The Homeowner's Guide to For Sale By Owner

American homeowners have seen real estate landscape change in recent years. The market seems gloomy now, but for sale by owner (FSBO) properties are booming with more people eager to cut out the commission of real estate agent. And with most U.S. cities having buyer's markets, you have to go that extra mile to sell your home. Now, there is a book to show you how.The Homeowner's Guide to For Sale By Owner details each benefit FSBO brings and explains how you can accomplish this task while saving money. Now, selling your home without a realtor or broker will be fast and easy. You will learn the entire FSBO process. You will learn how to set the sales price and how to save the 6 to 8 percent real estate commission, which can add up to thousands or tens of thousands of dollars in savings.You will learn how to stage your home for a showing and have a professional appraisal and home inspection to ensure a successful sale. You will learn how to market, advertise, and show your home, list your home for sale on the Internet or local multiple listing service (MLS), host an open house, and develop and market a fact sheet. If selling your home is on your list of things to do, do not let the current market deter you: Let this book be your guide to saving money and selling your house the FSBO way. The companion CD-ROM is not available for download with this electronic version of the book but it may be obtained separately by contacting Atlantic Publishing Group at sales@atlantic-pub.com.Atlantic Publishing is a small, independent publishing company based in Ocala, Florida. Founded over twenty years ago in the company president's garage, Atlantic Publishing has grown to become a renowned resource for non-fiction books. Today, over 450 titles are in print covering subjects such as small business, healthy living, management, finance, careers, and real estate. Atlantic Publishing prides itself on producing award winning, high-quality manuals that give readers up-to-date, pertinent information, real-world examples, and case studies with expert advice. Every book has resources, contact information, and web sites of the products or companies discussed. This Atlantic Publishing eBook was professionally written, edited, fact checked, proofed and designed. The print version of this book is 288 pages and you receive exactly the same content. Over the years our books have won dozens of book awards for content, cover design and interior design including the prestigious Benjamin Franklin award for excellence in publishing. We are proud of the high quality of our books and hope you will enjoy this eBook version.