From real.estate.professor at hotmail.com Thu Apr 2 14:38:55 2009 From: real.estate.professor at hotmail.com (Kyle Cascioli) Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 13:38:55 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] Denver Lofts 5 Day Sale Case Study Message-ID: Hi Everyone: Here is the case study ... sorry it took so long. Hope people can benefit from it. Franklin Towers Lofts 5 Day Sale Homebuilder Auction Case Study Denver, Colorado April 2, 2009 Facts: Franklin Towers Lofts is a new 16 unit, 5 story, hip loft project in Denver?s Uptown neighborhood is just east of Downtown and located within blocks of fine restaurants, clubs and shopping. Each loft features unique, open floor plans, 10 foot ceilings, custom, ceramic tile, designer lighting and island kitchens with Granite slab countertops. The project has 1, 2 and 3 bedroom units available. The penthouse boasts two levels, an atrium, and a 5th floor private terrace with epic city and mountain views! Each of these 16 loft-style homes have their own individual character, and all boast the sleek, urban architecture and design elements that discriminating buyers would expect to find in the most upscale of Denver lofts. All of these loft residences feature imaginative interior finishes, quality construction, and modern appliances and fixtures. All have terraces or balconies and many have views of the mountains and Denver's magnificent skyline. The two year construction project obtained its ?certificate of occupancy? in August of 2008. Three units were sold and one had been leased prior to www.AuctionByBuilder.com being retained to conduct a 5 Day Sale style auction. The project was built at a cost of nearly $275 per square foot and has been delivered to the market during the most challenging real estate down-cycles in our nation?s history. The project was developed to appeal to the urban dweller at more affordable price points than were available at its Downtown Denver condo and loft competitors prior to the stock market implosion that began in October 2007. With the introduction of several new Downtown condo projects including the acclaimed ?Spire? development, the downtown inventory of residential condo properties is at an all-time high. This is likely to lead to price reductions in the urban core and put further market pricing pressure on Franklin Towers Lofts. A local boutique real estate brokerage specializing in Downtown residential new-build properties was retained to market the property, but the builder was not happy with the firm?s performance at the time www.AuctionByBuilder.com was retained to work with the listing firm in marketing the 5 Day Sale auction. Issues: The economic challenges of the day are unprecedented. At no time in our country?s history have we seen downward real estate price corrections of this magnitude, speed, and severity. It is a once in a century event. This watershed event coupled with changing consumer real estate behavioral patterns is adversely impacting the historic status quo of the residential real estate industry for the Realtor, mortgage, and home building communities alike. For quite some time we have seen the internet empower informed homebuyers as never before, and according to National Association of Realtors, more than 75 percent of those initiating the sale or purchase of a home begin doing so online. In 2006, 72 percent of all Internet users in the United States had the use of broadband to access the Internet, according to Neilsen/NetRatings -- that's 103+ million Americans able to quickly view and download large graphics files such as property photos and virtual tours. Realtors are no longer the ?gatekeepers? of information that they once were, and many consumers are looking to negotiate directly with buyers and sellers where possible in order to both flatten the ?lines of communication? between them as well as save money on real estate commissions. Furthermore, when it comes to selling a home in this challenging market, many sellers are dissatisfied with the traditional real estate listing approach, which is both expensive and passive by nature. So, the core real estate issue presented by this case questions whether there is an alternative, viable, more proactive approach to marketing, valuing, and selling real estate than the traditional listing and sales market comparison approach? Can the 5 Day Sale Auctioning methodology present an alternative approach to marketing, valuing, and selling new properties in the current marketplace? This is of critical importance to homebuilders given the October, 2008 stock-market implosion that has since resulted in a nearly 45% loss of wealth to American investors, has caused homeowners to question the ?true market values? of their real estate holdings, and has homebuilders looking to maximize the exit values of current projects and mitigate their losses where possible. Stakeholders: Builders ? are under great pressure to reduce inventory, mitigate losses, and find viable new projects Bankers ? have great financial exposure to construction loans that they will need to extend or mark-down on their balance sheets as the market works through the current economic down-cycle and ?structural? price corrections. Mortgage Lenders ? are fiercely competing for a significantly contracting qualified borrower pool, and increasing concern that properties may not appraise for a given loan?s contracted price Appraisers ? under ever increasing regulatory scrutiny given inflated appraisals associated with the prior housing boom and corresponding bust. They are extremely challenged by their licensing adherence to the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) guidelines, which requires them to disregard sales comparables that were sold under duress. This is very difficult in the current marketplace that is predominately characterized by foreclosures, short-sales, and the historic structural price correction that is still in play Realtors ? there is great attrition in the ranks of the National Association of Realtors (NAR) as many are forced out of the business given the current economic slump. Those who survive will need to adapt to a new marketplace and embrace new real estate business and revenue models, which many are reluctant to do. New Home Buyers ? face the quandary of making a real estate purchase in very uncertain economic times. Many new qualified home buyers are fearful of losing their jobs, having a hard time getting comfortable with real estate values, have an abundance of property offerings to choose from, believe that they have the negotiating leverage, want a bargain, and are concerned that property values will go down before they go up in this current real estate cycle. As such, they are making conservative offers that hedge against these concerns and uncertainties. Existing Owners in the new Loft Project ? are concerned about the potential negative impact that a 5 Day Sale auctioning sales approach may have on their property values. The fear of the unknown and have perceived stigma associated with real estate auctioning Municipalities ? are concerned about the overall market price-correction and its impact on ?Ad Valorem? property taxes Solutions: Alternative #1: Adhere to the traditional passive listing method whereby properties are priced at or above market, which is based on retroactive sales comparables that reflect property sales in healthier times. This often results in sellers ?chasing-down-the-market? with multiple significant price reductions and/or other seller concessions, increases the time a property is on the market, and often results in an overall lower exit price for a given property. Alternative #2: Retain traditional auctioneers, who implore sellers to conduct ?absolute auctions? that put the seller at considerable price- risk, place onerous financial constraints on the bidders such as cash deposits to bid and require buyers to purchase the property ?as-is? with ?all-cash,? charge high pre-auction marketing fees to the seller, and require that bidders pay the auctioneers significant ?buyers-premiums,? thereby reducing the purchasing power of the ?best bidder? to the seller. Alternative #3: Pursue the www.AuctionByBuilder.com (ABB) business model where ABB works for the builder with or without the builder?s listing team, has a fiduciary relationship to the builder, and charges no ?buyer?s premiums? to any bidders. In doing so, ABB enables the builder to: Take a "proactive" sales approach by positioning the property for 5 Day Sale auction without the ?price-risk? associated with absolute auctions at competitive fees Market the property directly through targeted online and other advertising mediums, driving traffic to the www.AuctionByBuilder.com website, allowing the builder to speak directly with potential buyers interested in the property, with the direct support, participation, and counsel of ABB Have the market speak directly to the builder regarding the properties attributes, limitations, and potential buyers perception of value over a two day period Compress the real estate sales cycle, generate market offers, and make informed decisions regarding their project exit strategy Alternative #4: Endeavor to Restructure the Builder?s Construction Loan: In the event that alternatives one through three do not result in a ?pro-forma? sale, to share the market results with their project lender(s) as a genuine ?market indicator of current value? in order to restructure their construction loans equitably in an effort to work through the current depressed real estate market cycle Conclusion: ABB marketed the units for nearly 3 weeks and had over 20 pre-registrations, 4 pre-auction sealed bid entries, and over 70 groups came through the project during the two day inspection period. By Sunday night, March 8, 2009 there were 15 bidders for the four (4) units. The round robin bidding session lasted 4.5 hours utilizing both phone and ABB?s online virtual auction room. There were final and best bids generated for all of the units. Given the quality of the loft project, there was great interest and success in bidding up the one-bedroom units, but the market didn't react favorably to the two-bedroom unit given the projects limitation of one (1) underground parking space per unit. It became obvious that in a good market property defects or project design flaws do not appear to have as detrimental an impact on pricing. Whereas in a down-market such defects or flaws are glaringly obvious, come under great scrutiny, and appear to have a significant detrimental impact on pricing. On two of the one bedroom units the builder achieved roughly 83% and 85% of his target price and he is holding firm. From what we (DU case study participants) observed, it would appear that there was enough critical mass of bidders (owner occupants; not investors) to suggest that for the weekend of the 5 Day Sale auction, that the offers were reflective of the market at that time, which given the current economic malaise, was an accomplishment in and of itself. This was understandably disappointing to the builder. The builder was impressed with the 5 Day Sale auction undertaking, as it generated great market interest and exposure for the project, created buyer activity where none existed before, produced excellent direct market feedback on the project's attributes and limitations, resulted in 15 offers for the 4 units, and may still possibly conclude with the sale of a unit in an extremely dysfunctional marketplace. Lastly, the builder confided to us that since the offers fell below his break-even pro-forma unit price points, that the proceeds from sale would go directly to the bank in order to pay down the note. As such, the builder felt that he would have more leverage with the bank to renegotiate his construction loan terms by not accepting the market offers generated from the 5 Day Sale auction at this time. Opinion: We believe that the builder of Franklin Towers Lofts was correct in retaining www.AuctionByBuilder.com (ABB) to pursue the modified 5 Day Sale auctioning strategy. ABB avoided any potential conflicts of interest, and provided a high level of auction administration, marketing, education and support services at a fraction of traditional auctioning service fees. This was accomplished through their online 5 Day Sale auctioning platform and expertise, and generated more sales activity and offers than had been generated since the builder received his certificate of occupancy (CO) on the new loft project in August of 2008. ABR worked "side-by-side" with the builder, who proactively assisted and shared in the risk of marketing and administering the auction, and the effort resulted in direct market feedback and perfect information regarding the ?true market value? of the selected project units for the weekend of the auction. While everyone involved had hoped that the builders break-even price points would have been met, two of the three ?best bidders? were unrepresented by buyer?s agents, and would have saved the builder an additional 3% in commissions thereby netting him more sales dollars had he accepted any of those two offers. Finally, the results of the 5 Day Sale auction gave the builder the direct market feedback he needed to map out a new exit strategy for the project, which includes both a change of the current listing brokerage firm (who frustrated the builder by not cooperating with the auction effort) and to lay the foundation for construction loan workout discussions with his lender. DU Case Study Participants: Kyle Cascioli Adjunct Professor Franklin Burns School of Real Estate & Construction Mgmt. Daniels College of Business University of Denver 2101 S. University Blvd. Denver, CO 80208 Sean Adair Student University of Denver Ryan Burkhardt Student University of Denver Oleysa Davidenko Student University of Denver Jim Francescon Student University of Denver William Joseph Nowack Student University of Denver _________________________________________________________________ Rediscover Hotmail?: Get quick friend updates right in your inbox. http://windowslive.com/RediscoverHotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Rediscover_Updates1_042009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090402/12b2820b/attachment.html From djbartz at msn.com Wed Apr 1 13:32:04 2009 From: djbartz at msn.com (Deborah Bartz) Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 11:32:04 -0600 Subject: [5-DayForum] Question Message-ID: Hi Bill, I have recently finished reading your book and am extremely excited about using the process to sell my home. I have been in my home for nearly 20 years and am the original owner. It is located in a very desirable, established development in Colorado Springs, CO. All of my neighbors are original owners! It is a block with great pride of ownership! In fact several of my neighbors have indicated friends of theirs who are interested in seeing/buying my home. So using the 5-day method will be ideal for channeling those interested folks into a formal buying process. My first question is related to the section on "Going to Contract". It feels that you are very careful in the book not to address the contractual aspects of selling a home and I understand the potential issues with that. However, I would like to know what you recommend for "who" actually creates the contract for sale? Should I, as the buyer use a generic form, and present it to the seller with the final bid as the sales price. I suspect this would be best to keep the momentum going forward after the completion of the 5-day sale. Or should I encourage the seller to bring a contract forward after reviewing with their attorney? Second question. I have a very good friend who is a real estate broker with whom I fully intended to list my house, prior to reading your book!! In thinking about how I will handle this when I inform her that I am intending to give the 5-day sale process a try, I was wondering if a good compromise might be to ask her if I bring her a buyer and a viable offer would she be willing to handle the contract and arrange the closing for a fixed fee, similar to what I might pay an attorney? Do you know of a situation where this sort of arrangement was made with a broker? Thanks very much for your insights. Deb Bartz -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090401/310d3589/attachment.html From sean at folkson.com Wed Apr 1 08:03:48 2009 From: sean at folkson.com (Sean Folkson) Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2009 08:03:48 -0400 Subject: [5-DayForum] Pricing Message-ID: <200904011204.n31C434X009635@intel1.peregrinehw.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090401/a6eb2c8d/attachment.html From bill at effros.com Sat Apr 4 00:08:18 2009 From: bill at effros.com (Bill Effros) Date: Sat, 04 Apr 2009 00:08:18 -0400 Subject: [5-DayForum] Question In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <49D6DD32.5040301@effros.com> Deb, Your settlement agent controls the sale so it goes as fast as possible. Your friend the broker will tell you she could have gotten you a better deal than you will get using the 5-Day Method, no matter what offer you get. Give her first shot, then get her out of the way. Ask her how much she can get you within a month, or two months, or three months -- your pick as to how long you want to fool around with this. No exclusive. Clients she brings to see your house at her price are not "her" clients -- if they buy from you at a lower price when you run your 5-Day Sale, you owe her nothing. If she brings you anything of interest in the time period you select, make the deal. If not, run the 5-Day Sale and TAKE THE HIGH BID!!!! (Even if it's much much less than your friend said she could get -- all you learned was she couldn't get what she said, and didn't know what your home could currently sell for.) The 5-Day Method does not change the market price. It only tells you what you can get for your home on a specific weekend you pick. Things won't be much different the following weekend, or 2 weeks later. You must stick very closely to the book. Bill Effros Author Deborah Bartz wrote: > Hi Bill, > > I have recently finished reading your book and am extremely excited > about using the process to sell my home. I have been in my home for > nearly 20 years and am the original owner. It is located in a very > desirable, established development in Colorado Springs, CO. All of my > neighbors are original owners! It is a block with great pride of > ownership! In fact several of my neighbors have indicated friends of > theirs who are interested in seeing/buying my home. So using the > 5-day method will be ideal for channeling those interested folks into > a formal buying process. > > My first question is related to the section on "Going to > Contract". It feels that you are very careful in the book not to > address the contractual aspects of selling a home and I understand the > potential issues with that. However, I would like to know what you > recommend for "who" actually creates the contract for sale? Should I, > as the buyer use a generic form, and present it to the seller with the > final bid as the sales price. I suspect this would be best to keep > the momentum going forward after the completion of the 5-day sale. Or > should I encourage the seller to bring a contract forward after > reviewing with their attorney? > > Second question. I have a very good friend who is a real estate > broker with whom I fully intended to list my house, prior to reading > your book!! In thinking about how I will handle this when I inform > her that I am intending to give the 5-day sale process a try, I was > wondering if a good compromise might be to ask her if I bring her a > buyer and a viable offer would she be willing to handle the contract > and arrange the closing for a fixed fee, similar to what I might pay > an attorney? 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URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090404/7de24146/attachment.html From real.estate.professor at hotmail.com Sat Apr 4 10:52:53 2009 From: real.estate.professor at hotmail.com (Kyle Cascioli) Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2009 09:52:53 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] Question In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Deborah: I'm an adjunct professor of real estate at DU in Denver who has been building a business model in support of 5 Day Sellers that you may find helpful. There is a lot of free content on the site including a video of the first 5 Day Sale we documented in 2007. Check the video out at: http://www.auctionbyseller.com/5-day-sale-video.html Good luck! Kyle Cascioli www.AuctionBySeller.com From: djbartz at msn.com To: 5-dayforum at howtosellyourhomein5days.com Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 11:32:04 -0600 Subject: [5-DayForum] Question Hi Bill, I have recently finished reading your book and am extremely excited about using the process to sell my home. I have been in my home for nearly 20 years and am the original owner. It is located in a very desirable, established development in Colorado Springs, CO. All of my neighbors are original owners! It is a block with great pride of ownership! In fact several of my neighbors have indicated friends of theirs who are interested in seeing/buying my home. So using the 5-day method will be ideal for channeling those interested folks into a formal buying process. My first question is related to the section on "Going to Contract". It feels that you are very careful in the book not to address the contractual aspects of selling a home and I understand the potential issues with that. However, I would like to know what you recommend for "who" actually creates the contract for sale? Should I, as the buyer use a generic form, and present it to the seller with the final bid as the sales price. I suspect this would be best to keep the momentum going forward after the completion of the 5-day sale. Or should I encourage the seller to bring a contract forward after reviewing with their attorney? Second question. I have a very good friend who is a real estate broker with whom I fully intended to list my house, prior to reading your book!! In thinking about how I will handle this when I inform her that I am intending to give the 5-day sale process a try, I was wondering if a good compromise might be to ask her if I bring her a buyer and a viable offer would she be willing to handle the contract and arrange the closing for a fixed fee, similar to what I might pay an attorney? Do you know of a situation where this sort of arrangement was made with a broker? Thanks very much for your insights. 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Kyle Cascioli www.AuctionBySeller.com From: jcrafor at hotmail.com To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2009 15:01:26 +0000 Subject: [5-DayForum] major --even "just big"-- national or regional events I'm planning a 5Day sale. For those of us who are NOT sports enthusiasts, what dates are coming up in April, May, and even June that we should avoid in planning the sale? FWIW, I'm in Arizona. JCrafor Quick access to your favorite MSN content and Windows Live with Internet Explorer 8. Download FREE now! _________________________________________________________________ Quick access to your favorite MSN content and Windows Live with Internet Explorer 8. http://ie8.msn.com/microsoft/internet-explorer-8/en-us/ie8.aspx?ocid=B037MSN55C0701A -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Easter Sunday falls on April 12, 2009 -Gary --- On Tue, 4/7/09, 5-dayforum-request at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com <5-dayforum-request at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com> wrote: From: 5-dayforum-request at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com <5-dayforum-request at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com> Subject: 5-DayForum Digest, Vol 25, Issue 4 To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2009, 4:00 PM Send 5-DayForum mailing list submissions to ??? 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit ??? http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayforum or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to ??? 5-dayforum-request at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com You can reach the person managing the list at ??? 5-dayforum-owner at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of 5-DayForum digest..." Today's Topics: ???1. Re: major --even "just big"-- national or regional events ? ? ? (Kyle Cascioli) ???2. Re: major --even "just big"-- national or regional events ? ? ? (Kyle Cascioli) _______________________________________________ 5-DayForum mailing list 5-DayForum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayforum -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090407/06da7f9f/attachment.html From hollymac2 at yahoo.com Tue Apr 7 15:14:19 2009 From: hollymac2 at yahoo.com (Holly MacIntyre) Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 12:14:19 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [5-DayForum] What happened??? In-Reply-To: <200903291849.n2TInTH4017995@intel1.peregrinehw.com> Message-ID: <85823.6947.qm@web53604.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Hello Again - looking to wrap up the thoughts and collective wisdom regarding the 5 Day Sale and possible qualifications given the current real estate/economic market.? ? Although my particular sale was commented on [Colorado, low tier/nice neighborhood, 25 calls re: sale but only managed to attract bidders who were investors or buyers expecting to acquire property at 70% "FMV", followed by realtor sale within 15 days with (net to me) $27k more than 5 day sale would have gotten me...]? ? I was tempted to conclude that my experience might have been impacted more significantly because of the price tier (below median price range).? But then another Foram contributor noted his experience (above median price range above $300k)?also managed to attract bidders well below "FMV."? In his case ALL the end bidders were unable to qualify for and perform on higher bids. ? I'm wondering if the extraordinary real estate/economic market warrants some?consideration and impact on 5-Day Sale results.? Are we observing a greater risk when outside "median" price range?? How can we factor in rapid depreciation (some?national statistics are suggesting as much as 3% in a few months - perhaps another full 10% in 2009).? Isn't it reasonable to?guess that the only interested buyers?for an advertised 5 Day?Sale?in these conditions really are going to be [mostly if not entirely] "bottom feeders" like investors and others looking to exploit the market place? ? I've enjoyed and appreciated all the thoughts and "debriefing" on my sale in particular.? I remain optimistic about the 5 Day Sale even though my first attempt did not give me the results I expected.? However, I can't escape the nagging thought that some additional considerations should be?incorporated given what I believe is a truly unique real estate market.?? ? Thank you again. ? Holly? --- On Sun, 3/29/09, Sean Folkson wrote: From: Sean Folkson Subject: [5-DayForum] What happened??? To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Date: Sunday, March 29, 2009, 6:44 PM Bill, I'll check when I get back to NY in a week or two, but doesn't the book touch on the possibility that the seller may not be willing or able to take the high bid? sean _______________________________________________ 5-DayForum mailing list 5-DayForum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayforum -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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For those of us who are NOT sports enthusiasts, what dates are coming up in April, May, and even June that we should avoid in planning the sale? FWIW, I'm in Arizona. JCrafor Quick access to your favorite MSN content and Windows Live with Internet Explorer 8. Download FREE now! Quick access to your favorite MSN content and Windows Live with Internet Explorer 8. Download FREE now! _________________________________________________________________ Quick access to your favorite MSN content and Windows Live with Internet Explorer 8. http://ie8.msn.com/microsoft/internet-explorer-8/en-us/ie8.aspx?ocid=B037MSN55C0701A -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090407/734c0891/attachment.html From jcrafor at hotmail.com Tue Apr 7 16:26:05 2009 From: jcrafor at hotmail.com (j crafor) Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 20:26:05 +0000 Subject: [5-DayForum] What happened??? In-Reply-To: <85823.6947.qm@web53604.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <200903291849.n2TInTH4017995@intel1.peregrinehw.com> <85823.6947.qm@web53604.