The FSBO Diaries (Week 19-20): The beginning of the end?

… which was priced $20000 more than my apartment was supposed to bring more traffic to our building and thereby help us … to sell itwe just need the right exposure We talked about how my apartment was priced without a brokers fee built into … Here is what we dont understand though  Why arent home buyers shopping for apartments being sold by owners  It …

By Kathy |August 2, 2010 - 7:20AM
The FSBO Diaries (Wk. 15-16): Bring it on, brokers

… As I wrote a couple of months ago my husband and I agreed to consider using brokers if we hadnt sold our apartment   … now we are officially offering 25 percent if you bring us a buyer Consider the gauntlet thrown Now heres what went intobuyers brokers because We wanted control of our listing and how our place is represented online in print in person etc …

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

… this strategy Oops I hadnt made the connection or realized how many spring holidays there were until we started showing … Dayand just around the corner is July 4th weekend Brokers told us that people dont go to open houses on holidays but … will run on Wednesday July 7th Kathy is in the market to buy from an owner OR broker the perfect prewar 2bedroom …

By Kathy |June 23, 2010 - 12:38PM
The FSBO Diaries (Week 11): Selling to out-of-towners

… What if we offered you $375000 the Ohioans asked I tried to stay neutral and keep emotion out of it  I understand … to the Ohioans that some sellers price high to let lowball buyers feel they got a deal and some sellers price low … passing could have been overlooked but instead we told them how our building was incredibly safe  We have two cameras in …

By Kathy |June 2, 2010 - 6:40AM