and to anyone who is trying to sell their own home. It is easy for anyone who is new to the real estate field to understand and use. Buy it and try it. It works for professionals who are providing service added marketing and for the new comer.