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Knowing what you know NOW, what would you do differently? JCrafor Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 12:14:19 -0700 From: hollymac2 at yahoo.com To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] What happened??? Hello Again - looking to wrap up the thoughts and collective wisdom regarding the 5 Day Sale and possible qualifications given the current real estate/economic market. Although my particular sale was commented on [Colorado, low tier/nice neighborhood, 25 calls re: sale but only managed to attract bidders who were investors or buyers expecting to acquire property at 70% "FMV", followed by realtor sale within 15 days with (net to me) $27k more than 5 day sale would have gotten me...] I was tempted to conclude that my experience might have been impacted more significantly because of the price tier (below median price range). But then another Foram contributor noted his experience (above median price range above $300k) also managed to attract bidders well below "FMV." In his case ALL the end bidders were unable to qualify for and perform on higher bids. I'm wondering if the extraordinary real estate/economic market warrants some consideration and impact on 5-Day Sale results. Are we observing a greater risk when outside "median" price range? How can we factor in rapid depreciation (some national statistics are suggesting as much as 3% in a few months - perhaps another full 10% in 2009). Isn't it reasonable to guess that the only interested buyers for an advertised 5 Day Sale in these conditions really are going to be [mostly if not entirely] "bottom feeders" like investors and others looking to exploit the market place? I've enjoyed and appreciated all the thoughts and "debriefing" on my sale in particular. I remain optimistic about the 5 Day Sale even though my first attempt did not give me the results I expected. However, I can't escape the nagging thought that some additional considerations should be incorporated given what I believe is a truly unique real estate market. Thank you again. Holly --- On Sun, 3/29/09, Sean Folkson wrote: From: Sean Folkson Subject: [5-DayForum] What happened??? To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Date: Sunday, March 29, 2009, 6:44 PM Bill, I'll check when I get back to NY in a week or two, but doesn't the book touch on the possibility that the seller may not be willing or able to take the high bid? sean _______________________________________________ 5-DayForum mailing list 5-DayForum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayforum _________________________________________________________________ Quick access to your favorite MSN content and Windows Live with Internet Explorer 8. http://ie8.msn.com/microsoft/internet-explorer-8/en-us/ie8.aspx?ocid=B037MSN55C0701A -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Easter Sunday falls on April 12, 2009 -Gary --- On Tue, 4/7/09, 5-dayforum-request at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com <5-dayforum-request at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com> wrote: From: 5-dayforum-request at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com <5-dayforum-request at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com> Subject: 5-DayForum Digest, Vol 25, Issue 4 To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2009, 4:00 PM Send 5-DayForum mailing list submissions to 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayforum or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to 5-dayforum-request at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com You can reach the person managing the list at 5-dayforum-owner at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of 5-DayForum digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: major --even "just big"-- national or regional events (Kyle Cascioli) 2. Re: major --even "just big"-- national or regional events (Kyle Cascioli) _______________________________________________ 5-DayForum mailing list 5-DayForum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayforum _________________________________________________________________ Rediscover Hotmail?: Get quick friend updates right in your inbox. http://windowslive.com/RediscoverHotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Rediscover_Updates1_042009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090407/33fea980/attachment.html From hollymac2 at yahoo.com Tue Apr 7 21:01:02 2009 From: hollymac2 at yahoo.com (Holly MacIntyre) Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 18:01:02 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [5-DayForum] What happened??? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <232960.72896.qm@web53604.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Bill suggested I had my advertised price?too high (I advertised $74,500 and he said I should have advertied $49,500).? He may be right, however, it seems unlikely my preferred buyer (the one who actually paid FMV via a Realtor within two weeks of the sale) would have been reached.? ? I'm left thinking that it might take more time to advertise (maybe if I'd advertised more than 3 days - maybe two weeks?) to reach more preferred buyers (home buyers vs investors and super bottom feeders...).? After all, the big home auction companies certainly advertise more than 3 days and their starting bids are definately NOT half price.? Their turn out is huge and their end (bid up) prices (from what I've observed) are rarely bargains. ? I'm also left thinking that this sort of round robin bidding and quick sale (even if advertised more than 3 days) can be a very valuable tool in a rapidly depreciating market.? Speed of sale is critical.? Even Realtors know how to price so a property will get under contract within 30 days.? ? I also think that one has to accept the possibility that you (seller) may NOT be selling the home that week end.? I realize that absolutely goes against the premise of the process, but I think there is compelling justification to support it.??The property may go into foreclosure, or have to get sold by a Realtor (my case - relisted?with a different, more aggressive Realtor) or?some other disposition (rented out, leased out, etc).? ? I am still wondering if the price tier of the property comes into play here more than I would have originally thought.? That's why I'm hoping for other Foram participants to disclose their experiences or observations.? I'm wondering if we can see a pattern... ? Thank you again, Holly??? --- On Tue, 4/7/09, j crafor wrote: From: j crafor Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] What happened??? To: "5-dayforum at mailman.how tosellyour home" <5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com> Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2009, 8:26 PM #yiv261181292 .hmmessage P { margin:0px;padding:0px;} #yiv261181292 { font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;} Knowing what you know NOW, what would you do differently? JCrafor ? Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 12:14:19 -0700 From: hollymac2 at yahoo.com To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] What happened??? Hello Again - looking to wrap up the thoughts and collective wisdom regarding the 5 Day Sale and possible qualifications given the current real estate/economic market.? ? Although my particular sale was commented on [Colorado, low tier/nice neighborhood, 25 calls re: sale but only managed to attract bidders who were investors or buyers expecting to acquire property at 70% "FMV", followed by realtor sale within 15 days with (net to me) $27k more than 5 day sale would have gotten me...]? ? I was tempted to conclude that my experience might have been impacted more significantly because of the price tier (below median price range).? But then another Foram contributor noted his experience (above median price range above $300k)?also managed to attract bidders well below "FMV."? In his case ALL the end bidders were unable to qualify for and perform on higher bids. ? I'm wondering if the extraordinary real estate/economic market warrants some?consideration and impact on 5-Day Sale results.? Are we observing a greater risk when outside "median" price range?? How can we factor in rapid depreciation (some?national statistics are suggesting as much as 3% in a few months - perhaps another full 10% in 2009).? Isn't it reasonable to?guess that the only interested buyers?for an advertised 5 Day?Sale?in these conditions really are going to be [mostly if not entirely] "bottom feeders" like investors and others looking to exploit the market place? ? I've enjoyed and appreciated all the thoughts and "debriefing" on my sale in particular.? I remain optimistic about the 5 Day Sale even though my first attempt did not give me the results I expected.? However, I can't escape the nagging thought that some additional considerations should be?incorporated given what I believe is a truly unique real estate market.?? ? Thank you again. ? Holly? --- On Sun, 3/29/09, Sean Folkson wrote: From: Sean Folkson Subject: [5-DayForum] What happened??? To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Date: Sunday, March 29, 2009, 6:44 PM Bill, I'll check when I get back to NY in a week or two, but doesn't the book touch on the possibility that the seller may not be willing or able to take the high bid? sean _______________________________________________ 5-DayForum mailing list 5-DayForum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayforum Quick access to your favorite MSN content and Windows Live with Internet Explorer 8. Download FREE now! _______________________________________________ 5-DayForum mailing list 5-DayForum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayforum -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 10:50:54 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [5-DayForum] Bidding Questions & Services Message-ID: <796314.34015.qm@web81807.mail.mud.yahoo.com> I'm a new member to this board and I've also bought & read your book. I have couple of questions: 1- If you call bidders back down the line to solicit new bids and people are increasing their bids, either few bidders down the line, or one preemptive bidder submitting a large increase, should you call back every customer with a lower bid and give them the latest bid, that could be well over $ 500 by this time? 2- Would be prudent to order escrow and title report, and appraisal report, and termite report, and home owner's inspection report before the auction? Thanks Cy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I have couple of questions: 1- If you call bidders back down the line to solicit new bids and people are increasing their bids, either few bidders down the line, or one preemptive bidder submitting a large increase, should you call back every customer with a lower bid and give them the latest bid, that could be well over $ 500 by this time? 2- Would be prudent to order escrow and title report, and appraisal report, and termite report, and home owner's inspection report before the auction? Thanks Cy _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live?: Keep your life in sync. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_allup_1a_explore_042009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090410/3605770d/attachment.html From djbartz at msn.com Mon Apr 13 16:52:49 2009 From: djbartz at msn.com (Deborah Bartz) Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:52:49 -0600 Subject: [5-DayForum] Question In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Thanks Kyle---the video is excellent! I'm planning to do my auction here in Colorado Springs next week, April 22-27 (need to wait until after closing day at Vail!!) I'm totally jazzed about the prospect of selling my home in less than 2 weeks, though I must admit I'm scared out of my mind at the same time. I am feeling a bit like a traitor with friends as brokers. I also have a real estate license which I never activated, so this should be very interesting. If you have some good up-to-date recommendations on where to advertise in Colorado Springs please let me know. Was thinking the Gazette and Craigslist, but realize there probably are additional options if I do a bit more homework. Wish me good luck! Thanks, Deb From: real.estate.professor at hotmail.com To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2009 09:52:53 -0500 Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Question Hi Deborah: I'm an adjunct professor of real estate at DU in Denver who has been building a business model in support of 5 Day Sellers that you may find helpful. There is a lot of free content on the site including a video of the first 5 Day Sale we documented in 2007. Check the video out at: http://www.auctionbyseller.com/5-day-sale-video.html Good luck! Kyle Cascioli www.AuctionBySeller.com From: djbartz at msn.com To: 5-dayforum at howtosellyourhomein5days.com Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 11:32:04 -0600 Subject: [5-DayForum] Question Hi Bill, I have recently finished reading your book and am extremely excited about using the process to sell my home. I have been in my home for nearly 20 years and am the original owner. It is located in a very desirable, established development in Colorado Springs, CO. All of my neighbors are original owners! It is a block with great pride of ownership! In fact several of my neighbors have indicated friends of theirs who are interested in seeing/buying my home. So using the 5-day method will be ideal for channeling those interested folks into a formal buying process. My first question is related to the section on "Going to Contract". It feels that you are very careful in the book not to address the contractual aspects of selling a home and I understand the potential issues with that. However, I would like to know what you recommend for "who" actually creates the contract for sale? Should I, as the buyer use a generic form, and present it to the seller with the final bid as the sales price. I suspect this would be best to keep the momentum going forward after the completion of the 5-day sale. Or should I encourage the seller to bring a contract forward after reviewing with their attorney? Second question. I have a very good friend who is a real estate broker with whom I fully intended to list my house, prior to reading your book!! In thinking about how I will handle this when I inform her that I am intending to give the 5-day sale process a try, I was wondering if a good compromise might be to ask her if I bring her a buyer and a viable offer would she be willing to handle the contract and arrange the closing for a fixed fee, similar to what I might pay an attorney? Do you know of a situation where this sort of arrangement was made with a broker? Thanks very much for your insights. Deb Bartz Rediscover Hotmail?: Now available on your iPhone or BlackBerry Check it out. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I am feeling a bit like a traitor with friends as brokers. I also have a real estate license which I never activated, so this should be very interesting. If you have some good up-to-date recommendations on where to advertise in Colorado Springs please let me know. Was thinking the Gazette and Craigslist, but realize there probably are additional options if I do a bit more homework. Wish me good luck! Thanks, Deb From: real.estate.professor at hotmail.com To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2009 09:52:53 -0500 Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Question Hi Deborah: I'm an adjunct professor of real estate at DU in Denver who has been building a business model in support of 5 Day Sellers that you may find helpful. There is a lot of free content on the site including a video of the first 5 Day Sale we documented in 2007. Check the video out at: http://www.auctionbyseller.com/5-day-sale-video.html Good luck! Kyle Cascioli www.AuctionBySeller.com From: djbartz at msn.com To: 5-dayforum at howtosellyourhomein5days.com Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 11:32:04 -0600 Subject: [5-DayForum] Question Hi Bill, I have recently finished reading your book and am extremely excited about using the process to sell my home. I have been in my home for nearly 20 years and am the original owner. It is located in a very desirable, established development in Colorado Springs, CO. All of my neighbors are original owners! It is a block with great pride of ownership! In fact several of my neighbors have indicated friends of theirs who are interested in seeing/buying my home. So using the 5-day method will be ideal for channeling those interested folks into a formal buying process. My first question is related to the section on "Going to Contract". It feels that you are very careful in the book not to address the contractual aspects of selling a home and I understand the potential issues with that. However, I would like to know what you recommend for "who" actually creates the contract for sale? Should I, as the buyer use a generic form, and present it to the seller with the final bid as the sales price. I suspect this would be best to keep the momentum going forward after the completion of the 5-day sale. Or should I encourage the seller to bring a contract forward after reviewing with their attorney? Second question. I have a very good friend who is a real estate broker with whom I fully intended to list my house, prior to reading your book!! In thinking about how I will handle this when I inform her that I am intending to give the 5-day sale process a try, I was wondering if a good compromise might be to ask her if I bring her a buyer and a viable offer would she be willing to handle the contract and arrange the closing for a fixed fee, similar to what I might pay an attorney? Do you know of a situation where this sort of arrangement was made with a broker? Thanks very much for your insights. Deb Bartz Rediscover Hotmail?: Now available on your iPhone or BlackBerry Check it out. _________________________________________________________________ Rediscover Hotmail?: Get quick friend updates right in your inbox. http://windowslive.com/RediscoverHotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Rediscover_Updates1_042009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090414/2ab06bfb/attachment.html From bjtaylor481 at msn.com Mon Apr 6 23:03:09 2009 From: bjtaylor481 at msn.com (John n Barbara Taylor) Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 03:03:09 +0000 Subject: [5-DayForum] Making The Rules Message-ID: To anyone who can help. I just read the book today and I want to get my home ready for this weekend. I understand the process and I am very optimistic this will work for me. I am a little concerned about MAKING THE RULES. Because I have never sold a home like this before and I want to make sure I don?t forget something or misrepresent anything. Could someone please make some suggestions on rules to have and not have and should I have the bidders sign a copy of the rules when placing their bid. Please help and if you have any suggestions on making things go better I would like your input. THANK YOU. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090407/66d9ef1d/attachment.html From beau_34 at hotmail.com Tue Apr 14 21:44:43 2009 From: beau_34 at hotmail.com (Robert G. Kriedermann) Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:44:43 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] Ads start tomorrow! Message-ID: Hey everybody. My advertising is starting tomorrow in my local paper. I am also advertising in the paper's onlne real estate section and craigslist. Anyone know of any other free real estate advertising websites? By the way - When you advertise in craigslist how often do you suggest re-submitting the ad? If I submit the ad at midnight tonight, it will be pushed to the bottom by the time potential buyers log on tomorrow morning. How often should I place the ad? 9:00am daily? Every 12 hours? Any info would be helpful. I am nervous and excited to get this whole thing started. A little bit about my situation: I am a 24 year old guy who bought the house october '08. It was fixer-upper and I have done the work myself with some help from my dad. I enjoyed doing the work I put in and thought I'd offer it up for sale to see what I can get for it and start the process again with the next place. I have no wife or kids to keep me in one place so why not? My house sold for $180000 at the top of the market in 8/06. My neighbors house has an identical floor plan and sold for $168,000 at the end of '07. I know those numbers mean nothing now and I really don't know what to expect. I'd like to get $135000. I thought about offering the house at $74,500 but there was a foreclosed house selling for around that price a few blocks away and no one was banging down the door to buy it. It was a dump but I thought I'd play it safe and offer mine at $49,500 or best offer. I hope to post updates as I go if things don't get too hectic. Beau _________________________________________________________________ Rediscover Hotmail?: Now available on your iPhone or BlackBerry http://windowslive.com/RediscoverHotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Rediscover_Mobile1_042009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090414/e26bf873/attachment.html From jotis at leadershipinst.org Sun Apr 12 13:05:46 2009 From: jotis at leadershipinst.org (Jeff Otis) Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:05:46 -0400 Subject: [5-DayForum] I signed up; when can i post? Message-ID: <000001c9bb90$ed492b90$c7db82b0$@org> I have a basic question. Does Bill's book contain any forms we can use to conduct the auction? Thanks Jeff -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090412/009a281f/attachment.html From jotis at leadershipinst.org Sun Apr 12 13:34:28 2009 From: jotis at leadershipinst.org (Jeff Otis) Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:34:28 -0400 Subject: [5-DayForum] URGENT CUSTOMER QUERY Message-ID: <000a01c9bb94$ef56b200$ce041600$@org> I FOLLOWED ALL INSTRUCTIONS TO POST ON A FORUM BUT WAS NEVER TAKEN TO THE POSTING PAGE. WHAT DID I DO WRONG? JEFF OTIS -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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One of the volunteers I was counting on had something come up for saturday the 25th. Is there anybody out there who can help in lower westchester on that date? The zip is 10607 if you need to look up to see how far it is. if you can help, give me a shout! thanks sean From wendy.barta at verizon.net Fri Apr 17 11:15:04 2009 From: wendy.barta at verizon.net (Wendy Barta) Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:15:04 -0400 Subject: [5-DayForum] FW: 5-Day sale in MD - advice? Message-ID: <0KI9002OM3P7J0JU@vms173017.mailsrvcs.net> I'm looking to do a 5-Day sale in Maryland - north of Baltimore (Timonium) the weekend of May 2-3rd. I would appreciate some advice. Does anyone know a good settlement agent and home inspection service? Also, any suggestions or tips would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much! Wendy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Connors) Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 06:57:38 -0400 Subject: [5-DayForum] Consultants Message-ID: <76623503-2EC3-46AD-9524-30DC26503606@optonline.net> Has anyone in the forum had any experience with hiring a 5-day sale consultant? How did you find one? Were you happy with the fee charged and services provided? Have you recommended them to anyone? Thanks, Susan From webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com Tue Apr 14 11:23:56 2009 From: webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com (Webuyhouses) Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:23:56 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] Question Message-ID: <982405884@mail.bummerhosting.com> I'll be able to address your email personally as soon as possible, and no later than by the end of the day tommorrow! I appreciate your patience and would like to offer you a special treat while you're waiting! Just visit my website at www.alyssamerriex.com right now! To request your FREE copy of our Special Report: How You Can Sell Your Home within 9 days! Enjoy and I look forward to speaking with you soon! From marshall.scott at yahoo.com Thu Apr 16 18:06:35 2009 From: marshall.scott at yahoo.com (Marshall Scott) Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:06:35 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [5-DayForum] Using Pay Per Click Advertising for 5 Day Sale? Message-ID: <526673.83368.qm@web65608.mail.ac4.yahoo.com> Hello everyone, I am new to the forum and am about to try my first 5 Day Sale. I have observed that conducting a good advertising campaign seems crucial to the overall success. In this regard, has anyone tried using Google Adwords? And if so, what sort of experience did you have? What cost per click did you end up paying on average? Did you use both the Search and Content alternatives? What keywords seemed to drive the most traffic? What percentage of the overall people number of people who inspected the house came from ppc? What geo-limitations did you use? Also, has anyone tried incorporating eBay into the process possibly using their classified ad alternative? Lastly, as a non-realtor consultant to homeowners wishing help on a 5 day sale, would anyone being williing to share their fee structure? Thanks in advance! Marshall Scott Athens, Georgia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090416/e3136db5/attachment.html From jotis at leadershipinst.org Fri Apr 17 13:44:54 2009 From: jotis at leadershipinst.org (Jeff Otis) Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:44:54 -0400 Subject: [5-DayForum] Question In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <008201c9bf84$390f6bb0$ab2e4310$@org> Just say highest acceptable bidder or highest and best bidder. That leaves you a legal loophole just like having a reserve bid in place does. Good luck From: 5-dayforum-bounces+jotis=leadershipinst.org at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days .com [mailto:5-dayforum-bounces+jotis=leadershipinst.org at mailman.howtosellyourhom ein5days.com] On Behalf Of steven brownstein Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2009 11:42 PM To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Subject: [5-DayForum] Question Dear Bill: My ad quick description will say "house will be sold Sunday Night to HIGHEST BIDDER". However, this may not be the case. Buyers can make bids with the understanding that they can withdraw them at any time for any reason. Buyers must also understand that the seller is not obligated to take the highest bid received. But, the ad states the house will be sold to the highest bidder. Is a potential legal problem? steven brownstein -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090417/9c0ef9c0/attachment.html From real.estate.professor at hotmail.com Fri Apr 17 14:29:39 2009 From: real.estate.professor at hotmail.com (Kyle Cascioli) Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:29:39 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] Consultants In-Reply-To: <76623503-2EC3-46AD-9524-30DC26503606@optonline.net> References: <76623503-2EC3-46AD-9524-30DC26503606@optonline.net> Message-ID: Hi Susan: There's a lot of free valuable information on www.AuctionBySeller.com including a video of a successful 5 Day sale in Denver. Check it out ... Kyle www.AuctionBySeller.com > Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 06:57:38 -0400 > From: smconnors at optonline.net > To: 5-dayforum at howtosellyourhomein5days.com > Subject: [5-DayForum] Consultants > > Has anyone in the forum had any experience with hiring a 5-day sale > consultant? How did you find one? Were you happy with the fee > charged and services provided? Have you recommended them to anyone? > > Thanks, > Susan > > > _______________________________________________ > 5-DayForum mailing list > 5-DayForum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com > http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayforum _________________________________________________________________ Rediscover Hotmail?: Get quick friend updates right in your inbox. http://windowslive.com/RediscoverHotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Rediscover_Updates2_042009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090417/b36c4633/attachment.html From tomhoffman at live.com Fri Apr 17 16:20:25 2009 From: tomhoffman at live.com (Tom Hoffman) Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:20:25 -0600 Subject: [5-DayForum] Ads start tomorrow! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Howdy, if you go to google and put in free classified ads you will find all kinds of free sitesl Also it you go to postlets you can set up an ad there for free which can be resubmitted to craig's list. I resubmit my ads every three to four days. TomHoffman Top priortiy Realty,LLC Licensed in Colorado From: beau_34 at hotmail.com To: 5-dayforum at howtosellyourhomein5days.com Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:44:43 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] Ads start tomorrow! Hey everybody. My advertising is starting tomorrow in my local paper. I am also advertising in the paper's onlne real estate section and craigslist. Anyone know of any other free real estate advertising websites? By the way - When you advertise in craigslist how often do you suggest re-submitting the ad? If I submit the ad at midnight tonight, it will be pushed to the bottom by the time potential buyers log on tomorrow morning. How often should I place the ad? 9:00am daily? Every 12 hours? Any info would be helpful. I am nervous and excited to get this whole thing started. A little bit about my situation: I am a 24 year old guy who bought the house october '08. It was fixer-upper and I have done the work myself with some help from my dad. I enjoyed doing the work I put in and thought I'd offer it up for sale to see what I can get for it and start the process again with the next place. I have no wife or kids to keep me in one place so why not? My house sold for $180000 at the top of the market in 8/06. My neighbors house has an identical floor plan and sold for $168,000 at the end of '07. I know those numbers mean nothing now and I really don't know what to expect. I'd like to get $135000. I thought about offering the house at $74,500 but there was a foreclosed house selling for around that price a few blocks away and no one was banging down the door to buy it. It was a dump but I thought I'd play it safe and offer mine at $49,500 or best offer. I hope to post updates as I go if things don't get too hectic. Beau Rediscover Hotmail?: Now available on your iPhone or BlackBerry Check it out. _________________________________________________________________ Rediscover Hotmail?: Get e-mail storage that grows with you. http://windowslive.com/RediscoverHotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Rediscover_Storage2_042009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090417/3763f307/attachment.html From tomhoffman at live.com Fri Apr 17 16:31:31 2009 From: tomhoffman at live.com (Tom Hoffman) Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:31:31 -0600 Subject: [5-DayForum] Question In-Reply-To: <008201c9bf84$390f6bb0$ab2e4310$@org> References: <008201c9bf84$390f6bb0$ab2e4310$@org> Message-ID: When I run the sales I change the word "sold" to "offered". Isn't this what is really happening? The buyer is making an offer to the seller and sellers are making offers or counter offers to the buyer. I also have a list of rules for the bidding process so everyone understands how the process works. Good luck From: jotis at leadershipinst.org To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:44:54 -0400 Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Question Just say highest acceptable bidder or highest and best bidder. That leaves you a legal loophole just like having a reserve bid in place does. Good luck From: 5-dayforum-bounces+jotis=leadershipinst.org at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com [mailto:5-dayforum-bounces+jotis=leadershipinst.org at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com] On Behalf Of steven brownstein Sent: Saturday, April 11, 2009 11:42 PM To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Subject: [5-DayForum] Question Dear Bill: My ad quick description will say "house will be sold Sunday Night to HIGHEST BIDDER". However, this may not be the case. Buyers can make bids with the understanding that they can withdraw them at any time for any reason. Buyers must also understand that the seller is not obligated to take the highest bid received. But, the ad states the house will be sold to the highest bidder. Is a potential legal problem? steven brownstein _________________________________________________________________ Rediscover Hotmail?: Get quick friend updates right in your inbox. http://windowslive.com/RediscoverHotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Rediscover_Updates2_042009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090417/1ca750e3/attachment.html From skyhighplanning at gmail.com Fri Apr 17 19:14:30 2009 From: skyhighplanning at gmail.com (SKY HIGH) Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:14:30 -0400 Subject: [5-DayForum] Queens/Long Island 5-day sale In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <53C25E44-F5B3-4171-92DC-EBA1CA8CE1E6@gmail.com> If you have short sale or wholesale properties in Queens, NJ,Long Island, or Brooklyn I am buying! Thanks Carlos A. Chica Sky High Planning, Inc. 7380 Sand Lake Rd. #500 Orlando, FL 32819 Office: (407) 352-3220 Fax: (407) 738-4816 Cell: (646) 552-0107 skyhighplanning at gmail.com Coming Soon: www.SKYHIGHPLANNING.com "It's kind of Fun to do the Impossible" - Walt Disney On Apr 12, 2009, at 1:28 PM, "Awilda Claros" wrote: > Has anyone done a 5-day sale in Queens or Long Island, New York? I > have to do one for 4/26/09 in Westbury, New York and need some > guidance. