FSBO WIZ

The Yard Sign

2009-01-10T03:59:00.000-08:00

The YARD sign isn't just a formality to announce your intentions to sell. Many times it is the first point of contact with the buyer. You SHOULD add information on your yard sign that causes the buyer to WANT to interact.

Interaction with a yard sign? Well, if you have a toll free number on the yard sign that the lookie loo can call...right then...right there...and get a recorded message about your house and why they should consider it will get them involved.

If you have the web address to a video on the house, many buyers can pull it up right there on their Blackberry and actually watch the video.

Most yard signs only announce the house "For Sale". Most yard signs miss a great opportunity to engage the buyer in an interactive relationship.

Go to XcelMarketing.net to see some other ideas.

Take Advantage Of The Best Stuff!

2009-01-05T19:38:00.000-08:00

Using internet video, FSBO's can take advantage of a gigantic market of subscribers to YouTube, Twitter, FaceBook, CraigsList, Google, Yahoo and AOL. Combined, there are over 300 million subscribers!!! Wake UP!!

For $40 bucks you can get a video that plays on all the top video players and can be linked on all the top social sites. Go to 3 Minute Video Ads.com to find out how to get $1,000's of advertising for $40 bucks!

Video Marketing

2008-05-08T08:24:00.000-07:00

Stuck with your home? Can't get buyers to look at it? That's because there's a only a few buyers and a lot of homes for sale.

Sellers need to ratchet up their marketing a couple of notches with inexpensive video ads, toll free message boxes and a property that WILL move once the buyers come.

Three minute videos overcome all the drawbacks of traditional advertising. Three minute video ads reach all the senses of the buyers with snappy music, great visual descriptions, great textual and voice overdubbing.

Send me an email for more information at: Richard@liveatthebeach.net

Try out Xcel Marketing or 3 Minute Video Ads for more information

How are we doing?

2007-05-15T19:01:00.000-07:00

FSBO's are selling a lot of their own houses these days. The ones who find a reasonable price are the ones selling, the higher priced FSBO properties are sitting on the market for six months to a year just like their broker listed sisters.

Get the price right and sell. Get it wrong and you won't.

A lot of brokers give away their comparative market analyses and, as a wise Greek once said..."you get what you pay for".

Other realtors such as http://www.liveatthebeach.net charge a whopping $50 for theirs but they but a lot more energy and analysis into the program. They do a lot more than just open the MLS online and select a few comparables and email them to the sellers. Live At The Beach does research outside of the MLS for a better rounded approach. Plus, they analyze the data for you. They take your homes details and compares them to the MLS listings adding and subtracting value for assets and non-assets.

www.xcelmarketing.net websites for fsbo's

2007-05-11T19:23:00.000-07:00

Richard Newquist - Realtor
Jacksonville, Florida
http://www.liveatthebeach.net
http://www.xcelmarketing.net
http://www.3minutevideoads.com

FSBO's need to advertise their properties well in order to attract buyers. You want to save both sides of the commission....right? Then advertise! You need a website just for your property. There are a lot of internet FSBO companies that have their own websites who offer to list your property on their site.

Usually, there isn't enough web space to properly describe your listing. Get your own website at www.xcelmarketing.net They will use your photos that you email and edit them to fit an online presence. They will write the description of the house, put all the contact information that you want and publish it for $99 until it sells!

If you run classified ads, put the URL in the advertisement and expand the value of the ad without increasing the cost. Put the URL on the yard sign so visitors can copy the address and see more information at home or in their offices.

Websites are fantastic and FSBO's need one...for sure!

Three Minute Video Ads are inexpensive and you truely get more than expected. Three minute video ads overcome all the drawbacks of print ads. You get a full video tour of your property with snappy music, sharp vid clips, interesting captions and voiceover dubbing.

Richard Newquist - Realtor
http://www.3minutevideoads.com
http://www.liveatthebeach.net
http://www.xcelmarketing.net

FSBO's On The Increase.

2007-05-11T19:09:00.000-07:00

Richard Newquist - Realtor
Jacksonville, Florida
http://www.liveatthebeach.net
http://www.fsbomover.com

Richard Newquist says go to www.fsbomover.com for the best deal on websites for your property. Tailor made! Just for you!

The number of FSBO's compared to the total properties for sale has increased according to a variety of knowledgeable opinions found on the internet.

