The FSBO Diaries No More

… who was looking for an apartment We just needed one buyer who saw that we had a great studio in an amazing … educated some people too  Kathy is in the market to buy from an owner OR broker the perfect prewar 2bedroom … the good ones Click here for the complete FSBO Diaries   … Buy … Sales Market … Rent … The Market … Sell … For Sale By …

By Kathy |September 8, 2010 - 6:39AM
The FSBO Diaries (Wks 21-22): Exclusive broker OR price reduction...?

… Upper West Side will take a 5 commission if its a direct buy without a buyers broker bringing in the buyer and accept a fourmonth agreement instead of the …

By Kathy |August 18, 2010 - 6:16AM
The FSBO Diaries (Week 19-20): The beginning of the end?

… Here is what we dont understand though  Why arent home buyers shopping for apartments being sold by owners  It seems crazy that there are people looking to buy Manhattan apartments and theyre not looking for FSBO … more if we decide to go with a broker so why arent those buyers finding us and snatching up our apartment One thing …

By Kathy |August 2, 2010 - 7:20AM
The FSBO Diaries (Week 17-18): Competition

… make the difference why havent we seen any brokers bring in buyers since we started offering a commission a few weeks … apartment affects the situation Kathy is in the market to buy from an owner OR broker the perfect prewar 2bedroom … FSBO Diaries   … Sell … For Sale By Owner … Improve … Buy … Sales Market … Rent … The Market … Live … The FSBO …

By Kathy |July 21, 2010 - 11:03AM
The FSBO Diaries (Wk. 15-16): Bring it on, brokers

… now we are officially offering 25 percent if you bring us a buyer Consider the gauntlet thrown Now heres what went into … month weighing the pros and cons We didnt want to work with buyers brokers because We wanted control of our listing and … believe that its just a matter of time before we find our buyer We decided to offer a commission to buyers brokers now …

By Kathy |July 7, 2010 - 7:50AM
The FSBO Diaries (Week 14): The holiday question

… will run on Wednesday July 7th Kathy is in the market to buy from an owner OR broker the perfect prewar 2bedroom … the complete FSBO Diaries   … Sell … For Sale By Owner … Buy … Sales Market … Rent … The Market … The FSBO Diaries … …

By Kathy |June 23, 2010 - 12:38PM
The FSBO Diaries (Week 13): Email misfire triggers FSBO nightmare

… of months I started looking around online for a place to buy in Brooklyn I thought Hmm why not search for FSBO … like this can cost you everything Kathy is in the market to buy from an owner OR broker the perfect prewar 2bedroom … the complete FSBO Diaries   … Sell … For Sale By Owner … Buy … Sales Market … Rent … The Market … The FSBO Diaries … …

By Kathy |June 16, 2010 - 12:38PM
The FSBO Diaries (Week 12): Limbo

… off the market  Should we offer that 25 commission to all buyers brokers  Should we stop having open houses and just … Well give it some more time and hopefully well find that buyer   Kathy is in the market to buy from an owner OR broker the perfect prewar 2bedroom …

By Kathy |June 9, 2010 - 1:26PM
The FSBO Diaries (Week 10): We test-drive a broker

… it over several times I am a broker with a qualified buyer who would love to see your lovely apartment at the … wed potentially be shelling out about $11000 but if her buyer came in at ask we were in this case willing to lose a … to trust that the broker did as she said have a qualified buyer less screening for us to do and we would be able to …

By Kathy |May 26, 2010 - 11:56AM