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Awilda, Realtor > > New York > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 5-DayForum mailing list > 5-DayForum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com > http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayforum -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090417/f0785b07/attachment.html From jotis at leadershipinst.org Fri Apr 17 22:09:56 2009 From: jotis at leadershipinst.org (Jeff Otis) Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 22:09:56 -0400 Subject: [5-DayForum] Queens/Long Island 5-day sale In-Reply-To: <53C25E44-F5B3-4171-92DC-EBA1CA8CE1E6@gmail.com> References: <53C25E44-F5B3-4171-92DC-EBA1CA8CE1E6@gmail.com> Message-ID: <000001c9bfca$c62d5b10$52881130$@org> Carlos. We, buy and sell 4-5 houses a month in NJ mainly. Single family, multi family. What do you do? Jeff Otis Twins Home, LLC Westfield, NJ Office: 908-389-0016 From: 5-dayforum-bounces+jotis=leadershipinst.org at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days .com [mailto:5-dayforum-bounces+jotis=leadershipinst.org at mailman.howtosellyourhom ein5days.com] On Behalf Of SKY HIGH Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 7:15 PM To: How To Sell Your Home in 5-Days Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Queens/Long Island 5-day sale If you have short sale or wholesale properties in Queens, NJ,Long Island, or Brooklyn I am buying! Thanks Carlos A. Chica Sky High Planning, Inc. 7380 Sand Lake Rd. #500 Orlando, FL 32819 Office: (407) 352-3220 Fax: (407) 738-4816 Cell: (646) 552-0107 skyhighplanning at gmail.com Coming Soon: www.SKYHIGHPLANNING.com "It's kind of Fun to do the Impossible" - Walt Disney On Apr 12, 2009, at 1:28 PM, "Awilda Claros" wrote: Has anyone done a 5-day sale in Queens or Long Island, New York? I have to do one for 4/26/09 in Westbury, New York and need some guidance. Thanks, Awilda, Realtor New York _______________________________________________ 5-DayForum mailing list 5-DayForum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayforum -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090417/c589e703/attachment.html From skyhighplanning at gmail.com Fri Apr 17 22:41:27 2009 From: skyhighplanning at gmail.com (SKY HIGH) Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 22:41:27 -0400 Subject: [5-DayForum] Queens/Long Island 5-day sale In-Reply-To: <000001c9bfca$c62d5b10$52881130$@org> References: <53C25E44-F5B3-4171-92DC-EBA1CA8CE1E6@gmail.com> <000001c9bfca$c62d5b10$52881130$@org> Message-ID: <4D78C3B4-85FC-477B-9DBB-E95026B09521@gmail.com> Mostly Multi-Family NYC, LI, NJ. Also, we have an office in Orlando, FL specializing in providing relief for homeowners in distress. We buy & sell many more homes in FL because there are so many homes being foreclosed that we have already secured over 100 properties in a short period of time. Most of them are already sold as we make the remaining inventory available to purchase at wholesale prices. We will continue to get more properties so if anyone is interested in great deals near Disney World contact me anytime. Thanks Carlos A. Chica SKY HIGH PLANNING, INC. 7380 Sand Lake Rd. Suite #500 Orlando, FL 32819 Office: (407) 352-3220 Fax: (407) 738-4816 Cell: (646) 552-0107 skyhighplanning at gmail.com Coming Soon: www.SKYHIGHPLANNING.com "It's kind of Fun to do the Impossible" -Walt Disney On Apr 17, 2009, at 10:09 PM, Jeff Otis wrote: > Carlos. We, buy and sell 4-5 houses a month in NJ mainly. Single > family, multi family. What do you do? > > Jeff Otis > > Twins Home, LLC > > Westfield, NJ > > Office: 908-389-0016 > > > > From: 5-dayforum-bounces > +jotis=leadershipinst.org at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com > [mailto:5-dayforum-bounces > +jotis=leadershipinst.org at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com] On > Behalf Of SKY HIGH > Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 7:15 PM > To: How To Sell Your Home in 5-Days > Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Queens/Long Island 5-day sale > > > > If you have short sale or wholesale properties in Queens, NJ,Long > Island, or Brooklyn I am buying! > > > > Thanks > > Carlos A. Chica > > Sky High Planning, Inc. > > 7380 Sand Lake Rd. #500 > > Orlando, FL 32819 > > Office: (407) 352-3220 > > Fax: (407) 738-4816 > > Cell: (646) 552-0107 > > skyhighplanning at gmail.com > > > > Coming Soon: > > > > www.SKYHIGHPLANNING.com > > > > "It's kind of Fun to do the Impossible" > > > > - Walt Disney > > > On Apr 12, 2009, at 1:28 PM, "Awilda Claros" > wrote: > > Has anyone done a 5-day sale in Queens or Long Island, New York? I > have to do one for 4/26/09 in Westbury, New York and need some > guidance. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Awilda, Realtor > > New York > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 5-DayForum mailing list > 5-DayForum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com > http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5- > dayforum > > _______________________________________________ > 5-DayForum mailing list > 5-DayForum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com > http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5- > dayforum -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090417/9fcb4381/attachment.html From joe.ignat at gmail.com Fri Apr 17 23:05:01 2009 From: joe.ignat at gmail.com (Joe Ignat) Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 23:05:01 -0400 Subject: [5-DayForum] Queens/Long Island 5-day sale In-Reply-To: <000001c9bfca$c62d5b10$52881130$@org> References: <53C25E44-F5B3-4171-92DC-EBA1CA8CE1E6@gmail.com> <000001c9bfca$c62d5b10$52881130$@org> Message-ID: <11b6cf460904172005o51130babn5f5401ffedeca195@mail.gmail.com> Are you selling them all by Auctions I have 32 properties in Cleveland that need to be moved I can sell them any way needed just need a selling price that meets about 40-60% of appraised value. Done a few auctions but not much moved. These are all fixer uppers but we also will do owner financing if needed. If you have any suggestion please pipe in. Thanks, Joe On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 10:09 PM, Jeff Otis wrote: > Carlos. We, buy and sell 4-5 houses a month in NJ mainly. Single family, > multi family. What do you do? > > Jeff Otis > > Twins Home, LLC > > Westfield, NJ > > Office: 908-389-0016 > > > > *From:* 5-dayforum-bounces+jotis=leadershipinst.org@ > mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com [mailto:5-dayforum-bounces+jotis<5-dayforum-bounces%2Bjotis> > =leadershipinst.org at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com] *On Behalf Of *SKY > HIGH > *Sent:* Friday, April 17, 2009 7:15 PM > *To:* How To Sell Your Home in 5-Days > *Subject:* Re: [5-DayForum] Queens/Long Island 5-day sale > > > > If you have short sale or wholesale properties in Queens, NJ,Long Island, > or Brooklyn I am buying! > > > > Thanks > > Carlos A. Chica > > Sky High Planning, Inc. > > 7380 Sand Lake Rd. #500 > > Orlando, FL 32819 > > Office: (407) 352-3220 > > Fax: (407) 738-4816 > > Cell: (646) 552-0107 > > skyhighplanning at gmail.com > > > > Coming Soon: > > > > www.SKYHIGHPLANNING.com > > > > "It's kind of Fun to do the Impossible" > > > > - Walt Disney > > > On Apr 12, 2009, at 1:28 PM, "Awilda Claros" > wrote: > > Has anyone done a 5-day sale in Queens or Long Island, New York? I have > to do one for 4/26/09 in Westbury, New York and need some guidance. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Awilda, Realtor > > New York > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 5-DayForum mailing list > 5-DayForum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com > http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayforum > > > _______________________________________________ > 5-DayForum mailing list > 5-DayForum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com > http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayforum > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090417/867edf04/attachment.html From skyhighplanning at gmail.com Fri Apr 17 23:23:28 2009 From: skyhighplanning at gmail.com (SKY HIGH) Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 23:23:28 -0400 Subject: [5-DayForum] Queens/Long Island 5-day sale In-Reply-To: <11b6cf460904172005o51130babn5f5401ffedeca195@mail.gmail.com> References: <53C25E44-F5B3-4171-92DC-EBA1CA8CE1E6@gmail.com> <000001c9bfca$c62d5b10$52881130$@org> <11b6cf460904172005o51130babn5f5401ffedeca195@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: Yes we have on some of them. Some we wholesale. The purpose of the auction is to sell at the best price attainable at that moment & quickly. You could be more flexible as to minimum you can take because you don't need full market value. But if you have done auctions unsuccessfully, you're either not doing the marketing & bidding process properly or your home value is not what you think. Carlos A. Chica Sky High Planning, Inc. 7380 Sand Lake Rd. #500 Orlando, FL 32819 Office: (407) 352-3220 Fax: (407) 738-4816 Cell: (646) 552-0107 skyhighplanning at gmail.com Coming Soon: www.SKYHIGHPLANNING.com "It's kind of Fun to do the Impossible" - Walt Disney On Apr 17, 2009, at 11:05 PM, Joe Ignat wrote: > Are you selling them all by Auctions I have 32 properties in > Cleveland that need to be moved I can sell them any way needed just > need a selling price that meets about 40-60% of appraised value. > Done a few auctions but not much moved. These are all fixer uppers > but we also will do owner financing if needed. If you have any > suggestion please pipe in. > > Thanks, > > Joe > > > > > On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 10:09 PM, Jeff Otis > wrote: > Carlos. We, buy and sell 4-5 houses a month in NJ mainly. Single > family, multi family. What do you do? > > Jeff Otis > > Twins Home, LLC > > Westfield, NJ > > Office: 908-389-0016 > > > > From: 5-dayforum-bounces+jotis=leadershipinst.org at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com > [mailto:5-dayforum-bounces+jotis=leadershipinst.org at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com > ] On Behalf Of SKY HIGH > Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 7:15 PM > To: How To Sell Your Home in 5-Days > Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Queens/Long Island 5-day sale > > > > If you have short sale or wholesale properties in Queens, NJ,Long > Island, or Brooklyn I am buying! > > > > Thanks > > Carlos A. Chica > > Sky High Planning, Inc. > > 7380 Sand Lake Rd. #500 > > Orlando, FL 32819 > > Office: (407) 352-3220 > > Fax: (407) 738-4816 > > Cell: (646) 552-0107 > > skyhighplanning at gmail.com > > > > Coming Soon: > > > > www.SKYHIGHPLANNING.com > > > > "It's kind of Fun to do the Impossible" > > > > - Walt Disney > > > On Apr 12, 2009, at 1:28 PM, "Awilda Claros" > wrote: > > Has anyone done a 5-day sale in Queens or Long Island, New York? I > have to do one for 4/26/09 in Westbury, New York and need some > guidance. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Awilda, Realtor > > New York > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 5-DayForum mailing list > 5-DayForum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com > http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayforum > > > _______________________________________________ > 5-DayForum mailing list > 5-DayForum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com > http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayforum > > > _______________________________________________ > 5-DayForum mailing list > 5-DayForum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com > http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayforum -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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My major paper only uses 18-24 lines per ad depending on the size of characters. Capital letters eat up space fast. I couldn't get the ad formated as Bill suggests. here is the best I came up with. For sale by owner graphic at the top, left flushed location, centered price, rest of the ad written out. (for sale by owner graphic) 83RD NEAR CAPITOL 3 BR, 1.5 BA, new KIT & BA, patio, 2.5 GA, bar. * $49,500/obo. * Inspection Sat-Sun 10-5 Will be sold Sun. night to highest bidder. 555-123-4567 For my online craigslst ad I started with the quick desciption and a picture of the ad I as would have liked it to appear in the paper. I wasn't getting many responses so I added a pic of my kitchen to prove it wasn't a teardown. After 48 hours passed and craigslist allowed me to post a new ad, I added a better picture of the kitchen but still only got 2 more responses. http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/reo/1126754052.html The ad was posted in my paper's online homes section but received no responses. How long should I wait to start another sale? Any suggestions for my advertising? Robert _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live?: Life without walls. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_allup_1b_explore_042009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090417/1c5ade0f/attachment.html From bill at effros.com Sat Apr 18 09:09:34 2009 From: bill at effros.com (Bill Effros) Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 09:09:34 -0400 Subject: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <49E9D10E.5080804@effros.com> Robert, Go again for next week. Count the 17 you already got. You need to get 8 more by next Friday night. You've got a good idea of what your home is worth, but you'll come up a little on the low side. If that won't work for you, don't run the 5-Day Sale at all, instead try something else to see if the market moves up over time. If you want to sell for the current market price, run your advertising again, play fair, sell to the high bidder. Explain to everyone exactly what you are doing, and why. Tell them to look at the book on Amazon -- I think they can see enough free pages to understand. Bill Effros Author Robert G. Kriedermann wrote: > Hello everyone. > > I had posted to the forum with the heading "ads start tomorrow" > > I had to postpone my sale because I only got 17 responses. 5 from > online, 12 from print ads. I called people back and told them I would > run another sale in a couple of weeks, that I would call them when I > did, and I hoped they could attend the open house. How long should I > wait to run another sale? I could run one next week but if people see > an ad saying the house will be sold to highest bidder on sunday when > they just saw the same ad last week why should they believe there is > any urgency to respond? > > My major paper only uses 18-24 lines per ad depending on the size of > characters. Capital letters eat up space fast. I couldn't get the ad > formated as Bill suggests. here is the best I came up with. For sale > by owner graphic at the top, left flushed location, centered price, > rest of the ad written out. > > (for sale by owner graphic) > 83RD NEAR CAPITOL > 3 BR, 1.5 BA, new KIT & > BA, patio, 2.5 GA, bar. > * $49,500/obo. * > Inspection Sat-Sun 10-5 > Will be sold Sun. night > to highest bidder. > 555-123-4567 > For my online craigslst ad I started with the quick desciption and > a picture of the ad I as would have liked it to appear in the > paper. I wasn't getting many responses so I added a pic of my > kitchen to prove it wasn't a teardown. After 48 hours passed and > craigslist allowed me to post a new ad, I added a better picture > of the kitchen but still only got 2 more responses. > http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/reo/1126754052.html > > The ad was posted in my paper's online homes section but received > no responses. > > How long should I wait to start another sale? Any suggestions for > my advertising? > > Robert > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Windows Live?: Life without walls. Check it out. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > 5-DayForum mailing list > 5-DayForum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com > http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayforum > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Bill Effros List Administrator From gnewell at tds.net Fri Apr 17 12:50:38 2009 From: gnewell at tds.net (Gina Newell) Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:50:38 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] Ad Question Message-ID: <007401c9bf7c$a44fc170$ecef4450$@net> Referring to a previous question by Steven Brownstein, I wonder if there is a moral question in posting an ad that says you will sell to the highest bidder, but then you might not. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090417/50ce4a5c/attachment.html From wayneo.3 at juno.com Fri Apr 17 15:08:35 2009 From: wayneo.3 at juno.com (wayneo.3 at juno.com) Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:08:35 GMT Subject: [5-DayForum] settng the price Message-ID: <20090417.150835.4689.0@webmail11.dca.untd.com> Hi Bill: I need to sell my home in central Ohio and it seems like after reading your book the 5-day method is the best way to go! My question concerns setting the selling price. If I set the selling price for half of what I hope to get for the home, it will put me way below what I owe on the home. Even if my sale goes well and I get 3 serious bids I may not get a top bid greater than what I owe. Then I would be forced to tell them no deal because their bid did not top what I owe. So wouldn't it be better to start the bidding price at what I owe or just a little below ($10k or so) than go thrugh the whole process and be forced to decline the offer? Wayne ____________________________________________________________ Click to consolidate debt and lower month expenses. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2131/fc/BLSrjnsHDMQEQ2w4KHBS1medRysnIdSrI14XYEfQlfKl4PS4PACLS6o93DS/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090417/cc3c6bac/attachment.html From bill at effros.com Sat Apr 18 09:31:43 2009 From: bill at effros.com (Bill Effros) Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 09:31:43 -0400 Subject: [5-DayForum] Queens/Long Island 5-day sale In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <49E9D63F.7000603@effros.com> Awilda, I did one that was filmed by the Lifetime cable network in Queens. The piece was on the Internet for a long time, you might still be able to find it. Follow the book exactly and you'll get the most you can get for any home. Bill Effros Author Awilda Claros wrote: > > Has anyone done a 5-day sale in Queens or Long Island, New York? I > have to do one for 4/26/09 in Westbury, New York and need some guidance. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Awilda, Realtor > > New York > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > 5-DayForum mailing list > 5-DayForum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com > http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayforum > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090418/bae511c0/attachment.html From bill at effros.com Sat Apr 18 09:38:47 2009 From: bill at effros.com (Bill Effros) Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 09:38:47 -0400 Subject: [5-DayForum] Sold to the High Bidder In-Reply-To: <008201c9bf84$390f6bb0$ab2e4310$@org> References: <008201c9bf84$390f6bb0$ab2e4310$@org> Message-ID: <49E9D7E7.6060006@effros.com> Steven, Go back to the archives or the book. When an auctioneer says "SOLD TO THE HIGH BIDDER!" a lot more stuff has to happen before it is actually sold, and everyone knows it. (For example, the bidder has to give the seller some money, and if the bidder is unable or unwilling to do that, it's not sold.) Same with houses. Everybody wants to become a legal beagle here. Drop it. Run the wording the way I say in the book and you'll get higher offers. Take the best offer you can get. Then see if the buyer can actually come up with the money. If you don't plan to sell to the high bidder, don't use the 5-Day Method. Bill Effros Author PS -- PLEASE try to put the subject of your email on the subject line so somebody else can go through the archives and have some idea of what email to review. Jeff Otis wrote: > > Just say highest acceptable bidder or highest and best bidder. That > leaves you a legal loophole just like having a reserve bid in place > does. Good luck > > > > *From:* > 5-dayforum-bounces+jotis=leadershipinst.org at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com > [mailto:5-dayforum-bounces+jotis=leadershipinst.org at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com] > *On Behalf Of *steven brownstein > *Sent:* Saturday, April 11, 2009 11:42 PM > *To:* 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com > *Subject:* [5-DayForum] Question > > > > Dear Bill: My ad quick description will say "house will be sold Sunday > Night to HIGHEST BIDDER". However, this may not be the case. Buyers > can make bids with the understanding that they can withdraw them at > any time for any reason. Buyers must also understand that the seller > is not obligated to take the highest bid received. But, the ad states > the house will be sold to the highest bidder. Is a potential legal > problem? > > steven brownstein > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > 5-DayForum mailing list > 5-DayForum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com > http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayforum > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090418/5f4fe9d9/attachment.html From bill at effros.com Sat Apr 18 09:40:08 2009 From: bill at effros.com (Bill Effros) Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 09:40:08 -0400 Subject: [5-DayForum] Use the Archives In-Reply-To: <20090417.150835.4689.0@webmail11.dca.untd.com> References: <20090417.150835.4689.0@webmail11.dca.untd.com> Message-ID: <49E9D838.2020104@effros.com> Wayne, Go to the archives. Sort by subject to find answers to this question. Sort by author to find my answers to this question. I have not been answering old questions since roughly the start of this year, so look in last year if you want to know how I've answered this question in the past. I try to keep my subject line so it reflects the content within. Bill Effros Author wayneo.3 at juno.com wrote: > > Hi Bill: > > I need to sell my home in central Ohio and it seems like after reading > your book the 5-day method is the best way to go! > > My question concerns setting the selling price. If I set the selling > price for half of what I hope to get for the home, it will put me way > below what I owe on the home. Even if my sale goes well and I get 3 > serious bids I may not get a top bid greater than what I owe. Then I > would be forced to tell them no deal because their bid did not top > what I owe. So wouldn't it be better to start the bidding price at > what I owe or just a little below ($10k or so) than go thrugh the > whole process and be forced to decline the offer? > > Wayne > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Click to consolidate debt and lower month expenses. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > 5-DayForum mailing list > 5-DayForum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com > http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayforum > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090418/dd6e6643/attachment.html From sean at folkson.com Fri Apr 17 17:06:32 2009 From: sean at folkson.com (Sean Folkson) Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:06:32 -0400 Subject: [5-DayForum] Using Pay Per Click Advertising for 5 Day Sale? Message-ID: <200904172107.n3HL7r66030051@intel1.peregrinehw.com> Hi Marshall, if you price right, and in the right places, no need to go through pay-per-click in my mind. likely won't be enough bang-for-the-buck. Just my two cents. From sean at folkson.com Fri Apr 17 17:05:20 2009 From: sean at folkson.com (Sean Folkson) Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:05:20 -0400 Subject: [5-DayForum] Ads start tomorrow! Message-ID: <200904172107.n3HL7qw7030043@intel1.peregrinehw.com> tom, you can also pay a small fee to be listed online at sites like Owners.com or FSBO.com. that paid listing will propagate through the web onto sites like Zillow and Trulia. Lots of exposure. You can also do a flat fee MLS listing, if you're OK paying a small (1%) commission in a situation where the top bidder happened to have been brought in by a broker. My thinking is the extra traffic you get from the MLS listing might more than make up for the 1% cost. From sean at folkson.com Fri Apr 17 17:07:34 2009 From: sean at folkson.com (Sean Folkson) Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:07:34 -0400 Subject: [5-DayForum] Question Message-ID: <200904172112.n3HLCqrD032195@intel1.peregrinehw.com> I do exactly what Tom is saying....home will be offered to highest bidder. And, it's true. From sean at folkson.com Fri Apr 17 17:08:52 2009 From: sean at folkson.com (Sean Folkson) Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:08:52 -0400 Subject: [5-DayForum] NJ MREIA MEMBER NEEDS SUGGESTIONS ON FORMS TO GO WITH BILL'S BOOK Message-ID: <200904172112.n3HLCr2n032200@intel1.peregrinehw.com> it's all in the book...buy it. I have 3 or 4 copies! From sean at folkson.com Sat Apr 18 17:20:05 2009 From: sean at folkson.com (Sean Folkson) Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 17:20:05 -0400 Subject: [5-DayForum] Sean -- Join the List Message-ID: <200904182120.n3ILKlRG022977@intel1.peregrinehw.com> Sorry Bill, I had been subscribed for a very long time, but was sending from a secondary E-mail address....didn't know that was causing a problem. let me know if it's ok now tx sean From sean at folkson.com Sat Apr 18 17:26:35 2009 From: sean at folkson.com (Sean Folkson) Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 17:26:35 -0400 Subject: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. Message-ID: <200904182128.n3ILSFaB025600@intel1.peregrinehw.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Awilda, Realtor, NY _____ From: 5-dayforum-bounces+naclaros=earthlink.net at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.c om [mailto:5-dayforum-bounces+naclaros=earthlink.net at mailman.howtosellyourhomei n5days.com] On Behalf Of Bill Effros Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2009 9:32 AM To: How To Sell Your Home in 5-Days Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Queens/Long Island 5-day sale Awilda, I did one that was filmed by the Lifetime cable network in Queens. The piece was on the Internet for a long time, you might still be able to find it. Follow the book exactly and you'll get the most you can get for any home. Bill Effros Author Awilda Claros wrote: Has anyone done a 5-day sale in Queens or Long Island, New York? I have to do one for 4/26/09 in Westbury, New York and need some guidance. Thanks, Awilda, Realtor New York _____ _______________________________________________ 5-DayForum mailing list 5-DayForum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayforum -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090418/e3d64105/attachment.html From real.estate.professor at hotmail.com Sun Apr 19 11:28:09 2009 From: real.estate.professor at hotmail.com (Kyle Cascioli) Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 10:28:09 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] Queens/Long Island 5-day sale In-Reply-To: References: <49E9D63F.7000603@effros.com> Message-ID: Hi Awilda: There's also a 5 Day Sale video documented on: www.AuctionByAgent.com Good luck! Kyle Cascioli www.AuctionByAgent.com From: naclaros at earthlink.net To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Date: Sat, 18 Apr 2009 21:09:36 -0400 Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Queens/Long Island 5-day sale Hi Bill, I was able to find your piece on You Tube. I gave me some good insight. Thanks. Awilda, Realtor, NY From: 5-dayforum-bounces+naclaros=earthlink.net at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com [mailto:5-dayforum-bounces+naclaros=earthlink.net at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com] On Behalf Of Bill Effros Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2009 9:32 AM To: How To Sell Your Home in 5-Days Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Queens/Long Island 5-day sale Awilda, I did one that was filmed by the Lifetime cable network in Queens. The piece was on the Internet for a long time, you might still be able to find it. Follow the book exactly and you'll get the most you can get for any home. Bill Effros Author Awilda Claros wrote: Has anyone done a 5-day sale in Queens or Long Island, New York? 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Bill Effros Author wayneo.3 at juno.com wrote: Hi Bill: I need to sell my home in central Ohio and it seems like after reading your book the 5-day method is the best way to go! My question concerns setting the selling price. If I set the selling price for half of what I hope to get for the home, it will put me way below what I owe on the home. Even if my sale goes well and I get 3 serious bids I may not get a top bid greater than what I owe. Then I would be forced to tell them no deal because their bid did not top what I owe. So wouldn't it be better to start the bidding price at what I owe or just a little below ($10k or so) than go thrugh the whole process and be forced to decline the offer? 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Kriedermann) Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 18:42:06 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. Message-ID: As of right now I have received 30 responses and am on for next weekend. I contacted all the people I had told I was rescheduling and told them it was back on for this upcoming weekend. I will call everyone on friday and remind them again. Thanks for the advice Bill. Robert _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live?: Life without walls. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_allup_1b_explore_042009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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From webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com Sun Apr 19 19:42:52 2009 From: webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com (Webuyhouses) Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 18:42:52 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. Message-ID: <982750554@mail.bummerhosting.com> I'll be able to address your email personally as soon as possible, and no later than by the end of the day tommorrow! I appreciate your patience and would like to offer you a special treat while you're waiting! Just visit my website at www.alyssamerriex.com right now! To request your FREE copy of our Special Report: How You Can Sell Your Home within 9 days! Enjoy and I look forward to speaking with you soon! From webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com Sun Apr 19 19:43:13 2009 From: webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com (Webuyhouses) Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 18:43:13 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. Message-ID: <982750566@mail.bummerhosting.com> I'll be able to address your email personally as soon as possible, and no later than by the end of the day tommorrow! I appreciate your patience and would like to offer you a special treat while you're waiting! Just visit my website at www.alyssamerriex.com right now! To request your FREE copy of our Special Report: How You Can Sell Your Home within 9 days! Enjoy and I look forward to speaking with you soon! From webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com Sun Apr 19 19:43:32 2009 From: webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com (Webuyhouses) Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 18:43:32 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. Message-ID: <982750576@mail.bummerhosting.com> I'll be able to address your email personally as soon as possible, and no later than by the end of the day tommorrow! I appreciate your patience and would like to offer you a special treat while you're waiting! Just visit my website at www.alyssamerriex.com right now! To request your FREE copy of our Special Report: How You Can Sell Your Home within 9 days! Enjoy and I look forward to speaking with you soon! From webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com Sun Apr 19 19:43:52 2009 From: webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com (Webuyhouses) Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 18:43:52 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. Message-ID: <982750586@mail.bummerhosting.com> I'll be able to address your email personally as soon as possible, and no later than by the end of the day tommorrow! I appreciate your patience and would like to offer you a special treat while you're waiting! Just visit my website at www.alyssamerriex.com right now! To request your FREE copy of our Special Report: How You Can Sell Your Home within 9 days! Enjoy and I look forward to speaking with you soon! From webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com Sun Apr 19 22:04:29 2009 From: webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com (Webuyhouses) Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:04:29 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. Message-ID: <982755470@mail.bummerhosting.com> I'll be able to address your email personally as soon as possible, and no later than by the end of the day tommorrow! I appreciate your patience and would like to offer you a special treat while you're waiting! Just visit my website at www.alyssamerriex.com right now! To request your FREE copy of our Special Report: How You Can Sell Your Home within 9 days! Enjoy and I look forward to speaking with you soon! From webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com Sun Apr 19 22:04:41 2009 From: webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com (Webuyhouses) Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:04:41 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. Message-ID: <982755476@mail.bummerhosting.com> I'll be able to address your email personally as soon as possible, and no later than by the end of the day tommorrow! I appreciate your patience and would like to offer you a special treat while you're waiting! Just visit my website at www.alyssamerriex.com right now! To request your FREE copy of our Special Report: How You Can Sell Your Home within 9 days! Enjoy and I look forward to speaking with you soon! From webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com Sun Apr 19 22:05:02 2009 From: webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com (Webuyhouses) Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:05:02 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. Message-ID: <982755489@mail.bummerhosting.com> I'll be able to address your email personally as soon as possible, and no later than by the end of the day tommorrow! I appreciate your patience and would like to offer you a special treat while you're waiting! Just visit my website at www.alyssamerriex.com right now! To request your FREE copy of our Special Report: How You Can Sell Your Home within 9 days! Enjoy and I look forward to speaking with you soon! From webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com Sun Apr 19 22:05:22 2009 From: webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com (Webuyhouses) Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:05:22 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. Message-ID: <982755499@mail.bummerhosting.com> I'll be able to address your email personally as soon as possible, and no later than by the end of the day tommorrow! I appreciate your patience and would like to offer you a special treat while you're waiting! Just visit my website at www.alyssamerriex.com right now! To request your FREE copy of our Special Report: How You Can Sell Your Home within 9 days! Enjoy and I look forward to speaking with you soon! From webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com Sun Apr 19 22:05:45 2009 From: webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com (Webuyhouses) Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 21:05:45 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. Message-ID: <982755510@mail.bummerhosting.com> I'll be able to address your email personally as soon as possible, and no later than by the end of the day tommorrow! I appreciate your patience and would like to offer you a special treat while you're waiting! Just visit my website at www.alyssamerriex.com right now! To request your FREE copy of our Special Report: How You Can Sell Your Home within 9 days! Enjoy and I look forward to speaking with you soon! From jotis at leadershipinst.org Sun Apr 19 22:53:45 2009 From: jotis at leadershipinst.org (Jeff Otis) Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 22:53:45 -0400 Subject: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. In-Reply-To: <982750566@mail.bummerhosting.com> References: <982750566@mail.bummerhosting.com> Message-ID: <000501c9c163$39fdb0a0$adf911e0$@org> www.alyssamerriex.com - this email has been received five times clogging up the inboxes -----Original Message----- From: 5-dayforum-bounces+jotis=leadershipinst.org at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days .com [mailto:5-dayforum-bounces+jotis=leadershipinst.org at mailman.howtosellyourhom ein5days.com] On Behalf Of Webuyhouses Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 7:43 PM To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. I'll be able to address your email personally as soon as possible, and no later than by the end of the day tommorrow! I appreciate your patience and would like to offer you a special treat while you're waiting! Just visit my website at www.alyssamerriex.com right now! To request your FREE copy of our Special Report: How You Can Sell Your Home within 9 days! Enjoy and I look forward to speaking with you soon! _______________________________________________ 5-DayForum mailing list 5-DayForum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayforum From webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com Mon Apr 20 00:06:19 2009 From: webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com (Webuyhouses) Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 23:06:19 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. Message-ID: <982759625@mail.bummerhosting.com> I'll be able to address your email personally as soon as possible, and no later than by the end of the day tommorrow! I appreciate your patience and would like to offer you a special treat while you're waiting! Just visit my website at www.alyssamerriex.com right now! To request your FREE copy of our Special Report: How You Can Sell Your Home within 9 days! Enjoy and I look forward to speaking with you soon! From webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com Mon Apr 20 00:06:32 2009 From: webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com (Webuyhouses) Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 23:06:32 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. Message-ID: <982759632@mail.bummerhosting.com> I'll be able to address your email personally as soon as possible, and no later than by the end of the day tommorrow! I appreciate your patience and would like to offer you a special treat while you're waiting! Just visit my website at www.alyssamerriex.com right now! To request your FREE copy of our Special Report: How You Can Sell Your Home within 9 days! Enjoy and I look forward to speaking with you soon! From webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com Mon Apr 20 00:06:53 2009 From: webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com (Webuyhouses) Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 23:06:53 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. Message-ID: <982759642@mail.bummerhosting.com> I'll be able to address your email personally as soon as possible, and no later than by the end of the day tommorrow! I appreciate your patience and would like to offer you a special treat while you're waiting! Just visit my website at www.alyssamerriex.com right now! To request your FREE copy of our Special Report: How You Can Sell Your Home within 9 days! Enjoy and I look forward to speaking with you soon! From webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com Mon Apr 20 00:07:14 2009 From: webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com (Webuyhouses) Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 23:07:14 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. Message-ID: <982759655@mail.bummerhosting.com> I'll be able to address your email personally as soon as possible, and no later than by the end of the day tommorrow! I appreciate your patience and would like to offer you a special treat while you're waiting! Just visit my website at www.alyssamerriex.com right now! To request your FREE copy of our Special Report: How You Can Sell Your Home within 9 days! Enjoy and I look forward to speaking with you soon! From webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com Mon Apr 20 00:07:56 2009 From: webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com (Webuyhouses) Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 23:07:56 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. Message-ID: <982759676@mail.bummerhosting.com> I'll be able to address your email personally as soon as possible, and no later than by the end of the day tommorrow! I appreciate your patience and would like to offer you a special treat while you're waiting! Just visit my website at www.alyssamerriex.com right now! To request your FREE copy of our Special Report: How You Can Sell Your Home within 9 days! Enjoy and I look forward to speaking with you soon! From webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com Mon Apr 20 02:32:21 2009 From: webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com (Webuyhouses) Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 01:32:21 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. Message-ID: <982780938@mail.bummerhosting.com> I'll be able to address your email personally as soon as possible, and no later than by the end of the day tommorrow! I appreciate your patience and would like to offer you a special treat while you're waiting! Just visit my website at www.alyssamerriex.com right now! To request your FREE copy of our Special Report: How You Can Sell Your Home within 9 days! Enjoy and I look forward to speaking with you soon! From webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com Mon Apr 20 02:32:35 2009 From: webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com (Webuyhouses) Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 01:32:35 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. Message-ID: <982780945@mail.bummerhosting.com> I'll be able to address your email personally as soon as possible, and no later than by the end of the day tommorrow! I appreciate your patience and would like to offer you a special treat while you're waiting! Just visit my website at www.alyssamerriex.com right now! To request your FREE copy of our Special Report: How You Can Sell Your Home within 9 days! Enjoy and I look forward to speaking with you soon! From webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com Mon Apr 20 02:32:54 2009 From: webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com (Webuyhouses) Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 01:32:54 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. Message-ID: <982780955@mail.bummerhosting.com> I'll be able to address your email personally as soon as possible, and no later than by the end of the day tommorrow! I appreciate your patience and would like to offer you a special treat while you're waiting! Just visit my website at www.alyssamerriex.com right now! To request your FREE copy of our Special Report: How You Can Sell Your Home within 9 days! Enjoy and I look forward to speaking with you soon! From webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com Mon Apr 20 02:33:13 2009 From: webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com (Webuyhouses) Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 01:33:13 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. Message-ID: <982780966@mail.bummerhosting.com> I'll be able to address your email personally as soon as possible, and no later than by the end of the day tommorrow! I appreciate your patience and would like to offer you a special treat while you're waiting! Just visit my website at www.alyssamerriex.com right now! To request your FREE copy of our Special Report: How You Can Sell Your Home within 9 days! Enjoy and I look forward to speaking with you soon! From webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com Mon Apr 20 02:33:32 2009 From: webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com (Webuyhouses) Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 01:33:32 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. Message-ID: <982780976@mail.bummerhosting.com> I'll be able to address your email personally as soon as possible, and no later than by the end of the day tommorrow! I appreciate your patience and would like to offer you a special treat while you're waiting! Just visit my website at www.alyssamerriex.com right now! To request your FREE copy of our Special Report: How You Can Sell Your Home within 9 days! Enjoy and I look forward to speaking with you soon! From webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com Mon Apr 20 04:39:51 2009 From: webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com (Webuyhouses) Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 03:39:51 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. Message-ID: <982785273@mail.bummerhosting.com> I'll be able to address your email personally as soon as possible, and no later than by the end of the day tommorrow! I appreciate your patience and would like to offer you a special treat while you're waiting! Just visit my website at www.alyssamerriex.com right now! To request your FREE copy of our Special Report: How You Can Sell Your Home within 9 days! Enjoy and I look forward to speaking with you soon! From webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com Mon Apr 20 04:40:06 2009 From: webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com (Webuyhouses) Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 03:40:06 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. Message-ID: <982785283@mail.bummerhosting.com> I'll be able to address your email personally as soon as possible, and no later than by the end of the day tommorrow! I appreciate your patience and would like to offer you a special treat while you're waiting! Just visit my website at www.alyssamerriex.com right now! To request your FREE copy of our Special Report: How You Can Sell Your Home within 9 days! Enjoy and I look forward to speaking with you soon! From webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com Mon Apr 20 04:40:31 2009 From: webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com (Webuyhouses) Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 03:40:31 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. Message-ID: <982785295@mail.bummerhosting.com> I'll be able to address your email personally as soon as possible, and no later than by the end of the day tommorrow! I appreciate your patience and would like to offer you a special treat while you're waiting! 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From webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com Mon Apr 20 04:41:14 2009 From: webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com (Webuyhouses) Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 03:41:14 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. Message-ID: <982785319@mail.bummerhosting.com> I'll be able to address your email personally as soon as possible, and no later than by the end of the day tommorrow! I appreciate your patience and would like to offer you a special treat while you're waiting! Just visit my website at www.alyssamerriex.com right now! To request your FREE copy of our Special Report: How You Can Sell Your Home within 9 days! Enjoy and I look forward to speaking with you soon! From webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com Mon Apr 20 06:56:38 2009 From: webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com (Webuyhouses) Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 05:56:38 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. Message-ID: <982789907@mail.bummerhosting.com> I'll be able to address your email personally as soon as possible, and no later than by the end of the day tommorrow! I appreciate your patience and would like to offer you a special treat while you're waiting! Just visit my website at www.alyssamerriex.com right now! To request your FREE copy of our Special Report: How You Can Sell Your Home within 9 days! Enjoy and I look forward to speaking with you soon! From webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com Mon Apr 20 06:56:51 2009 From: webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com (Webuyhouses) Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 05:56:51 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. Message-ID: <982789913@mail.bummerhosting.com> I'll be able to address your email personally as soon as possible, and no later than by the end of the day tommorrow! I appreciate your patience and would like to offer you a special treat while you're waiting! Just visit my website at www.alyssamerriex.com right now! To request your FREE copy of our Special Report: How You Can Sell Your Home within 9 days! Enjoy and I look forward to speaking with you soon! From webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com Mon Apr 20 06:57:32 2009 From: webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com (Webuyhouses) Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 05:57:32 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. Message-ID: <982789936@mail.bummerhosting.com> I'll be able to address your email personally as soon as possible, and no later than by the end of the day tommorrow! I appreciate your patience and would like to offer you a special treat while you're waiting! Just visit my website at www.alyssamerriex.com right now! To request your FREE copy of our Special Report: How You Can Sell Your Home within 9 days! Enjoy and I look forward to speaking with you soon! From webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com Mon Apr 20 06:57:52 2009 From: webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com (Webuyhouses) Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 05:57:52 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. Message-ID: <982789946@mail.bummerhosting.com> I'll be able to address your email personally as soon as possible, and no later than by the end of the day tommorrow! I appreciate your patience and would like to offer you a special treat while you're waiting! Just visit my website at www.alyssamerriex.com right now! To request your FREE copy of our Special Report: How You Can Sell Your Home within 9 days! Enjoy and I look forward to speaking with you soon! From webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com Mon Apr 20 06:58:10 2009 From: webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com (Webuyhouses) Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 05:58:10 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. Message-ID: <982789957@mail.bummerhosting.com> I'll be able to address your email personally as soon as possible, and no later than by the end of the day tommorrow! I appreciate your patience and would like to offer you a special treat while you're waiting! Just visit my website at www.alyssamerriex.com right now! To request your FREE copy of our Special Report: How You Can Sell Your Home within 9 days! Enjoy and I look forward to speaking with you soon! From tgarter at comcast.net Mon Apr 20 08:11:45 2009 From: tgarter at comcast.net (tgarter at comcast.net) Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:11:45 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. In-Reply-To: <982755489@mail.bummerhosting.com> Message-ID: <397173619.3541821240229505492.JavaMail.root@sz0064a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> I would never do business with you ----- Original Message ----- From: "Webuyhouses" To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 10:05:02 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. I'll be able to address your email personally as soon as possible, and no later than by the end of the day tommorrow! I appreciate your patience and would like to offer you a special treat while you're waiting! Just visit my website at www.alyssamerriex.com right now! To request your FREE copy of our Special Report: How You Can Sell Your Home within 9 days! Enjoy and I look forward to speaking with you soon! _______________________________________________ 5-DayForum mailing list 5-DayForum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayforum -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090420/a0397251/attachment.html From jotis at leadershipinst.org Mon Apr 20 08:30:59 2009 From: jotis at leadershipinst.org (Jeff Otis) Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:30:59 -0400 Subject: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. In-Reply-To: <982755499@mail.bummerhosting.com> References: <982755499@mail.bummerhosting.com> Message-ID: <000001c9c1b3$dec21d60$9c465820$@org> HELP MODERATOR STOP THIS SPAMMING LIKE ABUSE! HJAVE RECEIVED THIS EMAIL 54 TIMES TODAY! -----Original Message----- From: 5-dayforum-bounces+jotis=leadershipinst.org at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days .com [mailto:5-dayforum-bounces+jotis=leadershipinst.org at mailman.howtosellyourhom ein5days.com] On Behalf Of Webuyhouses Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 10:05 PM To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. I'll be able to address your email personally as soon as possible, and no later than by the end of the day tommorrow! I appreciate your patience and would like to offer you a special treat while you're waiting! Just visit my website at www.alyssamerriex.com right now! To request your FREE copy of our Special Report: How You Can Sell Your Home within 9 days! Enjoy and I look forward to speaking with you soon! _______________________________________________ 5-DayForum mailing list 5-DayForum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayforum From jotis at leadershipinst.org Mon Apr 20 08:34:02 2009 From: jotis at leadershipinst.org (Jeff Otis) Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:34:02 -0400 Subject: [5-DayForum] ATTENTION MODERATOR: How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. In-Reply-To: <982789946@mail.bummerhosting.com> References: <982789946@mail.bummerhosting.com> Message-ID: <001001c9c1b4$4ac3a6a0$e04af3e0$@org> MODERATOR THIS EMAIL HAS BEEN RECEIVED MY INDIVIDUALS IN OUR INVESTMENT GROUP A TOTAL OF 678 TIMES IN TWO DAYS. WHAT'S GOING ON? -----Original Message----- From: 5-dayforum-bounces+jotis=leadershipinst.org at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days .com [mailto:5-dayforum-bounces+jotis=leadershipinst.org at mailman.howtosellyourhom ein5days.com] On Behalf Of Webuyhouses Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 6:58 AM To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. I'll be able to address your email personally as soon as possible, and no later than by the end of the day tommorrow! I appreciate your patience and would like to offer you a special treat while you're waiting! Just visit my website at www.alyssamerriex.com right now! To request your FREE copy of our Special Report: How You Can Sell Your Home within 9 days! Enjoy and I look forward to speaking with you soon! _______________________________________________ 5-DayForum mailing list 5-DayForum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayforum From scott.dunn at lmsofjax.com Mon Apr 20 08:48:25 2009 From: scott.dunn at lmsofjax.com (Scott Dunn) Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:48:25 -0400 Subject: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. In-Reply-To: <000001c9c1b3$dec21d60$9c465820$@org> References: <982755499@mail.bummerhosting.com> <000001c9c1b3$dec21d60$9c465820$@org> Message-ID: <001e01c9c1b6$4c35c250$e4a146f0$@dunn@lmsofjax.com> REMOVE ME FROM YOUR SPAMMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -----Original Message----- From: 5-dayforum-bounces+scott.dunn=lmsofjax.com at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days. com [mailto:5-dayforum-bounces+scott.dunn=lmsofjax.com at mailman.howtosellyourhome in5days.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Otis Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 8:31 AM To: 'How To Sell Your Home in 5-Days' Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. HELP MODERATOR STOP THIS SPAMMING LIKE ABUSE! HJAVE RECEIVED THIS EMAIL 54 TIMES TODAY! -----Original Message----- From: 5-dayforum-bounces+jotis=leadershipinst.org at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days .com [mailto:5-dayforum-bounces+jotis=leadershipinst.org at mailman.howtosellyourhom ein5days.com] On Behalf Of Webuyhouses Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 10:05 PM To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. I'll be able to address your email personally as soon as possible, and no later than by the end of the day tommorrow! I appreciate your patience and would like to offer you a special treat while you're waiting! Just visit my website at www.alyssamerriex.com right now! To request your FREE copy of our Special Report: How You Can Sell Your Home within 9 days! Enjoy and I look forward to speaking with you soon! _______________________________________________ 5-DayForum mailing list 5-DayForum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayforum _______________________________________________ 5-DayForum mailing list 5-DayForum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayforum From webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com Mon Apr 20 09:23:13 2009 From: webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com (Webuyhouses) Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:23:13 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. Message-ID: <982794982@mail.bummerhosting.com> I'll be able to address your email personally as soon as possible, and no later than by the end of the day tommorrow! I appreciate your patience and would like to offer you a special treat while you're waiting! Just visit my website at www.alyssamerriex.com right now! To request your FREE copy of our Special Report: How You Can Sell Your Home within 9 days! Enjoy and I look forward to speaking with you soon! From webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com Mon Apr 20 09:23:29 2009 From: webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com (Webuyhouses) Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:23:29 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. Message-ID: <982794990@mail.bummerhosting.com> I'll be able to address your email personally as soon as possible, and no later than by the end of the day tommorrow! I appreciate your patience and would like to offer you a special treat while you're waiting! Just visit my website at www.alyssamerriex.com right now! To request your FREE copy of our Special Report: How You Can Sell Your Home within 9 days! Enjoy and I look forward to speaking with you soon! From webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com Mon Apr 20 09:23:59 2009 From: webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com (Webuyhouses) Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:23:59 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. Message-ID: <982795005@mail.bummerhosting.com> I'll be able to address your email personally as soon as possible, and no later than by the end of the day tommorrow! I appreciate your patience and would like to offer you a special treat while you're waiting! Just visit my website at www.alyssamerriex.com right now! To request your FREE copy of our Special Report: How You Can Sell Your Home within 9 days! Enjoy and I look forward to speaking with you soon! From webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com Mon Apr 20 09:24:30 2009 From: webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com (Webuyhouses) Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:24:30 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. Message-ID: <982795023@mail.bummerhosting.com> I'll be able to address your email personally as soon as possible, and no later than by the end of the day tommorrow! I appreciate your patience and would like to offer you a special treat while you're waiting! Just visit my website at www.alyssamerriex.com right now! To request your FREE copy of our Special Report: How You Can Sell Your Home within 9 days! Enjoy and I look forward to speaking with you soon! From webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com Mon Apr 20 09:25:16 2009 From: webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com (Webuyhouses) Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 08:25:16 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. Message-ID: <982795048@mail.bummerhosting.com> I'll be able to address your email personally as soon as possible, and no later than by the end of the day tommorrow! I appreciate your patience and would like to offer you a special treat while you're waiting! Just visit my website at www.alyssamerriex.com right now! To request your FREE copy of our Special Report: How You Can Sell Your Home within 9 days! Enjoy and I look forward to speaking with you soon! From real.estate.professor at hotmail.com Mon Apr 20 10:32:34 2009 From: real.estate.professor at hotmail.com (Kyle Cascioli) Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:32:34 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. In-Reply-To: <982759625@mail.bummerhosting.com> References: <982759625@mail.bummerhosting.com> Message-ID: Does the term "spam" mean anything more to you than "lunchmeat?" Kyle > Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 23:06:19 -0500 > From: webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com > To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com > Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. > > I'll be able to address your email personally as soon as possible, and no later than by the end of the day tommorrow! > > I appreciate your patience and would like to offer you a special treat while you're waiting! Just visit my website at www.alyssamerriex.com right now! To request your FREE copy of our Special Report: How You Can Sell Your Home within 9 days! > > Enjoy and I look forward to speaking with you soon! > > _______________________________________________ > 5-DayForum mailing list > 5-DayForum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com > http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayforum _________________________________________________________________ Rediscover Hotmail?: Get e-mail storage that grows with you. http://windowslive.com/RediscoverHotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Rediscover_Storage2_042009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090420/72afc0ea/attachment.html From jcrafor at hotmail.com Mon Apr 20 19:33:41 2009 From: jcrafor at hotmail.com (j crafor) Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:33:41 +0000 Subject: [5-DayForum] AS IS and Inspections In-Reply-To: <006b01c9c122$4bd467b0$6601a8c0@Jeanne> References: <20090417.150835.4689.0@webmail11.dca.untd.com> <49E9D838.2020104@effros.com> <006b01c9c122$4bd467b0$6601a8c0@Jeanne> Message-ID: I'm offering my house in Arizona AS IS. My planned sale dates are the weekend of May I am probably not going to have in inspected myself. Am I required to give the buyer time for inspections, including physical and environmental, documentation of the property and title? If not, how much time should I give forfinacing to be arranged? 