The usual percentage of FSBO's to realtor listings is less than 15%. Today, it appears the numbers of FSBO's are reaching 50% to 55% of the total residential properties currently on the market. That depends on the location, of course.

FSBO's will have their properties on the market for a Loooong time if they don't have them priced right. Get a free CMA from a real estate agent (who will want your listing). Go to open houses in your area. Check out the classified ads in your area and look at some of the houses listed there. Get the price right to begin with...

Richard Newquist - Realtor
Jacksonville Beach, Florida
http://www.liveatthebeach.net

FSBOs Share Your Experience, Strength & Hope With The Rest Of Us

2006-11-25T20:34:00.000-08:00

Richard Newquist = Realtor
http://www.liveatthebeach.net

The first national bulletin board for FSBOs is located at www.fsbo-forum.net You can share information you've learned selling your own house. FSBOs can ask questions. Realtors can give advice (of course they always want your listing).

www.fsbo-forum.net is new and we need your help to get it going. Go there and sign up for free and share your wisdom with everyone else in the world.

FSBOs $299 MLS Listing

2006-11-25T20:19:00.000-08:00

FSBO WIZ is now offering a six month listing on the MLS for just $299!

Real estate agents haven't been very helpful to FSBO's in the past and now FSBO WIZ changes all that. Placed through Coral Shores Realty, Inc. of Ft. Lauderdale, the $299 listing saves the "for sale by owner" about 95% of the listing commission. The seller has to still sell their own home,however. They have to handle the entire transaction from showing their property, inspections, repairs and closing.

For those who need to save that listing commission this is the answer. Be aware, however, the seller is still obligated to a commission to a buyer's agent who brings a willing and capable buyer. Usually, buyers's agents work for 2.5% to 3.5% but that figure is set by the seller at the time of signing the listing agreement.

FSBO's need to price their property correctly at the beginning. It is a bad idea to set a price that is high thinking they can simply lower the price later if they want to. The problem is that buyers know when prices drop. When they see this, they hold out for another month or two hoping the price will come down even further.

FSBO WIZ offers a Comparative Market Analysis for $50....yes, the same CMA that other agents give away for free....or is it?

We've all heard that something that's free is worth what they paid for it. FSBO WIZ actually spends time on the CMA. We do a meticulous sale history in the neighborhood from the MLS. Then, we interview at least 3 neighbors to find out what they know. If there were other Sales by Owners, we research those sales as well in order to come up with the appropriate price for our client. For $50 you get virtually the same thing as the professional appraisers give you. They do the comparisons in the MLS but they don't research the FSBO sales. They don't interview neighbors to get their imput. Our CMA is good....and cheap.

How about a website for your property. It will include, photos, description, sales pitch, directions and an aerial photograph of the area. You can advertise the website address in your classifieds and multiply the value of that little classified ad.

Contact Richard at 904-422-5091 or go to our website: www.liveatthebeach.net and get more information. You can sign up right on the website with a credit card through Pay Pal, the most secure web bank on the net.

FSBO's UNITE!

2006-09-03T03:57:00.000-07:00

I'm a realtor in Florida and I've noticed a dramatic drop-off in business. The speculators are gone and only the legitimate investors and home buyers are left...good thing, in one sense. In another sense, it left the market high and dry.

Residential sales are off nearly 35% throughout Florida, much more than the country as an average. Condo sales are off even more. In Jacksonville, for example, builders are offering amazing commissions, price reductions, amenities and upgrades in order to move their inventory.

Now....for the FSBO's.... there certainly seems to be a lot more FSBO's than before. It seems that a lot of home sellers are trying to save the commission because the amount of money they can get for their homes has dropped or, at least, what they wanted will be harder to get.

FSBO's need help, however and the realtors, under pressure anyway, want to get their listings, not help them sell their own properties.

Along comes FSBO WIZ, dedicated to actually helping FSBO's sell their properties. Go to: www.fsbowiz.biz and see a company that sells cheap websites, pre-recorded messages on a toll-free number for FSBO sellers, even a radio transmitter that will broadcast their pre-recorded message on the AM band to passerby's who stop to see the house.

Not only that, there is free advice on how to stay safe, how to prepare your house for sale, get an attorney, closing, repairs etc.

Go to www.fsbowiz.biz and see what is there for the FSBO to level the playing field. The FSBO needs marketing tools to get the property out in front of an audience and these are them.