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FSBO Wisconsin - Madison and More
Once considered a bit of a backwater state, many Americans are reconsidering the virtues of living in the State of Wisconsin. Here? a primer on Wisconsin real estate and living in the state... (read more)

FSBO - Selling Your Home FSBO (for sale by owner)? Is It Worth It?
FSBO, what is it? FSBO means For Sale by Owner, and it? a term that? generally referred to when you?e selling your home without soliciting help from a Realtor... (read more)

Homes For Sell By Owner? FSBOs and Buyer Brokers
You?e selling your home as a FSBO (for sale by owner) and you get annoyed when real estate brokers call you, right? That? a reasonable response when you?e doing all the work to market your property to save thousands of dollars in broker commissions... (read more)

Flat Fee MLS Listings Is this the future of real estate
Realtors are all a buzz about this new form of listing houses on the MLS (multiple listing service)... (read more)

I Already Have an MLS Listing, Why Do I Need an Internet Ad?
In today's real estate market, astute buyers are also looking to realize savings by dealing directly with the seller... (read more)

Selling A Home? What Attachments Stay or Go?
The home selling and buying process can be confusing. This is especially true when it is a FSBO (for sale by owner) operation. It? even tougher when neither the seller nor the buyer is in the real estate business... (read more)

Selling Your Home? Alone or with a Broker?
How do you decide whether to sell your home (or land, farm, ranch, etc.) on your own or use a real estate broker? There are pluses and minuses to each approach. Let? look at some of the key ups and downs... (read more)

Buying Houses For Sale By Owner
Houses for sale by owner, also known as "FSBOs," are a unique case in real estate investment... (read more)

Houses For Sale By Owner - Negotiating Tips
Houses for sale by owner, also known as "FSBOs," are a unique case in real estate investment. Buying from an uninformed seller who thought he knew enough to handle everything by himself can be frustrating... (read more)

Dont Sell It Yourself
Don't sell it yourself! Sometimes a "FSBO," or house "for sale by owner" can sell as fast, and for as much as it would have if listed with a real estate agent. Sometimes. Before you decide to give it a try though, consider the following ten points.1... (read more)

Open Houses for FSBO Sellers
The first requirement in finding a buyer for a home is to make sure the pool of potential buyers know it is on the market. For FSBO sellers, holding an open house can help to get the word out to buyers... (read more)

Curb Appeal? First Impressions Count When Selling Your Home
People selling their homes via real estate brokers get lots of coaching. People selling their own homes as FSBOs need the same. One of the most important topics on which FSBOs can benefit from coaching is? urb appeal... (read more)

Poetry? eborn?Emerges In Thriller Mystery Novel
Since Mohamed Ali?hen Cassius Clay?nnounced that he had written? he world? shortest poem,?I have known that I would be a poet.? E? WHEE!?His triumphant proclamation evoking shivers within my troubled teenaged identity, for I reasoned in rhyme... (read more)

Selling a Home? What Personal Property Stays?
The home selling and buying process can be confusing, particularly when it comes to figuring out what items stay with the home. This is especially true when it is a FSBO (for sale by owner) operation... (read more)

The Secret To Marketing Your FSBO Home For Sale
You?e ready to put your home or land (house, townhouse, condo, apartment, farm, ranch, finished lot, raw land, etc.) on the market as a FSBO (for sale by owner). You?e priced your property appropriately and gotten it ready to show... (read more)

Reinventing Real Estate, Part 1: Online and Empowered Consumers Are Taking Charge and Paying Less
For decades, the real estate world turned in a predictable manner. The roles of buyers, sellers and real estate professionals were fairly well defined and transactions followed a predictable path of yard signs, newspaper ads, open houses and miles of... (read more)

Lessons Learned Hard
Many of us seek consolation in the words of Frank Sinatra,? did it my way.?I say many of us because I feel this trap has snared more than just me... (read more)

Selling Your Own Home? Pet Issues
If you are selling you own home, you need to consider the effect of pets. People who are working with a real estate broker are sure to get coached about the potential negative effect of pets... (read more)

Fantasy Gap [fast money in real estate]
I was in the rental business for seven-years, made 1.3 million dollars the first five years, got ill, and had to get out of it slowly, but had the money to do it. I could have made five million had I stayed in another five years... (read more)

Selling Your Home Yourself? Pricing It Appropriately
When you?e selling your own property, whether it? a house, townhouse, condo, apartment, a finished lot, raw land, a farm, a ranch, or whatever, the first thing to get right is the price you ask for it... (read more)

Masquerading As Novel ~ Can Author? Work Convey Important Perceptions?
While novels do not usually attempt to convey concepts about the need to protect ourselves, this one does. For Sale By Owners:FSBO. As the author, I have been told that I have broken all of the rules... (read more)

Real Estate: The Consumers Will Have The Final Word!
?he first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance? --Nathaniel BrandenChange is good for the consumer and for the real estate industry. It fuels competition and drives innovation and efficiency... (read more)

NAR?Broker Will Swear It? Real Pro?Agents Share It? FSBO Truth
For posting the "Truth" on your website, some FSBO? will not like you. These prospects would not have listed with you anyway... (read more)

Land Rush! Former Realtor -Author- Buys Into New Land Scramble, the Headline Read
It's like a "Land Rush!"As a real estate broker for years, I had always dreamed of having the perfect properties to sell - and at the right prices... (read more)

Real Estate Terms? From Home Inspections to Personal Property
When buying or selling a property, it always helps to have a basic understanding of real estate terms. In this on going series of articles, we take a look at definitions starting with? ome inspection... (read more)