1 day, 2, 3? Thanks, JCrafor _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live?: Keep your life in sync. http://windowslive.com/explore?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_allup_1a_explore_042009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090420/ebfa1266/attachment.html From rosemarie-fred at mindspring.com Mon Apr 20 22:55:25 2009 From: rosemarie-fred at mindspring.com (rosemarie-fred) Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:55:25 -0400 Subject: [5-DayForum] AS IS and Inspections References: <20090417.150835.4689.0@webmail11.dca.untd.com><49E9D838.2020104@effros.com> <006b01c9c122$4bd467b0$6601a8c0@Jeanne> Message-ID: <168E7D94436048568940533FD36F29D5@rosemarifv6onv> If I were to consider being your buyer, I would insist on time to do all that - more like 30 days to include financing. That's why an inspection is a good idea - saves you time and is more likely to get you a buyer. Rosemarie ----- Original Message ----- From: j crafor To: 5-dayforum at mailman.how tosellyour home Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 7:33 PM Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] AS IS and Inspections I'm offering my house in Arizona AS IS. My planned sale dates are the weekend of May I am probably not going to have in inspected myself. Am I required to give the buyer time for inspections, including physical and environmental, documentation of the property and title? If not, how much time should I give forfinacing to be arranged? 1 day, 2, 3? Thanks, JCrafor ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Windows Live?: Keep your life in sync. 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URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090421/205d437c/attachment.html From esp2118 at gmail.com Tue Apr 21 11:47:40 2009 From: esp2118 at gmail.com (Emily Pickrell) Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:47:40 -0400 Subject: [5-DayForum] ATTENTION MODERATOR: How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. In-Reply-To: <001001c9c1b4$4ac3a6a0$e04af3e0$@org> References: <982789946@mail.bummerhosting.com> <001001c9c1b4$4ac3a6a0$e04af3e0$@org> Message-ID: <2dcd190904210847q51d81c6foad804a51cdb2bf92@mail.gmail.com> I would like to have my name taken off this list serve group. Thanks! On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 8:34 AM, Jeff Otis wrote: > MODERATOR > THIS EMAIL HAS BEEN RECEIVED MY INDIVIDUALS IN OUR INVESTMENT GROUP A TOTAL > OF 678 TIMES IN TWO DAYS. WHAT'S GOING ON? > > -----Original Message----- > From: > 5-dayforum-bounces+jotis=leadershipinst.org > @mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days > .com > [mailto:5-dayforum-bounces+jotis <5-dayforum-bounces%2Bjotis>= > leadershipinst.org at mailman.howtosellyourhom > ein5days.com] On Behalf Of Webuyhouses > Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 6:58 AM > To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com > Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / > help > with my advertising. > > I'll be able to address your email personally as soon as possible, and no > later than by the end of the day tommorrow! > > I appreciate your patience and would like to offer you a special treat > while > you're waiting! Just visit my website at www.alyssamerriex.com right now! > To request your FREE copy of our Special Report: How You Can Sell Your Home > within 9 days! > > Enjoy and I look forward to speaking with you soon! > > _______________________________________________ > 5-DayForum mailing list > 5-DayForum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com > http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayforum > > _______________________________________________ > 5-DayForum mailing list > 5-DayForum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com > http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayforum > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090421/44b17e4b/attachment.html From beau_34 at hotmail.com Sat Apr 25 23:22:57 2009 From: beau_34 at hotmail.com (Robert G. Kriedermann) Date: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 22:22:57 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] End of Sauturday Message-ID: During my Saturday inspection I saw a dozen or more groups come through with 9 people leaving bids. The high bid for the day was $76000. (My ad was for $49500) I'd like to get at least $50,000 more for the final Bid. Lots of what seem to be serious people coming through. Five bidders were around that $75000 mark. Seems to be going good so far. I'm excited to see how it will all shake out. Robert _________________________________________________________________ Rediscover Hotmail?: Get quick friend updates right in your inbox. http://windowslive.com/RediscoverHotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Rediscover_Updates2_042009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090425/6b45b772/attachment.html From wendy.barta at verizon.net Sun Apr 26 15:27:10 2009 From: wendy.barta at verizon.net (Wendy Barta) Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 15:27:10 -0400 Subject: [5-DayForum] Questions about my 5-day sale Message-ID: <0KIQ00L5P3DBSBOB@vms173007.mailsrvcs.net> Since my newspaper had a package deal on advertising, my ad appeared the week before the 5 day sale. I've already received 10 phone calls. There are a couple things I'm not sure about. One person asked about how I was qualifying the buyers. I said that I wasn't and that if the bidder didn't qualify, I'd contact the next higher bidder. However, I am not sure how to arrange this. I was thinking that I should set a limit - like 5 days - for the buyer to get pre-approved for a mortgage. I'm worried that in this financial climate, people will think they are qualified and then not get approved. How are others handling this? Also - what do I do if the bidder doesn't have a settlement agent? In Maryland, you typically use the accepted offer document when you go into a bank to get a loan. What do I tell them if they do not know how to do this? Can I provide them an "offer" document to use? I've found several companies on the Internet that sell them. Also, I'm struggling with establishing my "rules" - does any have an example I can use? Thanks wendy -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090426/0acb430e/attachment.html From jcrafor at hotmail.com Sun Apr 26 20:00:58 2009 From: jcrafor at hotmail.com (j crafor) Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:58 +0000 Subject: [5-DayForum] Questions about my 5-day sale In-Reply-To: <0KIQ00L5P3DBSBOB@vms173007.mailsrvcs.net> References: <0KIQ00L5P3DBSBOB@vms173007.mailsrvcs.net> Message-ID: I'm not qualifying the bidders, either. Either they can get financing the next day or I contact the second one immediately. "It appears that the highest bidder is not able to get financing. Are you still interested if he can't?" If so, consider getting qualified by your mortgage co. now. " I will be using a title company, and I got papers from the title company for me and buyer to fill out (on Monday) and submit immediaely to them. I'm preparing for a sale next week-end. the following is the list of rules I'm using 8825 E. Fruit Tree Drive Tucson, AZ. 85730 (520) 546-9972 (520)907-1883 jcrafor at hotmail.com THE RULES FOR THE 5 DAY SALE The home is offered AS IS 1. There is an undisclosed minimum reserve. 2. Bids may be left at any level, at any time prior to 5 PM Sunday. 3. No one can enter the bidding after 5PM Sunday. 4. The bidding will be open. We will tell the status of the bids at any time. 5. The highest or best bidder prior to the round-robin bidding will have the opportunity to make the first bid when the final bidding begins. The next highest or best bidder will get the second call, and so on. 6. Every bidder will have the opportunity to top the high/best bid until the highest or best offer is established. 7. If there is more than one bid at the same level, the earliest offer will be honored. 8. Bids must be increased a minimum of $500, ie, $99,000: 99,500, etc. 9. Round-robin bidding starts at 8 PM. Sunday. The bidder with the highest/best bid at the end of the round-robin bidding will be offered the home. 10. Real estate professionals are encouraged to bid for themselves and their clients, however the owner will not pay any Realtor fees. 11. Bidders using the services of a Real Estate Professional are responsible for paying their agents. 12. The owner reserves the right to cancel the sale at anytime prior to accepting a written offer. All bidders will be notified. 13. The owner reserves the right to accept or reject any offers. This is not binding, on either seller or buyer. 14. Buyers can make bids with the understanding that they can withdraw their bid at any time, for any reason. Buyers must also understand that we are not obligated to take the highest/best bid we get. Bids are not binding on either party. The seller may withdraw the house at any time until he announces completion of the sale. A bidder may retract his bid until the seller?s announcement of completion of the sale. 15. Bonus at closing for pre-approved financing ($1000). Open for Inspection 1 to 5 Saturday & Sunday Bidder with the best bid will be offered the home Sunday night From: wendy.barta at verizon.net To: 5-dayforum at howtosellyourhomein5days.com Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 15:27:10 -0400 Subject: [5-DayForum] Questions about my 5-day sale Since my newspaper had a package deal on advertising, my ad appeared the week before the 5 day sale. I?ve already received 10 phone calls. There are a couple things I?m not sure about? One person asked about how I was qualifying the buyers. I said that I wasn?t and that if the bidder didn?t qualify, I?d contact the next higher bidder. However, I am not sure how to arrange this. I was thinking that I should set a limit ? like 5 days ? for the buyer to get pre-approved for a mortgage. I?m worried that in this financial climate, people will think they are qualified and then not get approved. How are others handling this? Also ? what do I do if the bidder doesn?t have a settlement agent? In Maryland, you typically use the accepted offer document when you go into a bank to get a loan. What do I tell them if they do not know how to do this? Can I provide them an ?offer? document to use? I?ve found several companies on the Internet that sell them. Also, I?m struggling with establishing my ?rules? ? does any have an example I can use? Thanks wendy _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live? Hotmail?:?more than just e-mail. http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_more_042009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090427/b5420392/attachment.html From wendy.barta at verizon.net Sun Apr 26 20:35:47 2009 From: wendy.barta at verizon.net (Wendy Barta) Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:35:47 -0400 Subject: [5-DayForum] Questions about my 5-day sale In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <0KIQ00LICHNO043N@vms173005.mailsrvcs.net> Thank you very much. This is very helpful. :-) _____ From: 5-dayforum-bounces+wendy.barta=verizon.net at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days. com [mailto:5-dayforum-bounces+wendy.barta=verizon.net at mailman.howtosellyourhome in5days.com] On Behalf Of j crafor Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2009 8:01 PM To: 5-dayforum at mailman.how tosellyour home Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Questions about my 5-day sale I'm not qualifying the bidders, either. Either they can get financing the next day or I contact the second one immediately. "It appears that the highest bidder is not able to get financing. Are you still interested if he can't?" If so, consider getting qualified by your mortgage co. now. " I will be using a title company, and I got papers from the title company for me and buyer to fill out (on Monday) and submit immediaely to them. I'm preparing for a sale next week-end. the following is the list of rules I'm using 8825 E. Fruit Tree Drive Tucson, AZ. 85730 (520) 546-9972 (520)907-1883 jcrafor at hotmail.com THE RULES FOR THE 5 DAY SALE The home is offered AS IS 1. There is an undisclosed minimum reserve. 2. Bids may be left at any level, at any time prior to 5 PM Sunday. 3. No one can enter the bidding after 5PM Sunday. 4. The bidding will be open. We will tell the status of the bids at any time. 5. The highest or best bidder prior to the round-robin bidding will have the opportunity to make the first bid when the final bidding begins. The next highest or best bidder will get the second call, and so on. 6. Every bidder will have the opportunity to top the high/best bid until the highest or best offer is established. 7. If there is more than one bid at the same level, the earliest offer will be honored. 8. Bids must be increased a minimum of $500, ie, $99,000: 99,500, etc. 9. Round-robin bidding starts at 8 PM. Sunday. The bidder with the highest/best bid at the end of the round-robin bidding will be offered the home. 10. Real estate professionals are encouraged to bid for themselves and their clients, however the owner will not pay any Realtor fees. 11. Bidders using the services of a Real Estate Professional are responsible for paying their agents. 12. The owner reserves the right to cancel the sale at anytime prior to accepting a written offer. All bidders will be notified. 13. The owner reserves the right to accept or reject any offers. This is not binding, on either seller or buyer. 14. Buyers can make bids with the understanding that they can withdraw their bid at any time, for any reason. Buyers must also understand that we are not obligated to take the highest/best bid we get. Bids are not binding on either party. The seller may withdraw the house at any time until he announces completion of the sale. A bidder may retract his bid until the seller's announcement of completion of the sale. 15. Bonus at closing for pre-approved financing ($1000). Open for Inspection 1 to 5 Saturday & Sunday Bidder with the best bid will be offered the home Sunday night _____ From: wendy.barta at verizon.net To: 5-dayforum at howtosellyourhomein5days.com Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 15:27:10 -0400 Subject: [5-DayForum] Questions about my 5-day sale Since my newspaper had a package deal on advertising, my ad appeared the week before the 5 day sale. I've already received 10 phone calls. There are a couple things I'm not sure about. One person asked about how I was qualifying the buyers. I said that I wasn't and that if the bidder didn't qualify, I'd contact the next higher bidder. However, I am not sure how to arrange this. I was thinking that I should set a limit - like 5 days - for the buyer to get pre-approved for a mortgage. I'm worried that in this financial climate, people will think they are qualified and then not get approved. How are others handling this? Also - what do I do if the bidder doesn't have a settlement agent? In Maryland, you typically use the accepted offer document when you go into a bank to get a loan. What do I tell them if they do not know how to do this? Can I provide them an "offer" document to use? I've found several companies on the Internet that sell them. Also, I'm struggling with establishing my "rules" - does any have an example I can use? Thanks wendy _____ Windows LiveT HotmailR:.more than just e-mail. Check it out. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090426/9f612d43/attachment.html From beau_34 at hotmail.com Mon Apr 27 00:42:27 2009 From: beau_34 at hotmail.com (Robert G. Kriedermann) Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:42:27 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] Complete 5-day sale final report Message-ID: I finished the open house today with high hopes. I had gone into the five day sale with the idea that I would accept no less than $118000. The bidding sheet looked like this at the close of the open house: 1. $91000 2. $90000 3. $81000 4. $80000 5. $76000 6. $75500 7. $75000 8. $74999 and 12 more bids less than $70000. I called the first person to start the bidding. I called the second and she reluctantly went to $91500. The third dropped out immediately. The fourth did not answer so I left a message. I left 2 more before the night was over with no response. The fifth did not answer. I called back later in the rounds and got a cell number from one of their children. I called him on that cell number and he dropped out. The sixth wasn't sure if she could get a loan for $92000 and asked if she could call me tomorrow. I told her it was selling to the top bidder tonight and she reluctantly went to $92000. The seventh did not answer. I left 2 more messages before the night was over with no response.The eighth did not answer and I left 3 messages total with no response. #1 increased to $92500. I called #2 back and she dropped out. I called #6 and they dropped out. Of the other 12, 4 did not answer, 7 dropped out, and one guy who didn't answer called me back but then dropped out. The round Robin was over and the Bid had only increased $1500 to $92500. That number is $3500 less than what I bought it for as a firesale foreclosure back in October. My house had sold for $180000 in '06. Before I bought it for $96000, it had been listed at $155000. Since I bought it I totally reformed it. Filled all holes and dings in walls, primed, painted, flooring, window treatments, ceiling fans with remote control, light fixtures, new vanity, new pedestal sink, complete mold cleanup including ripping out and replacing drywall, removed broken garbage disposal and replaced, ceiling fans, New towel bars and TP holder, ripping out old carpet and replacing with new carpet, updated designs I stole directly from hgtv. I added appliances and included them all. New bedspreads and pillows matched the room, the towels were new and matched the room, the soap pumps matched the room, coordinating furnature and area rug, Flashes of color in the right places, flowers, it all looks sharp. I worked my fingers to the bone and the inside of the house is nothing like what you can get anywhere in the area for this price. One couple repeatedly asked "So if I put down any amount you will be sure to call me right?" I confirmed this many times. They bid $1 and told me again to be sure to call. They were not available to answer the phone. The 6th highest bidder was a couple that had placed their bid Saturday and had placed the high bid at the time. They said it was just what they had been looking for. They asked if they could bid any amount and I told them they could but it was in their best interest to be the top bidder to start the round robin. She realized this and bid $10000 more than what the top bid had been. She really seemed to get it and gave me a wink as she left and I told her I would call her sunday night. She was not available to answer the phone! I explained over and over again to buyers at the open house the entire process. I gave them all the literature. I got a inspector that created an amazing looking report and gave a copy to everyone. I e-mailed the report to those who wanted it so they could have it in full color. If I wasn't sure a buyer got the concept, I explained it until I thought they did. I told them to ask any questions. I answered all questions asked. It just doesn't seem like people got the idea. 8 out of the 20 bidders did not answer the phone including 3 I thought were hot leads. 55 responses to the adds and no buyer to pay even what I bought it for when I pulled it out of the fire. There are no major problems with the house other than an old roof. The roof isn't leaking it is just near the end of its useful life. I am very disappointed with the results. I did everything by the book. I think maybe the $49500 asking price turned the potential buyers off. Too many foreclosures and dumps out there right now and they thought this was one of them. Still, I got 55 responses. You'd think one would be serious. Also, what is the reason to start the round robin at 8:00pm? Maybe this is too late and people are trying to wind down and get ready to start a new workweek? But then again, where are you and what are you doing where you don't answer the phone at 8:00pm on a Sunday night?! Maybe I didn't hammer the 8:00pm start time hard enough to people at the open house? I thought I did. I can't sell for that price. Maybe in this climate the 5-day sale isn't the way to go. I may try one again in 1 month after I fix-up the outside of the house. I had only lived here in winter so I couldn't do much with the outside. The color scheme is sort of ugly. You wouldn't imagine the inside if you just saw the outside. Still, I thought the whole point of a 5-day sale was to sell with whatever you have. I know there are worse houses being sold for higher prices. I think the 5-day sale is a great concept but it is by no means guaranteed in this climate. If I can't sell this house for $118000, no one can sell their house using this method in this area. Let me know your thoughts everyone. Robert _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live? SkyDrive?: Get 25 GB of free online storage. http://windowslive.com/online/skydrive?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_skydrive_042009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090426/77b54fdb/attachment.html From dmvaughan at cox.net Mon Apr 27 01:01:33 2009 From: dmvaughan at cox.net (Dawne Brown) Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:01:33 -0400 Subject: [5-DayForum] Complete 5-day sale final report In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <000601c9c6f5$3c59b910$b50d2b30$@net> Hey Robert, Thanks for reporting on how your 5-day sale went. I have been following this forum for almost a year, right around the time when the market went south, and your report has confirmed my concern: that the 5-day sale in the form described in the book is not as successful in this market. I have come across many variations of this concept and the common thread between them all is that you have to do more marketing than what is described in the book to create a buzz. Also I think right now people are afraid of making major purchases in this economic climate which is not an issue the 5-dale sale can overcome. What is the current fair market value for your house? You may want to list it for that and see what kind of response you get. People now are fearful of being taken advantage of and are relying more heavily on realtors to locate and negotiate on a home. They're very reluctant to negotiate on their own without the "expertise" of a realtor. also, owner financing may be an option that you look into. That will enable you to capture the majority of the buying market: they want a house but they have credit issues. Hope this helps, Dawne. From: 5-dayforum-bounces+dmvaughan=cox.net at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com [mailto:5-dayforum-bounces+dmvaughan=cox.net at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5day s.com] On Behalf Of Robert G. Kriedermann Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 12:42 AM To: 5-day forum Subject: [5-DayForum] Complete 5-day sale final report I finished the open house today with high hopes. I had gone into the five day sale with the idea that I would accept no less than $118000. The bidding sheet looked like this at the close of the open house: 1. $91000 2. $90000 3. $81000 4. $80000 5. $76000 6. $75500 7. $75000 8. $74999 and 12 more bids less than $70000. I called the first person to start the bidding. I called the second and she reluctantly went to $91500. The third dropped out immediately. The fourth did not answer so I left a message. I left 2 more before the night was over with no response. The fifth did not answer. I called back later in the rounds and got a cell number from one of their children. I called him on that cell number and he dropped out. The sixth wasn't sure if she could get a loan for $92000 and asked if she could call me tomorrow. I told her it was selling to the top bidder tonight and she reluctantly went to $92000. The seventh did not answer. I left 2 more messages before the night was over with no response.The eighth did not answer and I left 3 messages total with no response. #1 increased to $92500. I called #2 back and she dropped out. I called #6 and they dropped out. Of the other 12, 4 did not answer, 7 dropped out, and one guy who didn't answer called me back but then dropped out. The round Robin was over and the Bid had only increased $1500 to $92500. That number is $3500 less than what I bought it for as a firesale foreclosure back in October. My house had sold for $180000 in '06. Before I bought it for $96000, it had been listed at $155000. Since I bought it I totally reformed it. Filled all holes and dings in walls, primed, painted, flooring, window treatments, ceiling fans with remote control, light fixtures, new vanity, new pedestal sink, complete mold cleanup including ripping out and replacing drywall, removed broken garbage disposal and replaced, ceiling fans, New towel bars and TP holder, ripping out old carpet and replacing with new carpet, updated designs I stole directly from hgtv. I added appliances and included them all. New bedspreads and pillows matched the room, the towels were new and matched the room, the soap pumps matched the room, coordinating furnature and area rug, Flashes of color in the right places, flowers, it all looks sharp. I worked my fingers to the bone and the inside of the house is nothing like what you can get anywhere in the area for this price. One couple repeatedly asked "So if I put down any amount you will be sure to call me right?" I confirmed this many times. They bid $1 and told me again to be sure to call. They were not available to answer the phone. The 6th highest bidder was a couple that had placed their bid Saturday and had placed the high bid at the time. They said it was just what they had been looking for. They asked if they could bid any amount and I told them they could but it was in their best interest to be the top bidder to start the round robin. She realized this and bid $10000 more than what the top bid had been. She really seemed to get it and gave me a wink as she left and I told her I would call her sunday night. She was not available to answer the phone! I explained over and over again to buyers at the open house the entire process. I gave them all the literature. I got a inspector that created an amazing looking report and gave a copy to everyone. I e-mailed the report to those who wanted it so they could have it in full color. If I wasn't sure a buyer got the concept, I explained it until I thought they did. I told them to ask any questions. I answered all questions asked. It just doesn't seem like people got the idea. 8 out of the 20 bidders did not answer the phone including 3 I thought were hot leads. 55 responses to the adds and no buyer to pay even what I bought it for when I pulled it out of the fire. There are no major problems with the house other than an old roof. The roof isn't leaking it is just near the end of its useful life. I am very disappointed with the results. I did everything by the book. I think maybe the $49500 asking price turned the potential buyers off. Too many foreclosures and dumps out there right now and they thought this was one of them. Still, I got 55 responses. You'd think one would be serious. Also, what is the reason to start the round robin at 8:00pm? Maybe this is too late and people are trying to wind down and get ready to start a new workweek? But then again, where are you and what are you doing where you don't answer the phone at 8:00pm on a Sunday night?! Maybe I didn't hammer the 8:00pm start time hard enough to people at the open house? I thought I did. I can't sell for that price. Maybe in this climate the 5-day sale isn't the way to go. I may try one again in 1 month after I fix-up the outside of the house. I had only lived here in winter so I couldn't do much with the outside. The color scheme is sort of ugly. You wouldn't imagine the inside if you just saw the outside. Still, I thought the whole point of a 5-day sale was to sell with whatever you have. I know there are worse houses being sold for higher prices. I think the 5-day sale is a great concept but it is by no means guaranteed in this climate. If I can't sell this house for $118000, no one can sell their house using this method in this area. Let me know your thoughts everyone. Robert _____ Windows LiveT SkyDriveT: Get 25 GB of free online storage. Check it out. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090427/d2024e1a/attachment.html From rosemarie-fred at mindspring.com Mon Apr 27 09:04:48 2009 From: rosemarie-fred at mindspring.com (rosemarie-fred) Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:04:48 -0400 Subject: [5-DayForum] Complete 5-day sale final report References: Message-ID: Ouch! If I were you I would call those eager beavers who did not answer their phone on Sunday evening and find out what happened. They may have had second thoughts, they may have had an emergency and gone out. I think you might get some good information. And, just maybe, they will come back into the fold. When I did a reasonably successful 5-day sale I did not actually get the final bid until the Wednesday following. I guess that makes it a 7 day sale! I needed $140,000 and we were piddling around at 105,000 at 11 pm on Sunday and I was just too tired to carry on. So I told the people I had left that I would call the next day, which I did. I think we got to $120,000. Meanwhile, a new player entered the scene, who hadn't seen the ads or been to the house before. Offered me $130,000. (against the rules - what would you do?) Then I told my top bidder what I needed. By then I think they were emotionally attached to the house. They came back and looked again. I let them hang out and have their kids claim their rooms and they offered the $140,000 I had to have. They bought the house. I know this departs from the system, which I followed faithfully up to that point. But you do what you have to! This is a crappy time to be selling anything. I'm so sorry that you had such a bad result, and I know Bill will say that your house is worth $92,500 and you will disagree. I guess it's really worth what someone will pay, and that's what your sale told you. What a shame. I am going to be helping someone with a 5-day sale soon, and I am rather worried that we'll have the same kind of result. If you keep at your Sunday night no-shows and get anywhere, please let us know. Rosemarie ----- Original Message ----- From: Robert G. Kriedermann To: 5-day forum Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 12:42 AM Subject: [5-DayForum] Complete 5-day sale final report I finished the open house today with high hopes. I had gone into the five day sale with the idea that I would accept no less than $118000. The bidding sheet looked like this at the close of the open house: 1. $91000 2. $90000 3. $81000 4. $80000 5. $76000 6. $75500 7. $75000 8. $74999 and 12 more bids less than $70000. I called the first person to start the bidding. I called the second and she reluctantly went to $91500. The third dropped out immediately. The fourth did not answer so I left a message. I left 2 more before the night was over with no response. The fifth did not answer. I called back later in the rounds and got a cell number from one of their children. I called him on that cell number and he dropped out. The sixth wasn't sure if she could get a loan for $92000 and asked if she could call me tomorrow. I told her it was selling to the top bidder tonight and she reluctantly went to $92000. The seventh did not answer. I left 2 more messages before the night was over with no response.The eighth did not answer and I left 3 messages total with no response. #1 increased to $92500. I called #2 back and she dropped out. I called #6 and they dropped out. Of the other 12, 4 did not answer, 7 dropped out, and one guy who didn't answer called me back but then dropped out. The round Robin was over and the Bid had only increased $1500 to $92500. That number is $3500 less than what I bought it for as a firesale foreclosure back in October. My house had sold for $180000 in '06. Before I bought it for $96000, it had been listed at $155000. Since I bought it I totally reformed it. Filled all holes and dings in walls, primed, painted, flooring, window treatments, ceiling fans with remote control, light fixtures, new vanity, new pedestal sink, complete mold cleanup including ripping out and replacing drywall, removed broken garbage disposal and replaced, ceiling fans, New towel bars and TP holder, ripping out old carpet and replacing with new carpet, updated designs I stole directly from hgtv. I added appliances and included them all. New bedspreads and pillows matched the room, the towels were new and matched the room, the soap pumps matched the room, coordinating furnature and area rug, Flashes of color in the right places, flowers, it all looks sharp. I worked my fingers to the bone and the inside of the house is nothing like what you can get anywhere in the area for this price. One couple repeatedly asked "So if I put down any amount you will be sure to call me right?" I confirmed this many times. They bid $1 and told me again to be sure to call. They were not available to answer the phone. The 6th highest bidder was a couple that had placed their bid Saturday and had placed the high bid at the time. They said it was just what they had been looking for. They asked if they could bid any amount and I told them they could but it was in their best interest to be the top bidder to start the round robin. She realized this and bid $10000 more than what the top bid had been. She really seemed to get it and gave me a wink as she left and I told her I would call her sunday night. She was not available to answer the phone! I explained over and over again to buyers at the open house the entire process. I gave them all the literature. I got a inspector that created an amazing looking report and gave a copy to everyone. I e-mailed the report to those who wanted it so they could have it in full color. If I wasn't sure a buyer got the concept, I explained it until I thought they did. I told them to ask any questions. I answered all questions asked. It just doesn't seem like people got the idea. 8 out of the 20 bidders did not answer the phone including 3 I thought were hot leads. 55 responses to the adds and no buyer to pay even what I bought it for when I pulled it out of the fire. There are no major problems with the house other than an old roof. The roof isn't leaking it is just near the end of its useful life. I am very disappointed with the results. I did everything by the book. I think maybe the $49500 asking price turned the potential buyers off. Too many foreclosures and dumps out there right now and they thought this was one of them. Still, I got 55 responses. You'd think one would be serious. Also, what is the reason to start the round robin at 8:00pm? Maybe this is too late and people are trying to wind down and get ready to start a new workweek? But then again, where are you and what are you doing where you don't answer the phone at 8:00pm on a Sunday night?! Maybe I didn't hammer the 8:00pm start time hard enough to people at the open house? I thought I did. I can't sell for that price. Maybe in this climate the 5-day sale isn't the way to go. I may try one again in 1 month after I fix-up the outside of the house. I had only lived here in winter so I couldn't do much with the outside. The color scheme is sort of ugly. You wouldn't imagine the inside if you just saw the outside. Still, I thought the whole point of a 5-day sale was to sell with whatever you have. I know there are worse houses being sold for higher prices. I think the 5-day sale is a great concept but it is by no means guaranteed in this climate. If I can't sell this house for $118000, no one can sell their house using this method in this area. Let me know your thoughts everyone. Robert ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Windows Live? SkyDrive?: Get 25 GB of free online storage. Check it out. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ 5-DayForum mailing list 5-DayForum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayforum -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090427/102e9c92/attachment.html From hollymac2 at yahoo.com Mon Apr 27 10:47:54 2009 From: hollymac2 at yahoo.com (Holly MacIntyre) Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:47:54 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [5-DayForum] Complete 5-day sale final report In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <663834.25983.qm@web53612.mail.re2.yahoo.com> To Robert - Your experience was exactly like mine - even the numbers are virtually the same!? (I'm actually sort of amazed...)? ? You had an even higher response rate and more bidding participation and I; still the pricing and bids are about the same!? I can tell you that I immediately listed with a better/more aggressive realtor than the first one (90 days no offers...) and got it sold in two weeks for net to me $27k more than the sale would have given. ? I agree Bill's assertion that the 5 Day?Sale did everything it was supposed to do and your high bid was the highest and best bid?on that day - still, two more weeks to net $27k more was a far better outcome for me. ? I keep coming back to thinking the method does require some tweaking in this market.? If I try it again I believe I will give more advertising time.? I keep coming back to the fact that my buyer was out there at the time I had my 5 Day Sale (he saw and bought within two weeks of my sale).? Somehow I?just didn't reach him with the way I advertised. ? Don't forget, first time homebuyers are now keeping the market "rolling" (trickling?)? Like you, that's why I bought that price range and darned if it wasn't a first time home buyer who bought my house in the end!? I just hadn't reached him. ? Good luck! Holly in?Colorado? --- On Mon, 4/27/09, rosemarie-fred wrote: From: rosemarie-fred Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Complete 5-day sale final report To: "How To Sell Your Home in 5-Days" <5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com> Date: Monday, April 27, 2009, 1:04 PM #yiv561212071 .hmmessage P { PADDING-RIGHT:0px;PADDING-LEFT:0px;PADDING-BOTTOM:0px;MARGIN:0px;PADDING-TOP:0px;} #yiv561212071 { FONT-SIZE:10pt;FONT-FAMILY:Verdana;} Ouch! If I were you I would call those eager beavers who did not answer their phone on Sunday evening and find out what happened. They may have had second thoughts, they may have had an emergency and gone out. I think you might get some good information. And, just maybe, they will come back into the fold. When I did a reasonably successful 5-day sale I did not actually get the final bid until the Wednesday following. I guess that makes it a 7 day sale! I needed $140,000 and we were piddling around at 105,000 at 11 pm on Sunday and I was just too tired to carry on. So I told the people I had left that I would call the next day, which I did. I think we got to $120,000. Meanwhile, a new player entered the scene, who hadn't seen the ads or been to the house before. Offered me $130,000. (against the rules - what would you do?) Then I told my top bidder what I needed. By then I think they were emotionally attached to the house. They came back and looked again. I let them hang out and have their kids claim their rooms and they offered the $140,000 I had to have. They bought the house. I know this departs from the system, which I followed faithfully up to that point. But you do what you have to! This is a crappy time to be selling anything. I'm so sorry that you had such a bad result, and I know Bill will say that your house is worth $92,500 and you will disagree. I guess it's really worth what someone will pay, and that's what your sale told you. What a shame. I am going to be helping someone with a 5-day sale soon, and I am rather worried that we'll have the same kind of result. If you keep at your Sunday night no-shows and get anywhere, please let us know. Rosemarie ----- Original Message ----- From: Robert G. Kriedermann To: 5-day forum Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 12:42 AM Subject: [5-DayForum] Complete 5-day sale final report I finished the open house today with high hopes. I had gone into the five day sale with the idea that I would accept no less than $118000. The bidding sheet looked like this at the close of the open house: ? 1. $91000 2. $90000 3. $81000 4. $80000 5. $76000 6. $75500 7. $75000 8. $74999 and 12 more bids less than $70000. ? I called the first person to start the bidding. I called the second and she reluctantly went to $91500. The third dropped out immediately. The fourth did not answer so I left a message. I left 2 more before the night was over with no response. The fifth did not answer. I called back later in the rounds and got a cell number from one of their children. I called him on that cell number and he dropped out. The sixth wasn't sure if she could get a loan for $92000 and asked if she could call me tomorrow. I told her it was selling to the top bidder tonight?and she reluctantly went to?$92000.?The seventh did not answer. I left 2 more messages before the night was over with no response.The eighth did not answer and I left 3 messages total with no response. #1 increased to $92500. I called #2 back and she dropped out. I called #6 and they dropped out.?Of the other 12,?4 did not answer,?7 dropped out, and one guy who didn't answer called me back but then dropped out. ? The round Robin was over and the Bid had only increased $1500 to $92500. That number is $3500 less than what I bought it for as a firesale foreclosure back in October. My house had sold for $180000 in '06. Before I bought it for $96000, it had been listed at $155000. Since I bought it I totally reformed it. Filled all holes and dings?in walls, primed, painted, flooring, window treatments, ceiling fans with remote control, light fixtures, new vanity, new pedestal sink, complete mold cleanup including ripping out and replacing drywall, removed broken garbage disposal and replaced, ceiling fans, New towel bars and TP holder, ripping out old carpet and replacing with new carpet, updated designs I stole directly from hgtv. I added appliances and included them all. New bedspreads and pillows?matched the room, the towels were new and matched the room, the soap pumps matched the room, coordinating furnature and area rug,?Flashes of color in the right places, flowers, it all looks sharp. I worked my fingers to the bone and the inside of the house is nothing like what you can get anywhere in the area for this price. ? One couple repeatedly asked "So if I put down any amount you will be sure to call me right?" I confirmed this many times. They bid $1 and told me again to be sure to call. They were not available to answer the phone. The 6th highest bidder was a couple that had placed their bid Saturday and?had placed?the high bid at the time. They said it was just what they had been looking for. They asked if they could bid any amount and I told them they could but it was in their best interest to be the top bidder to start the round robin. She realized this and bid $10000 more than what the top bid had been. She really seemed to get it and gave me a wink as she left and I told her I would call her sunday night. She was not available to answer the phone! ? I explained over and over again to buyers at the open house the entire process. I gave them all the literature. I got a inspector that created an amazing looking report and gave a copy to everyone. I e-mailed the report to those who wanted it so they could have it in full color.?If I wasn't sure a buyer got the concept, I explained it until I thought they did. I told them to ask any questions. I answered all questions asked. It just doesn't seem like people got the idea. 8 out of the 20 bidders did not answer the phone including 3 I thought were hot leads. 55 responses to the adds and no buyer to pay even what I bought it for when I pulled it out of the fire. There are no major problems with the house other than an old roof. The roof isn't leaking it is just near the end of its useful life. ? I am very disappointed with the results. I did everything by the book. I think maybe the $49500 asking price?turned the potential buyers off. Too many foreclosures and dumps out there right now and they thought this was one of them. Still, I got 55 responses. You'd think one would be serious. Also, what is the reason to start the round robin at 8:00pm? Maybe this is too late and people are trying to wind down and get ready to start a new workweek? But then again, where are you and what are you doing where you don't answer the phone at 8:00pm on a Sunday night?! Maybe I didn't hammer the 8:00pm start time hard enough to people at the open house? I thought I did. ? I can't sell for that price. Maybe in this climate the 5-day sale isn't the way to go. I may try one again in 1 month after I fix-up the outside of the house. I had only lived here in winter so I couldn't do much with the outside. The color scheme is sort of ugly. You wouldn't imagine the inside if you just saw the outside. Still, I thought the whole point of a 5-day sale was to sell with whatever you have. I know there are worse houses being sold for higher prices. ? I think?the 5-day sale is?a great concept but it is by no means guaranteed in this climate. 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URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090427/03343dc9/attachment.html From bill at effros.com Mon Apr 27 12:45:53 2009 From: bill at effros.com (Bill Effros) Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:45:53 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] Rosemarie In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <49F5E141.2040505@effros.com> Rosemarie, I'm on the road and can't find my administrator password to admit people to the list and allow them to post. I'm looking for it, and as soon as I find it, I'll let all the accumulated mail come thru. Sorry. Meanwhile, please tell people to use the archives to answer their questions if their posts don't go through. I'll try to do the same as I find the time. I'll work this out better before my next road trip. Thanks for all your help, always, Bill PS -- Kyle, and all the other "regulars" I'd appreciate if you did the same. I addressed Rosemarie only because she sent the message I replied to... rosemarie-fred wrote: > Ouch! > If I were you I would call those eager beavers who did not answer > their phone on Sunday evening and find out what happened. They may > have had second thoughts, they may have had an emergency and gone out. > I think you might get some good information. And, just maybe, they > will come back into the fold. > When I did a reasonably successful 5-day sale I did not actually get > the final bid until the Wednesday following. I guess that makes it a 7 > day sale! I needed $140,000 and we were piddling around at 105,000 at > 11 pm on Sunday and I was just too tired to carry on. So I told the > people I had left that I would call the next day, which I did. I think > we got to $120,000. Meanwhile, a new player entered the scene, who > hadn't seen the ads or been to the house before. Offered me $130,000. > (against the rules - what would you do?) Then I told my top bidder > what I needed. By then I think they were emotionally attached to the > house. They came back and looked again. I let them hang out and have > their kids claim their rooms and they offered the $140,000 I had to > have. They bought the house. > I know this departs from the system, which I followed faithfully up to > that point. But you do what you have to! > This is a crappy time to be selling anything. I'm so sorry that you > had such a bad result, and I know Bill will say that your house is > worth $92,500 and you will disagree. I guess it's really worth what > someone will pay, and that's what your sale told you. What a shame. I > am going to be helping someone with a 5-day sale soon, and I am rather > worried that we'll have the same kind of result. > If you keep at your Sunday night no-shows and get anywhere, please let > us know. > Rosemarie > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Robert G. Kriedermann > *To:* 5-day forum > *Sent:* Monday, April 27, 2009 12:42 AM > *Subject:* [5-DayForum] Complete 5-day sale final report > > I finished the open house today with high hopes. I had gone into > the five day sale with the idea that I would accept no less than > $118000. The bidding sheet looked like this at the close of the > open house: > > 1. $91000 > 2. $90000 > 3. $81000 > 4. $80000 > 5. $76000 > 6. $75500 > 7. $75000 > 8. $74999 > and 12 more bids less than $70000. > > I called the first person to start the bidding. I called the > second and she reluctantly went to $91500. The third dropped out > immediately. The fourth did not answer so I left a message. I left > 2 more before the night was over with no response. The fifth did > not answer. I called back later in the rounds and got a cell > number from one of their children. I called him on that cell > number and he dropped out. The sixth wasn't sure if she could get > a loan for $92000 and asked if she could call me tomorrow. I told > her it was selling to the top bidder tonight and she reluctantly > went to $92000. The seventh did not answer. I left 2 more messages > before the night was over with no response.The eighth did not > answer and I left 3 messages total with no response. #1 increased > to $92500. I called #2 back and she dropped out. I called #6 and > they dropped out. Of the other 12, 4 did not answer, 7 dropped > out, and one guy who didn't answer called me back but then dropped > out. > > *The round Robin was over and the Bid had only increased $1500 to > $92500.* That number is $3500 less than what I bought it for as a > firesale foreclosure back in October. My house had sold for > $180000 in '06. Before I bought it for $96000, it had been listed > at $155000. Since I bought it I totally reformed it. Filled all > holes and dings in walls, primed, painted, flooring, window > treatments, ceiling fans with remote control, light fixtures, new > vanity, new pedestal sink, complete mold cleanup including ripping > out and replacing drywall, removed broken garbage disposal and > replaced, ceiling fans, New towel bars and TP holder, ripping out > old carpet and replacing with new carpet, updated designs I stole > directly from hgtv. I added appliances and included them all. New > bedspreads and pillows matched the room, the towels were new and > matched the room, the soap pumps matched the room, coordinating > furnature and area rug, Flashes of color in the right places, > flowers, it all looks sharp. I worked my fingers to the bone and > the inside of the house is nothing like what you can get anywhere > in the area for this price. > > One couple repeatedly asked "So if I put down any amount you will > be sure to call me right?" I confirmed this many times. They bid > $1 and told me again to be sure to call. They were not available > to answer the phone. The 6th highest bidder was a couple that had > placed their bid Saturday and had placed the high bid at the time. > They said it was just what they had been looking for. They asked > if they could bid any amount and I told them they could but it was > in their best interest to be the top bidder to start the round > robin. She realized this and bid $10000 more than what the top bid > had been. She really seemed to get it and gave me a wink as she > left and I told her I would call her sunday night. She was not > available to answer the phone! > > I explained over and over again to buyers at the open house the > entire process. I gave them all the literature. I got a inspector > that created an amazing looking report and gave a copy to > everyone. I e-mailed the report to those who wanted it so they > could have it in full color. If I wasn't sure a buyer got the > concept, I explained it until I thought they did. I told them to > ask any questions. I answered all questions asked. It just doesn't > seem like people got the idea. 8 out of the 20 bidders did not > answer the phone including 3 I thought were hot leads. *55 > responses to the adds and no buyer to pay even what I bought it > for when I pulled it out of the fire. *There are no major problems > with the house other than an old roof. The roof isn't leaking it > is just near the end of its useful life. > > I am very disappointed with the results. I did everything by the > book. I think maybe the $49500 asking price turned the potential > buyers off. Too many foreclosures and dumps out there right now > and they thought this was one of them. Still, I got 55 responses. > You'd think one would be serious. Also, what is the reason to > start the round robin at 8:00pm? Maybe this is too late and people > are trying to wind down and get ready to start a new workweek? But > then again, where are you and what are you doing where you don't > answer the phone at 8:00pm on a Sunday night?! Maybe I didn't > hammer the 8:00pm start time hard enough to people at the open > house? I thought I did. > > I can't sell for that price. Maybe in this climate the 5-day sale > isn't the way to go. I may try one again in 1 month after I fix-up > the outside of the house. I had only lived here in winter so I > couldn't do much with the outside. The color scheme is sort of > ugly. You wouldn't imagine the inside if you just saw the outside. > Still, I thought the whole point of a 5-day sale was to sell with > whatever you have. I know there are worse houses being sold for > higher prices. > > I think the 5-day sale is a great concept but it is by no means > guaranteed in this climate. If I can't sell this house for > $118000, no one can sell their house using this method in this area. > > Let me know your thoughts everyone. > > Robert > ** > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Windows Live? SkyDrive?: Get 25 GB of free online storage. Check > it out. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > 5-DayForum mailing list > 5-DayForum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com > http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayforum > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > 5-DayForum mailing list > 5-DayForum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com > http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayforum > From rosemarie-fred at mindspring.com Mon Apr 27 13:18:18 2009 From: rosemarie-fred at mindspring.com (rosemarie-fred) Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:18:18 -0400 Subject: [5-DayForum] Message from Bill References: Message-ID: <7CEBFBC833D748088879671E24474DA5@rosemarifv6onv> Hi Everyone I just had a message from Bill to the effect that he is on the road and unable to access the forum to answer questions. We will probably get fifty all at once when he gets home! Anyway, his message is to use the archives to answer questions until he is back online and able to admit new members and answer questions. And those of us who check in regularly will do our best to answer questions. Rosemarie -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090427/3302b4ac/attachment.html From beau_34 at hotmail.com Mon Apr 27 20:16:37 2009 From: beau_34 at hotmail.com (Robert G. Kriedermann) Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:16:37 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] Complete 5-day Sale Final Report cont. Message-ID: Dawne, I can't tell you what the fairmarket value is. Here is all I know: My house sold for $180000 in '06 according to zillow. I think the buyer paid too much and its no wonder they let it go into foreclosure. It is in better shape than it was back then but that was a different market. Zillow also shows the house selling for $55,000 in '00 which I don't understand. It also shows the house as selling for $85000 in '99 which makes some sense. My neighbor's house sold for $168,000 in 11/07. Our houses may have been built by the same builder because they are very similar and built in the same year. I have a more open floor plan than they do and a more updated interior. They have better curb appeal. I'd say my house is worth more than theirs all things considered but even the end of '07 was a different market. Tax value was $158000 but like everyone in milwaukee the tax value dropped for this year. We just got notice in the mail. The new value is $136000. Zillow Estimate: $150000 (zillow does not include when the bank assumed the property ($135000) or when I bought the property ($96000) in their estimate). Realquest estimate: $133000 (Realquest includes the transactions Zillow did not.) I bought the house for $96000. At that time the copper in the plumbing was missing, one of the toliets was missing, all the sink fixtures were gone, and some windows were cracked. All have since been repaired along with a complete remodel job (I didn't mention the kitchen cabinets in my last post but those were updated too.) Comparable sales are all over the map I can't do a rent to own deal because I need the money for my next place. I wouldn't want to deal with the hassle of being a landlord either. Rosemarie, I will try to get in contact with the no shows but as of now I haven't received any call backs and its almost a full day later. Using Bill's logic the house is worth $92500. This is not true and I'll tell you why. Every one of the 30 groups that visited wanted the house. Every last one. 2/3 of them placed bids and the others that didn't bid saw the bidding was already beyond what they could pay so they left. Only one person saw the house and left immediately and she was an investor who realized what was happening and knew she was not going to be the top bidder because she wouldn't be able to make money at that price. People hoped against hope that they could get the house at a cheap price. People came back second and third times. Some brought their parents. Others Invited family and friends. None of them had any money. If you drove a new Ferrari up to a breadline and offered it to the highest bidder someone would be the highest bidder. The price they came up with does not mean that is what the Ferrari is worth. People can only give all they have. All they had was not enough. My advertising only drew the bottom of the barrel. I needed to tap into the next tier of buyer. The 100k-150k range. No one from that group showed up to take part in the bidding. It is possible that some people from that tier drove past and didn't like what they saw so they never came in. Like I said, I owned the house only in the winter so the outside is weak compared to the rest of the house. Or it could be that $49500/obo is too low for this home market. In this economic climate serious buyers may not feel like they need to act now or miss out on a deal. They have all the power right now. They write it off as being a dump and move on to the next ad. I collected 55 responses to my advertising over 12 days. (I pushed the sale back one week after only having 17 responses on the first friday night. I kept in contact with the people from the first week and let them know the new date). 55 is more than enough to go through with the sale. Dropping the price to $25000 may have brought more people but they would be more of the same bottom feeder group or worse. If I were to try this again soon I think I would raise the price to $99500 and also somehow reinforce the idea that the price is a phenonomal deal. Even at that price this house IS a phenomonal deal. I would go through with the open house if I had at least 15 people responding maybe less If I got a good feeling from them. I will try that once I spruce up the curb appeal. If that doesn't work, I'll try an MLS listing deal and agree to pay a broker 2.4% to bring in a buyer. If that doesn't work I will list with a realtor. Let me know your thoughts on these ideas everybody. Robert _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live? Hotmail?:?more than just e-mail. http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_more_042009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090427/20d1a6d4/attachment.html From djbartz at msn.com Tue Apr 28 14:36:58 2009 From: djbartz at msn.com (Deborah Bartz) Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:36:58 -0600 Subject: [5-DayForum] 5-day sale success Message-ID: Members of the 5-day Forum: I conducted a 5-day sale this past weekend on my home in Colorado Springs, CO. Here are the highlights: I followed Bill's process to the tee. I got an inspection and focused on curb appeal. I scrubbed the house till it shined, I replaced shrubs and touched up paint. I replaced the carpet and removed excess furniture. The place looked and smelled brand new. I thought my house was worth at the high point in a strong market $280,000 and $240,000 was my lowest walk-away price. I ran one $100 ad in the local paper and put it on Craigslist late Tuesday night at $139,500 OBO. I had 28 calls by late Friday afternoon. I had over 30 groups come through inspection Sat-Sun 10-5. People were intrigued by the process and absolutely loved the home and I got rave reviews on my decorating, cleaning and the shape my 20-year old home was in. Most at the beginning left very low bids. The ONE TRUE BUYER left a bid of $1.00 on Saturday morning. I started the calls precisely at 8pm to 11 bidders. We started at $165,000. By round 4 I was down to 3. The final high bid was at $225,000. I waited for 10 mins (while I cried from exhaustion and disappointment). Then I called the high bidder and told her that my bottom line was $240,000 and I could not sell it at $225,000. She said she could go to $235,000 and that was it. I took it. The buyer came to my home yesterday and we sat at my (well her) kitchen counter and hammered out a contract. She handed me an earnest money check for $3,000 and we hugged. We close on June 12th. I sold my house in 5-days for 2% lower than I thought I would get in a miserable market. It's done and I did it myself (with a lot of help from my wonderful new hubbie) but I would say the process works, I met some wonderful people and my neighbors of 20 years will be happy with the new owner and her two wonderful boys. Good luck to you all and thanks Bill for giving me an exciting and rewarding experience. Sincerely, Deb Bartz -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090428/63c6215a/attachment.html From lbicon at aol.com Tue Apr 28 18:23:34 2009 From: lbicon at aol.com (lbicon at aol.com) Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:23:34 -0400 Subject: [5-DayForum] 5-day sale success In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <8CB96671A5D5BD9-C94-1C18@webmail-md06.sysops.aol.com> Great Job Deb, Just remember one thing, it's not sold until you have check in your hand. Make sure that you are proactive in getting it closed. Good Luck, Conrad Kuiken -----Original Message----- From: Deborah Bartz To: 5-dayforum at howtosellyourhomein5days.com; Charlie Webb Sent: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:36 am Subject: [5-DayForum] 5-day sale success Members of the 5-day Forum: ? I conducted a 5-day sale this past weekend on my home in Colorado Springs, CO.? Here are the highlights: ? I followed Bill's process to the tee.? I got an inspection and focused on curb appeal. I scrubbed the house till it shined, I replaced shrubs and touched up paint.??I?replaced the carpet and removed excess furniture.? The place looked and smelled brand new. ? I thought my house was worth at the high point in a strong market?$280,000 and $240,000 was my lowest walk-away price. I ran one $100 ad in the local paper and put it on Craigslist late Tuesday night at $139,500 OBO.? I had 28 calls by late Friday afternoon. ? I had over 30 groups?come through inspection Sat-Sun 10-5.? People?were intrigued by the process and absolutely loved the home and I got rave reviews on my decorating, cleaning and the shape my 20-year old home was in. Most at the beginning left very low bids.? The?ONE TRUE BUYER left a bid of $1.00 on Saturday morning. ? I started the calls precisely at 8pm to 11 bidders.? We started at $165,000.? By round 4 I was down to 3.? The final high bid was at $225,000.? I waited for 10 mins (while I cried?from exhaustion?and disappointment).??Then I called the high bidder and told her that my bottom line was $240,000 and I could not sell it at $225,000.? She said she?could go to $235,000 and that was it.? I took it. ? The buyer came to my home yesterday and we sat at my (well her) kitchen counter and hammered out a contract.? She handed me an earnest money check for $3,000 and we hugged.? We close on June 12th. ? I sold my house in 5-days for?2% lower than I thought I would get in a miserable market.? It's done and I did it myself (with a lot of help from my?wonderful new hubbie) but I would say the process works, I met some wonderful people?and my neighbors of 20 years will?be happy with the new owner and her two wonderful boys. ? Good luck to you all and thanks Bill for giving me an exciting and rewarding experience. ? Sincerely, ? Deb Bartz = _______________________________________________ 5-DayForum mailing list 5-DayForum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayforum -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090428/c126c1d0/attachment.html From sean at folkson.com Tue Apr 28 18:38:36 2009 From: sean at folkson.com (Sean Folkson) Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:38:36 -0400 Subject: [5-DayForum] Complete 5-day Sale Final Report cont. Message-ID: <200904282239.n3SMd6mU013188@intel1.peregrinehw.com> Robert, I think you're 100% right....I advertised at $424,900 a house that I was hoping to get $440-$465K on. I decided to advertise for the bare bare bare bottom I would actually accept I had some real bidders, and, we are getting the contract written right now for $425,400. I felt good knowing that if anybody bid our adveritsed price, we could sell. The last time I did this, I ran into exactly what you describe, and got the same kind of results. A high bid of $326,500 for a property that we sold 2 months later (in a declining Market) through a realtor for $358K. The program can work, but I think in a down market, you need to price closer to what is realistic, and expect less activity and frenzy. In a booming market, you can price low and maybe get some buzz and frenzy. But, even if I were to do this again in a booming market, I'd be sure that my advertised price was in the range that would attract ABLE buyers at my desired price. From sean at folkson.com Tue Apr 28 18:40:38 2009 From: sean at folkson.com (Sean Folkson) Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:40:38 -0400 Subject: [5-DayForum] 5-day sale success Message-ID: <200904282241.n3SMfLmZ014947@intel1.peregrinehw.com> Congrats Deb! Great job! From real.estate.professor at hotmail.com Wed Apr 29 10:02:51 2009 From: real.estate.professor at hotmail.com (Kyle Cascioli) Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:02:51 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] 5-day sale success In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Congratulations Deb! Kyle Cascioli www.AuctionBySeller.com From: djbartz at msn.com To: 5-dayforum at howtosellyourhomein5days.com; cwebb1020 at aol.com Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:36:58 -0600 Subject: [5-DayForum] 5-day sale success Members of the 5-day Forum: I conducted a 5-day sale this past weekend on my home in Colorado Springs, CO. Here are the highlights: I followed Bill's process to the tee. I got an inspection and focused on curb appeal. I scrubbed the house till it shined, I replaced shrubs and touched up paint. I replaced the carpet and removed excess furniture. The place looked and smelled brand new. I thought my house was worth at the high point in a strong market $280,000 and $240,000 was my lowest walk-away price. I ran one $100 ad in the local paper and put it on Craigslist late Tuesday night at $139,500 OBO. I had 28 calls by late Friday afternoon. I had over 30 groups come through inspection Sat-Sun 10-5. People were intrigued by the process and absolutely loved the home and I got rave reviews on my decorating, cleaning and the shape my 20-year old home was in. Most at the beginning left very low bids. The ONE TRUE BUYER left a bid of $1.00 on Saturday morning. I started the calls precisely at 8pm to 11 bidders. We started at $165,000. By round 4 I was down to 3. The final high bid was at $225,000. I waited for 10 mins (while I cried from exhaustion and disappointment). Then I called the high bidder and told her that my bottom line was $240,000 and I could not sell it at $225,000. She said she could go to $235,000 and that was it. I took it. The buyer came to my home yesterday and we sat at my (well her) kitchen counter and hammered out a contract. She handed me an earnest money check for $3,000 and we hugged. We close on June 12th. I sold my house in 5-days for 2% lower than I thought I would get in a miserable market. It's done and I did it myself (with a lot of help from my wonderful new hubbie) but I would say the process works, I met some wonderful people and my neighbors of 20 years will be happy with the new owner and her two wonderful boys. Good luck to you all and thanks Bill for giving me an exciting and rewarding experience. Sincerely, Deb Bartz _________________________________________________________________ Rediscover Hotmail?: Get quick friend updates right in your inbox. http://windowslive.com/RediscoverHotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Rediscover_Updates2_042009 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090430/3b45d5ff/attachment.html From bvgore at insightbb.com Tue Apr 21 11:28:34 2009 From: bvgore at insightbb.com (bvgore) Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:28:34 -0400 Subject: [5-DayForum] Inspector Message-ID: <3C57FDEC70124283BDB1560BFCE580C3@Main> What does anybody make of this? We recently arranged for a pre-sale inspection by a local inspector in our town (Lexington, KY). who had conducted the inspection on our home 4 years ago. Our sale will take place May 30-31. When the inspector learned of the purpose of the inspection, he refused to inspect our home unless we agreed that the inspection report would not be shown to anyone else! We politely showed him the door. We are in the process of lining up another inspector but wondered if anyone had encountered this before and, if so, what does this mean? 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Beth Pereira ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kyle Cascioli" To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 7:02:51 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] 5-day sale success Congratulations Deb! ? Kyle Cascioli www.AuctionBySeller.com ? From: djbartz at msn.com To: 5-dayforum at howtosellyourhomein5days.com; cwebb1020 at aol.com Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:36:58 -0600 Subject: [5-DayForum] 5-day sale success Members of the 5-day Forum: ? I conducted a 5-day sale this past weekend on my home in Colorado Springs, CO.? Here are the highlights: ? I followed Bill's process to the tee.? I got an inspection and focused on curb appeal. I scrubbed the house till it shined, I replaced shrubs and touched up paint.??I?replaced the carpet and removed excess furniture.? The place looked and smelled brand new. ? I thought my house was worth at the high point in a strong market?$280,000 and $240,000 was my lowest walk-away price. I ran one $100 ad in the local paper and put it on Craigslist late Tuesday night at $139,500 OBO.? I had 28 calls by late Friday afternoon. ? I had over 30 groups?come through inspection Sat-Sun 10-5.? People?were intrigued by the process and absolutely loved the home and I got rave reviews on my decorating, cleaning and the shape my 20-year old home was in. Most at the beginning left very low bids.? The?ONE TRUE BUYER left a bid of $1.00 on Saturday morning. ? I started the calls precisely at 8pm to 11 bidders.? We started at $165,000.? By round 4 I was down to 3.? The final high bid was at $225,000.? I waited for 10 mins (while I cried?from exhaustion?and disappointment).??Then I called the high bidder and told her that my bottom line was $240,000 and I could not sell it at $225,000.? She said she?could go to $235,000 and that was it.? I took it. ? The buyer came to my home yesterday and we sat at my (well her) kitchen counter and hammered out a contract.? She handed me an earnest money check for $3,000 and we hugged.? We close on June 12th. ? I sold my house in 5-days for?2% lower than I thought I would get in a miserable market.? It's done and I did it myself (with a lot of help from my?wonderful new hubbie) but I would say the process works, I met some wonderful people?and my neighbors of 20 years will?be happy with the new owner and her two wonderful boys. ? Good luck to you all and thanks Bill for giving me an exciting and rewarding experience. ? Sincerely, ? Deb Bartz Rediscover Hotmail?: Get quick friend updates right in your inbox. Check it out. _______________________________________________ 5-DayForum mailing list 5-DayForum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayforum -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Message-ID: <20090419142033.AFE6310603@ws1-3.us4.outblaze.com> The Washington Post only list homes on weekends. Would it be better to list the weekend before or the weekend of the sale? -- It's News. It's Reviews. It's Interviews. It's Free. What Are You Waiting For? www.movieline.com From norogers at iname.com Sun Apr 19 10:31:40 2009 From: norogers at iname.com (no rogers) Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 14:31:40 -0000 Subject: [5-DayForum] Can I advertise only online? Message-ID: <20090419143136.B323410603@ws1-3.us4.outblaze.com> It seems that print media is becoming less popular and outrageously priced ($200+ for a weekend). Can I be successful by just advertising with online services like Craig's List, FSBO.com and maybe even Realtor.com (willing to pay 1% to a realtor). Any other online suggestions? -- It's News. It's Reviews. It's Interviews. It's Free. What Are You Waiting For? www.movieline.com From norogers at iname.com Tue Apr 21 07:57:19 2009 From: norogers at iname.com (no rogers) Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:57:19 -0000 Subject: [5-DayForum] Problem with pricing online listings Message-ID: <20090421114155.63326326787@ws1-8.us4.outblaze.com> My newspaper has online listings broken into price ranges of $100k-200k (2 listings), $200k-$300k (22 listings), $400k+ (14 listings). Most buyers in this area use the online listings. The most I can expect my house to sell for is $320k and it would be a steal at $250k, which would make my starting price $149,500. There are only 5 styles of homes in my area and the market values are well known. I fear that if I start below $200k, online buyers will filter out my home in their search criteria because they think it is a fixer-upper. What price would you list the home at? -- It's News. It's Reviews. It's Interviews. It's Free. What Are You Waiting For? www.movieline.com From hoelentllc at msn.com Wed Apr 22 22:51:11 2009 From: hoelentllc at msn.com (RICHARD HOEL) Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:51:11 -0600 Subject: [5-DayForum] Free media In-Reply-To: <2dcd190904210847q51d81c6foad804a51cdb2bf92@mail.gmail.com> References: <982789946@mail.bummerhosting.com> <001001c9c1b4$4ac3a6a0$e04af3e0$@org> <2dcd190904210847q51d81c6foad804a51cdb2bf92@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:47:40 -0400 From: esp2118 at gmail.com To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] ATTENTION MODERATOR: How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. I would like to have my name taken off this list serve group. Thanks! On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 8:34 AM, Jeff Otis wrote: MODERATOR THIS EMAIL HAS BEEN RECEIVED MY INDIVIDUALS IN OUR INVESTMENT GROUP A TOTAL OF 678 TIMES IN TWO DAYS. 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From: unknown sender Subject: Free Media Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:18:11 -0600 Size: 3265 Url: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090422/1deaf7f1/attachment.mht From m2rest at gmail.com Mon Apr 27 22:33:31 2009 From: m2rest at gmail.com (Meghna Bhagat, M2REST) Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:33:31 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] Finished the Sale this weekend ... now dilemma Message-ID: Hi Everyone, It is kind of late to be asking for advice, but here goes. First a quick summary of what I did: I just finished my 5-Day Sale on a Fixer Upper foreclosure property in Kansas City, MO. I put an ad in the paper, printed flyers and distributed them to houses in the neighborhood and outside my house, craigslist, my email list of "buyers" and "investors" in KCMO and US, and "Circus Marketing"--I put up pennant flags across my front lawn, put huge signs on flourescent poster board announcing the sale and the price of the house, balloons ... the works. The Circus Marketing worked really well. I got lots of calls and bidders just through that. And, several bids too. So, I conducted the open houses, got 13 bids and was a little concerned because I wasn't sure the real buyers showed up. During the round-robin most people dropped out quickly, and then there were two. One dropped and the last one standing was going to meet me today at the title company to deliver a check and sign the contract. He couldn't get funds at the last minute (literally 14 minutes before he was supposed to meet me at the title company he found out his bank would not release the funds for 3-5 days). I thought about it and told him that I will give him a couple of hours to figure out the funding situation and that I would also call the runner up and tell her that if whoever got me the funds first gets the deal. In the meantime, I called the runner up and she said she will work on getting the EMD funds together. Less than an hour later she calls and tells me she's got the funds taken care of for EMD and can meet me first thing in the morning. He's still working on it and feels "shorted". I have not been able to speak with him to tell him that I am giving the deal to the runner up who will show up tomorrow to the Title Company with a certified check. I've left a message (his phone is on the fritz also). So, now I feel a little torn ... they are only $500 apart (not a huge deal breaker), but am I being unfair? Pre-emptive? Any thoughts? Words of advice? Anyone have an experience like this before? I enjoyed doing this sale so much I think I am going to do it again .... and I have learned some really great lessons on marketing. I think in this market where there are a lot of lower priced properties, it is important to get the word out by starting the marketing earlier. Next time, I will advertise starting the weekend prior to the Open House. Start doing Circus Marketing at the same time, and spend a little time every day flyering a different street in the neighborhood. Has anyone else made any adjustments to the process? What were they and what were the results of that? Thanks for your time! On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 11:00 AM, < 5-dayforum-request at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com> wrote: > Send 5-DayForum mailing list submissions to > 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayforum > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > 5-dayforum-request at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com > > You can reach the person managing the list at > 5-dayforum-owner at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of 5-DayForum digest..." > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Questions about my 5-day sale (Wendy Barta) > 2. Re: Questions about my 5-day sale (j crafor) > 3. Re: Questions about my 5-day sale (Wendy Barta) > 4. Complete 5-day sale final report (Robert G. Kriedermann) > 5. Re: Complete 5-day sale final report (Dawne Brown) > 6. Re: Complete 5-day sale final report (rosemarie-fred) > 7. Re: Complete 5-day sale final report (Holly MacIntyre) > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Wendy Barta" > To: <5-dayforum at howtosellyourhomein5days.com> > Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 15:27:10 -0400 > Subject: [5-DayForum] Questions about my 5-day sale > > Since my newspaper had a package deal on advertising, my ad appeared the > week before the 5 day sale. I?ve already received 10 phone calls. > > > > There are a couple things I?m not sure about? > > > > One person asked about how I was qualifying the buyers. I said that I > wasn?t and that if the bidder didn?t qualify, I?d contact the next higher > bidder. However, I am not sure how to arrange this. I was thinking that I > should set a limit ? like 5 days ? for the buyer to get pre-approved for a > mortgage. I?m worried that in this financial climate, people will think > they are qualified and then not get approved. How are others handling > this? > > > > Also ? what do I do if the bidder doesn?t have a settlement agent? In > Maryland, you typically use the accepted offer document when you go into a > bank to get a loan. What do I tell them if they do not know how to do > this? Can I provide them an ?offer? document to use? I?ve found several > companies on the Internet that sell them. > > > > Also, I?m struggling with establishing my ?rules? ? does any have an > example I can use? > > > > Thanks > > > > wendy > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: j crafor > To: "5-dayforum at mailman.how tosellyour home" < > 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com> > Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:58 +0000 > Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Questions about my 5-day sale > I'm not qualifying the bidders, either. Either they can get financing the > next day or I contact the second one immediately. "It appears that the > highest bidder is not able to get financing. Are you still interested if he > can't?" If so, consider getting qualified by your mortgage co. now. " > I will be using a title company, and I got papers from the title company > for me and buyer to fill out (on Monday) and submit immediaely to them. > > I'm preparing for a sale next week-end. the following is the list of rules > I'm using > > > 8825 E. Fruit Tree Drive > > Tucson, AZ. 85730** > > (520) 546-9972 (520)907-1883 > > jcrafor at hotmail.com > THE RULES FOR THE 5 DAY SALE The home is offered AS IS > > > > 1. There is an undisclosed minimum reserve. > > 2. Bids may be left at any level, at any time prior to 5 PM Sunday. > > > > 3. No one can enter the bidding after 5PM Sunday. > > 4. The bidding will be open. We will tell the status of the bids at any > time. > > > > 5. The highest or best bidder prior to the round-robin bidding will have > the opportunity to make the first bid when the final bidding begins. The > next highest or best bidder will get the second call, and so on. > > 6. Every bidder will have the opportunity to top the high/best bid until > the highest or best offer is established. > > > > 7. If there is more than one bid at the same level, the earliest offer will > be honored. > > 8. Bids must be increased a minimum of $500, ie, $99,000: 99,500, etc. > > > > 9. Round-robin bidding starts at 8 PM. Sunday. The bidder with the > highest/best bid at the end of the round-robin bidding will be offered the > home. > > 10. Real estate professionals are encouraged to bid for themselves and > their clients, however the owner will not pay any Realtor fees. > > > > 11. Bidders using the services of a Real Estate Professional are > responsible for paying their agents. > > 12. The owner reserves the right to cancel the sale at anytime prior to > accepting a written offer. All bidders will be notified. > > > > 13. The owner reserves the right to accept or reject any offers. This is > not binding, on either seller or buyer. > > 14. Buyers can make bids with the understanding that they can withdraw > their bid at any time, for any reason. Buyers must also understand that > we are not obligated to take the highest/best bid we get. Bids are not > binding on either party. The seller may withdraw the house at any time > until he announces completion of the sale. A bidder may retract his bid > until the seller?s announcement of completion of the sale. > > 15. Bonus at closing for pre-approved financing ($1000). > > > > Open for Inspection 1 to 5 Saturday & Sunday > > > > Bidder with the best bid will be offered the home Sunday night > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > From: wendy.barta at verizon.net > To: 5-dayforum at howtosellyourhomein5days.com > Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 15:27:10 -0400 > Subject: [5-DayForum] Questions about my 5-day sale > > Since my newspaper had a package deal on advertising, my ad appeared the > week before the 5 day sale. I?ve already received 10 phone calls. > > > > There are a couple things I?m not sure about? > > > > One person asked about how I was qualifying the buyers. I said that I > wasn?t and that if the bidder didn?t qualify, I?d contact the next higher > bidder. However, I am not sure how to arrange this. I was thinking that I > should set a limit ? like 5 days ? for the buyer to get pre-approved for a > mortgage. I?m worried that in this financial climate, people will think > they are qualified and then not get approved. How are others handling > this? > > > > Also ? what do I do if the bidder doesn?t have a settlement agent? In > Maryland, you typically use the accepted offer document when you go into a > bank to get a loan. What do I tell them if they do not know how to do > this? Can I provide them an ?offer? document to use? I?ve found several > companies on the Internet that sell them. > > > > Also, I?m struggling with establishing my ?rules? ? does any have an > example I can use? > > > > Thanks > > > > wendy > > ------------------------------ > Windows Live? Hotmail?:?more than just e-mail. Check it out. > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Wendy Barta" > To: "'How To Sell Your Home in 5-Days'" < > 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com> > Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:35:47 -0400 > Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Questions about my 5-day sale > > Thank you very much. This is very helpful. J > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* 5-dayforum-bounces+wendy.barta=verizon.net@ > mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com [mailto: > 5-dayforum-bounces+wendy.barta <5-dayforum-bounces%2Bwendy.barta>= > verizon.net at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com] *On Behalf Of *j crafor > *Sent:* Sunday, April 26, 2009 8:01 PM > *To:* 5-dayforum at mailman.how tosellyour home > *Subject:* Re: [5-DayForum] Questions about my 5-day sale > > > > I'm not qualifying the bidders, either. Either they can get financing the > next day or I contact the second one immediately. "It appears that the > highest bidder is not able to get financing. Are you still interested if he > can't?" If so, consider getting qualified by your mortgage co. now. " > I will be using a title company, and I got papers from the title company > for me and buyer to fill out (on Monday) and submit immediaely to them. > > I'm preparing for a sale next week-end. the following is the list of rules > I'm using > > > 8825 E. Fruit Tree Drive > > Tucson, AZ. 85730** > > (520) 546-9972 (520)907-1883 > > jcrafor at hotmail.com > * * *THE RULES FOR THE 5 DAY SALE * *The home is offered AS IS* > > > > 1. There is an undisclosed minimum reserve. > > 2. Bids may be left at any level, at any time prior to 5 PM Sunday. > > > > 3. No one can enter the bidding after 5PM Sunday. > > 4. The bidding will be open. We will tell the status of the bids at any > time. > > > > 5. The highest or best bidder prior to the round-robin bidding will have > the opportunity to make the first bid when the final bidding begins. The > next highest or best bidder will get the second call, and so on. > > 6. Every bidder will have the opportunity to top the high/best bid until > the highest or best offer is established. > > > > 7. If there is more than one bid at the same level, the earliest offer will > be honored. > > 8. Bids must be increased a minimum of $500, ie, $99,000: 99,500, etc. > > > > 9. Round-robin bidding starts at 8 PM. Sunday. The bidder with the > highest/best bid at the end of the round-robin bidding will be offered the > home. > > 10. Real estate professionals are encouraged to bid for themselves and > their clients, however the owner will not pay any Realtor fees. > > > > 11. Bidders using the services of a Real Estate Professional are > responsible for paying their agents. > > 12. The owner reserves the right to cancel the sale at anytime prior to > accepting a written offer. All bidders will be notified. > > > > 13. The owner reserves the right to accept or reject any offers. This is > not binding, on either seller or buyer. > > 14. Buyers can make bids with the understanding that they can withdraw > their bid at any time, for any reason. Buyers must also understand that we > are not obligated to take the highest/best bid we get. Bids are not > binding on either party. The seller may withdraw the house at any time > until he announces completion of the sale. A bidder may retract his bid > until the seller?s announcement of completion of the sale. > > 15. Bonus at closing for pre-approved financing ($1000). > > > > Open for Inspection 1 to 5 Saturday & Sunday > > > > Bidder with the best bid will be offered the home Sunday night > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > From: wendy.barta at verizon.net > To: 5-dayforum at howtosellyourhomein5days.com > Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 15:27:10 -0400 > Subject: [5-DayForum] Questions about my 5-day sale > > Since my newspaper had a package deal on advertising, my ad appeared the > week before the 5 day sale. I?ve already received 10 phone calls. > > > > There are a couple things I?m not sure about? > > > > One person asked about how I was qualifying the buyers. I said that I > wasn?t and that if the bidder didn?t qualify, I?d contact the next higher > bidder. However, I am not sure how to arrange this. I was thinking that I > should set a limit ? like 5 days ? for the buyer to get pre-approved for a > mortgage. I?m worried that in this financial climate, people will think > they are qualified and then not get approved. How are others handling > this? > > > > Also ? what do I do if the bidder doesn?t have a settlement agent? In > Maryland, you typically use the accepted offer document when you go into a > bank to get a loan. What do I tell them if they do not know how to do > this? Can I provide them an ?offer? document to use? I?ve found several > companies on the Internet that sell them. > > > > Also, I?m struggling with establishing my ?rules? ? does any have an > example I can use? > > > > Thanks > > > > wendy > > > ------------------------------ > > Windows Live? Hotmail?:?more than just e-mail. Check it out. > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Robert G. Kriedermann" > To: 5-day forum <5-dayforum at howtosellyourhomein5days.com> > Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:42:27 -0500 > Subject: [5-DayForum] Complete 5-day sale final report > I finished the open house today with high hopes. I had gone into the five > day sale with the idea that I would accept no less than $118000. The bidding > sheet looked like this at the close of the open house: > > 1. $91000 > 2. $90000 > 3. $81000 > 4. $80000 > 5. $76000 > 6. $75500 > 7. $75000 > 8. $74999 > and 12 more bids less than $70000. > > I called the first person to start the bidding. I called the second and she > reluctantly went to $91500. The third dropped out immediately. The fourth > did not answer so I left a message. I left 2 more before the night was over > with no response. The fifth did not answer. I called back later in the > rounds and got a cell number from one of their children. I called him on > that cell number and he dropped out. The sixth wasn't sure if she could get > a loan for $92000 and asked if she could call me tomorrow. I told her it was > selling to the top bidder tonight and she reluctantly went to $92000. The > seventh did not answer. I left 2 more messages before the night was over > with no response.The eighth did not answer and I left 3 messages total with > no response. #1 increased to $92500. I called #2 back and she dropped out. I > called #6 and they dropped out. Of the other 12, 4 did not answer, 7 dropped > out, and one guy who didn't answer called me back but then dropped out. > > *The round Robin was over and the Bid had only increased $1500 to $92500.*That number is $3500 less than what I bought it for as a firesale > foreclosure back in October. My house had sold for $180000 in '06. Before I > bought it for $96000, it had been listed at $155000. Since I bought it I > totally reformed it. Filled all holes and dings in walls, primed, painted, > flooring, window treatments, ceiling fans with remote control, light > fixtures, new vanity, new pedestal sink, complete mold cleanup including > ripping out and replacing drywall, removed broken garbage disposal and > replaced, ceiling fans, New towel bars and TP holder, ripping out old carpet > and replacing with new carpet, updated designs I stole directly from hgtv. I > added appliances and included them all. New bedspreads and pillows matched > the room, the towels were new and matched the room, the soap pumps matched > the room, coordinating furnature and area rug, Flashes of color in the right > places, flowers, it all looks sharp. I worked my fingers to the bone and the > inside of the house is nothing like what you can get anywhere in the area > for this price. > > One couple repeatedly asked "So if I put down any amount you will be sure > to call me right?" I confirmed this many times. They bid $1 and told me > again to be sure to call. They were not available to answer the phone. The > 6th highest bidder was a couple that had placed their bid Saturday and had > placed the high bid at the time. They said it was just what they had been > looking for. They asked if they could bid any amount and I told them they > could but it was in their best interest to be the top bidder to start the > round robin. She realized this and bid $10000 more than what the top bid had > been. She really seemed to get it and gave me a wink as she left and I told > her I would call her sunday night. She was not available to answer the > phone! > > I explained over and over again to buyers at the open house the entire > process. I gave them all the literature. I got a inspector that created an > amazing looking report and gave a copy to everyone. I e-mailed the report to > those who wanted it so they could have it in full color. If I wasn't sure a > buyer got the concept, I explained it until I thought they did. I told them > to ask any questions. I answered all questions asked. It just doesn't seem > like people got the idea. 8 out of the 20 bidders did not answer the phone > including 3 I thought were hot leads. *55 responses to the adds and no > buyer to pay even what I bought it for when I pulled it out of the fire. *There > are no major problems with the house other than an old roof. The roof isn't > leaking it is just near the end of its useful life. > > I am very disappointed with the results. I did everything by the book. I > think maybe the $49500 asking price turned the potential buyers off. Too > many foreclosures and dumps out there right now and they thought this was > one of them. Still, I got 55 responses. You'd think one would be serious. > Also, what is the reason to start the round robin at 8:00pm? Maybe this is > too late and people are trying to wind down and get ready to start a new > workweek? But then again, where are you and what are you doing where you > don't answer the phone at 8:00pm on a Sunday night?! Maybe I didn't hammer > the 8:00pm start time hard enough to people at the open house? I thought I > did. > > I can't sell for that price. Maybe in this climate the 5-day sale isn't the > way to go. I may try one again in 1 month after I fix-up the outside of the > house. I had only lived here in winter so I couldn't do much with the > outside. The color scheme is sort of ugly. You wouldn't imagine the inside > if you just saw the outside. Still, I thought the whole point of a 5-day > sale was to sell with whatever you have. I know there are worse houses being > sold for higher prices. > > I think the 5-day sale is a great concept but it is by no means guaranteed > in this climate. If I can't sell this house for $118000, no one can sell > their house using this method in this area. > > Let me know your thoughts everyone. > > Robert > ** > > > > > ------------------------------ > Windows Live? SkyDrive?: Get 25 GB of free online storage. Check it out. > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Dawne Brown" > To: "'How To Sell Your Home in 5-Days'" < > 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com> > Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:01:33 -0400 > Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Complete 5-day sale final report > > Hey Robert, > > > > Thanks for reporting on how your 5-day sale went. I have been following > this forum for almost a year, right around the time when the market went > south, and your report has confirmed my concern: that the 5-day sale in the > form described in the book is not as successful in this market. I have come > across many variations of this concept and the common thread between them > all is that you have to do more marketing than what is described in the book > to create a buzz. Also I think right now people are afraid of making major > purchases in this economic climate which is not an issue the 5-dale sale can > overcome. > > > > What is the current fair market value for your house? You may want to list > it for that and see what kind of response you get. People now are fearful > of being taken advantage of and are relying more heavily on realtors to > locate and negotiate on a home. They?re very reluctant to negotiate on > their own without the ?expertise? of a realtor. also, owner financing may > be an option that you look into. That will enable you to capture the > majority of the buying market: they want a house but they have credit > issues. > > > > Hope this helps, > > > > Dawne? > > > > *From:* 5-dayforum-bounces+dmvaughan=cox.net@ > mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com [mailto:5-dayforum-bounces+dmvaughan<5-dayforum-bounces%2Bdmvaughan> > =cox.net at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com] *On Behalf Of *Robert G. > Kriedermann > *Sent:* Monday, April 27, 2009 12:42 AM > *To:* 5-day forum > *Subject:* [5-DayForum] Complete 5-day sale final report > > > > I finished the open house today with high hopes. I had gone into the five > day sale with the idea that I would accept no less than $118000. The bidding > sheet looked like this at the close of the open house: > > 1. $91000 > 2. $90000 > 3. $81000 > 4. $80000 > 5. $76000 > 6. $75500 > 7. $75000 > 8. $74999 > and 12 more bids less than $70000. > > I called the first person to start the bidding. I called the second and she > reluctantly went to $91500. The third dropped out immediately. The fourth > did not answer so I left a message. I left 2 more before the night was over > with no response. The fifth did not answer. I called back later in the > rounds and got a cell number from one of their children. I called him on > that cell number and he dropped out. The sixth wasn't sure if she could get > a loan for $92000 and asked if she could call me tomorrow. I told her it was > selling to the top bidder tonight and she reluctantly went to $92000. The > seventh did not answer. I left 2 more messages before the night was over > with no response.The eighth did not answer and I left 3 messages total with > no response. #1 increased to $92500. I called #2 back and she dropped out. I > called #6 and they dropped out. Of the other 12, 4 did not answer, 7 dropped > out, and one guy who didn't answer called me back but then dropped out. > > *The round Robin was over and the Bid had only increased $1500 to $92500.*That number is $3500 less than what I bought it for as a firesale > foreclosure back in October. My house had sold for $180000 in '06. Before I > bought it for $96000, it had been listed at $155000. Since I bought it I > totally reformed it. Filled all holes and dings in walls, primed, painted, > flooring, window treatments, ceiling fans with remote control, light > fixtures, new vanity, new pedestal sink, complete mold cleanup including > ripping out and replacing drywall, removed broken garbage disposal and > replaced, ceiling fans, New towel bars and TP holder, ripping out old carpet > and replacing with new carpet, updated designs I stole directly from hgtv. I > added appliances and included them all. New bedspreads and pillows matched > the room, the towels were new and matched the room, the soap pumps matched > the room, coordinating furnature and area rug, Flashes of color in the right > places, flowers, it all looks sharp. I worked my fingers to the bone and the > inside of the house is nothing like what you can get anywhere in the area > for this price. > > One couple repeatedly asked "So if I put down any amount you will be sure > to call me right?" I confirmed this many times. They bid $1 and told me > again to be sure to call. They were not available to answer the phone. The > 6th highest bidder was a couple that had placed their bid Saturday and had > placed the high bid at the time. They said it was just what they had been > looking for. They asked if they could bid any amount and I told them they > could but it was in their best interest to be the top bidder to start the > round robin. She realized this and bid $10000 more than what the top bid had > been. She really seemed to get it and gave me a wink as she left and I told > her I would call her sunday night. She was not available to answer the > phone! > > I explained over and over again to buyers at the open house the entire > process. I gave them all the literature. I got a inspector that created an > amazing looking report and gave a copy to everyone. I e-mailed the report to > those who wanted it so they could have it in full color. If I wasn't sure a > buyer got the concept, I explained it until I thought they did. I told them > to ask any questions. I answered all questions asked. It just doesn't seem > like people got the idea. 8 out of the 20 bidders did not answer the phone > including 3 I thought were hot leads. *55 responses to the adds and no > buyer to pay even what I bought it for when I pulled it out of the fire. *There > are no major problems with the house other than an old roof. The roof isn't > leaking it is just near the end of its useful life. > > I am very disappointed with the results. I did everything by the book. I > think maybe the $49500 asking price turned the potential buyers off. Too > many foreclosures and dumps out there right now and they thought this was > one of them. Still, I got 55 responses. You'd think one would be serious. > Also, what is the reason to start the round robin at 8:00pm? Maybe this is > too late and people are trying to wind down and get ready to start a new > workweek? But then again, where are you and what are you doing where you > don't answer the phone at 8:00pm on a Sunday night?! Maybe I didn't hammer > the 8:00pm start time hard enough to people at the open house? I thought I > did. > > I can't sell for that price. Maybe in this climate the 5-day sale isn't the > way to go. I may try one again in 1 month after I fix-up the outside of the > house. I had only lived here in winter so I couldn't do much with the > outside. The color scheme is sort of ugly. You wouldn't imagine the inside > if you just saw the outside. Still, I thought the whole point of a 5-day > sale was to sell with whatever you have. I know there are worse houses being > sold for higher prices. > > I think the 5-day sale is a great concept but it is by no means guaranteed > in this climate. If I can't sell this house for $118000, no one can sell > their house using this method in this area. > > Let me know your thoughts everyone. > > Robert > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Windows Live? SkyDrive?: Get 25 GB of free online storage. Check it out. > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "rosemarie-fred" > To: "How To Sell Your Home in 5-Days" < > 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com> > Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:04:48 -0400 > Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Complete 5-day sale final report > Ouch! > If I were you I would call those eager beavers who did not answer their > phone on Sunday evening and find out what happened. They may have had second > thoughts, they may have had an emergency and gone out. I think you might get > some good information. And, just maybe, they will come back into the fold. > When I did a reasonably successful 5-day sale I did not actually get the > final bid until the Wednesday following. I guess that makes it a 7 day sale! > I needed $140,000 and we were piddling around at 105,000 at 11 pm on Sunday > and I was just too tired to carry on. So I told the people I had left that I > would call the next day, which I did. I think we got to $120,000. Meanwhile, > a new player entered the scene, who hadn't seen the ads or been to the house > before. Offered me $130,000. (against the rules - what would you do?) Then I > told my top bidder what I needed. By then I think they were emotionally > attached to the house. They came back and looked again. I let them hang out > and have their kids claim their rooms and they offered the $140,000 I had to > have. They bought the house. > I know this departs from the system, which I followed faithfully up to that > point. But you do what you have to! > This is a crappy time to be selling anything. I'm so sorry that you had > such a bad result, and I know Bill will say that your house is worth $92,500 > and you will disagree. I guess it's really worth what someone will pay, and > that's what your sale told you. What a shame. I am going to be helping > someone with a 5-day sale soon, and I am rather worried that we'll have the > same kind of result. > If you keep at your Sunday night no-shows and get anywhere, please let us > know. > Rosemarie > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Robert G. Kriedermann > *To:* 5-day forum <5-dayforum at howtosellyourhomein5days.com> > *Sent:* Monday, April 27, 2009 12:42 AM > *Subject:* [5-DayForum] Complete 5-day sale final report > > I finished the open house today with high hopes. I had gone into the five > day sale with the idea that I would accept no less than $118000. The bidding > sheet looked like this at the close of the open house: > > 1. $91000 > 2. $90000 > 3. $81000 > 4. $80000 > 5. $76000 > 6. $75500 > 7. $75000 > 8. $74999 > and 12 more bids less than $70000. > > I called the first person to start the bidding. I called the second and she > reluctantly went to $91500. The third dropped out immediately. The fourth > did not answer so I left a message. I left 2 more before the night was over > with no response. The fifth did not answer. I called back later in the > rounds and got a cell number from one of their children. I called him on > that cell number and he dropped out. The sixth wasn't sure if she could get > a loan for $92000 and asked if she could call me tomorrow. I told her it was > selling to the top bidder tonight and she reluctantly went to $92000. The > seventh did not answer. I left 2 more messages before the night was over > with no response.The eighth did not answer and I left 3 messages total with > no response. #1 increased to $92500. I called #2 back and she dropped out. I > called #6 and they dropped out. Of the other 12, 4 did not answer, 7 dropped > out, and one guy who didn't answer called me back but then dropped out. > > *The round Robin was over and the Bid had only increased $1500 to $92500.*That number is $3500 less than what I bought it for as a firesale > foreclosure back in October. My house had sold for $180000 in '06. Before I > bought it for $96000, it had been listed at $155000. Since I bought it I > totally reformed it. Filled all holes and dings in walls, primed, painted, > flooring, window treatments, ceiling fans with remote control, light > fixtures, new vanity, new pedestal sink, complete mold cleanup including > ripping out and replacing drywall, removed broken garbage disposal and > replaced, ceiling fans, New towel bars and TP holder, ripping out old carpet > and replacing with new carpet, updated designs I stole directly from hgtv. I > added appliances and included them all. New bedspreads and pillows matched > the room, the towels were new and matched the room, the soap pumps matched > the room, coordinating furnature and area rug, Flashes of color in the right > places, flowers, it all looks sharp. I worked my fingers to the bone and the > inside of the house is nothing like what you can get anywhere in the area > for this price. > > One couple repeatedly asked "So if I put down any amount you will be sure > to call me right?" I confirmed this many times. They bid $1 and told me > again to be sure to call. They were not available to answer the phone. The > 6th highest bidder was a couple that had placed their bid Saturday and had > placed the high bid at the time. They said it was just what they had been > looking for. They asked if they could bid any amount and I told them they > could but it was in their best interest to be the top bidder to start the > round robin. She realized this and bid $10000 more than what the top bid had > been. She really seemed to get it and gave me a wink as she left and I told > her I would call her sunday night. She was not available to answer the > phone! > > I explained over and over again to buyers at the open house the entire > process. I gave them all the literature. I got a inspector that created an > amazing looking report and gave a copy to everyone. I e-mailed the report to > those who wanted it so they could have it in full color. If I wasn't sure a > buyer got the concept, I explained it until I thought they did. I told them > to ask any questions. I answered all questions asked. It just doesn't seem > like people got the idea. 8 out of the 20 bidders did not answer the phone > including 3 I thought were hot leads. *55 responses to the adds and no > buyer to pay even what I bought it for when I pulled it out of the fire. *There > are no major problems with the house other than an old roof. The roof isn't > leaking it is just near the end of its useful life. > > I am very disappointed with the results. I did everything by the book. I > think maybe the $49500 asking price turned the potential buyers off. Too > many foreclosures and dumps out there right now and they thought this was > one of them. Still, I got 55 responses. You'd think one would be serious. > Also, what is the reason to start the round robin at 8:00pm? Maybe this is > too late and people are trying to wind down and get ready to start a new > workweek? But then again, where are you and what are you doing where you > don't answer the phone at 8:00pm on a Sunday night?! Maybe I didn't hammer > the 8:00pm start time hard enough to people at the open house? I thought I > did. > > I can't sell for that price. Maybe in this climate the 5-day sale isn't the > way to go. I may try one again in 1 month after I fix-up the outside of the > house. I had only lived here in winter so I couldn't do much with the > outside. The color scheme is sort of ugly. You wouldn't imagine the inside > if you just saw the outside. Still, I thought the whole point of a 5-day > sale was to sell with whatever you have. I know there are worse houses being > sold for higher prices. > > I think the 5-day sale is a great concept but it is by no means guaranteed > in this climate. If I can't sell this house for $118000, no one can sell > their house using this method in this area. > > Let me know your thoughts everyone. > > Robert > ** > > > > > ------------------------------ > Windows Live? SkyDrive?: Get 25 GB of free online storage. Check it out. > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > 5-DayForum mailing list > 5-DayForum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com > http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayforum > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Holly MacIntyre > To: How To Sell Your Home in 5-Days < > 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com> > Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:47:54 -0700 (PDT) > Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Complete 5-day sale final report > To Robert - Your experience was *exactly* like mine - even the numbers are > virtually the same! (I'm actually sort of amazed...) > > You had an even higher response rate and more bidding participation and I; > still the pricing and bids are about the same! I can tell you that I > immediately listed with a better/more aggressive realtor than the first one > (90 days no offers...) and got it sold in two weeks for net to me $27k more > than the sale would have given. > > I agree Bill's assertion that the 5 Day Sale did everything it was supposed > to do and your high bid *was* the highest and best bid *on that day* - > still, two more weeks to net $27k more was a far better outcome for me. > > I keep coming back to thinking the method does require some tweaking *in > this market*. If I try it again I believe I will give more advertising > time. I keep coming back to the fact that my buyer *was* out there at the > time I had my 5 Day Sale (he saw and bought within two weeks of my sale). > Somehow I just didn't reach him with the way I advertised. > > Don't forget, first time homebuyers are now keeping the market "rolling" > (trickling?) Like you, that's why I bought that price range and darned if > it wasn't a first time home buyer who bought my house in the end! I just > hadn't reached him. > > Good luck! > Holly in Colorado > > --- On *Mon, 4/27/09, rosemarie-fred *wrote: > > From: rosemarie-fred > Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Complete 5-day sale final report > To: "How To Sell Your Home in 5-Days" < > 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com> > Date: Monday, April 27, 2009, 1:04 PM > > Ouch! > If I were you I would call those eager beavers who did not answer their > phone on Sunday evening and find out what happened. They may have had second > thoughts, they may have had an emergency and gone out. I think you might get > some good information. And, just maybe, they will come back into the fold. > When I did a reasonably successful 5-day sale I did not actually get the > final bid until the Wednesday following. I guess that makes it a 7 day sale! > I needed $140,000 and we were piddling around at 105,000 at 11 pm on Sunday > and I was just too tired to carry on. So I told the people I had left that I > would call the next day, which I did. I think we got to $120,000. Meanwhile, > a new player entered the scene, who hadn't seen the ads or been to the house > before. Offered me $130,000. (against the rules - what would you do?) Then I > told my top bidder what I needed. By then I think they were emotionally > attached to the house. They came back and looked again. I let them hang out > and have their kids claim their rooms and they offered the $140,000 I had to > have. They bought the house. > I know this departs from the system, which I followed faithfully up to that > point. But you do what you have to! > This is a crappy time to be selling anything. I'm so sorry that you had > such a bad result, and I know Bill will say that your house is worth $92,500 > and you will disagree. I guess it's really worth what someone will pay, and > that's what your sale told you. What a shame. I am going to be helping > someone with a 5-day sale soon, and I am rather worried that we'll have the > same kind of result. > If you keep at your Sunday night no-shows and get anywhere, please let us > know. > Rosemarie > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Robert G. Kriedermann > *To:* 5-day forum <5-dayforum at howtosellyourhomein5days.com> > *Sent:* Monday, April 27, 2009 12:42 AM > *Subject:* [5-DayForum] Complete 5-day sale final report > > I finished the open house today with high hopes. I had gone into the five > day sale with the idea that I would accept no less than $118000. The bidding > sheet looked like this at the close of the open house: > > 1. $91000 > 2. $90000 > 3. $81000 > 4. $80000 > 5. $76000 > 6. $75500 > 7. $75000 > 8. $74999 > and 12 more bids less than $70000. > > I called the first person to start the bidding. I called the second and she > reluctantly went to $91500. The third dropped out immediately. The fourth > did not answer so I left a message. I left 2 more before the night was over > with no response. The fifth did not answer. I called back later in the > rounds and got a cell number from one of their children. I called him on > that cell number and he dropped out. The sixth wasn't sure if she could get > a loan for $92000 and asked if she could call me tomorrow. I told her it was > selling to the top bidder tonight and she reluctantly went to $92000. The > seventh did not answer. I left 2 more messages before the night was over > with no response.The eighth did not answer and I left 3 messages total with > no response. #1 increased to $92500. I called #2 back and she dropped out. I > called #6 and they dropped out. Of the other 12, 4 did not answer, 7 dropped > out, and one guy who didn't answer called me back but then dropped out. > > *The round Robin was over and the Bid had only increased $1500 to $92500.*That number is $3500 less than what I bought it for as a firesale > foreclosure back in October. My house had sold for $180000 in '06. Before I > bought it for $96000, it had been listed at $155000. Since I bought it I > totally reformed it. Filled all holes and dings in walls, primed, painted, > flooring, window treatments, ceiling fans with remote control, light > fixtures, new vanity, new pedestal sink, complete mold cleanup including > ripping out and replacing drywall, removed broken garbage disposal and > replaced, ceiling fans, New towel bars and TP holder, ripping out old carpet > and replacing with new carpet, updated designs I stole directly from hgtv. I > added appliances and included them all. New bedspreads and pillows matched > the room, the towels were new and matched the room, the soap pumps matched > the room, coordinating furnature and area rug, Flashes of color in the right > places, flowers, it all looks sharp. I worked my fingers to the bone and the > inside of the house is nothing like what you can get anywhere in the area > for this price. > > One couple repeatedly asked "So if I put down any amount you will be sure > to call me right?" I confirmed this many times. They bid $1 and told me > again to be sure to call. They were not available to answer the phone. The > 6th highest bidder was a couple that had placed their bid Saturday and had > placed the high bid at the time. They said it was just what they had been > looking for. They asked if they could bid any amount and I told them they > could but it was in their best interest to be the top bidder to start the > round robin. She realized this and bid $10000 more than what the top bid had > been. She really seemed to get it and gave me a wink as she left and I told > her I would call her sunday night. She was not available to answer the > phone! > > I explained over and over again to buyers at the open house the entire > process. I gave them all the literature. I got a inspector that created an > amazing looking report and gave a copy to everyone. I e-mailed the report to > those who wanted it so they could have it in full color. If I wasn't sure a > buyer got the concept, I explained it until I thought they did. I told them > to ask any questions. I answered all questions asked. It just doesn't seem > like people got the idea. 8 out of the 20 bidders did not answer the phone > including 3 I thought were hot leads. *55 responses to the adds and no > buyer to pay even what I bought it for when I pulled it out of the fire. *There > are no major problems with the house other than an old roof. The roof isn't > leaking it is just near the end of its useful life. > > I am very disappointed with the results. I did everything by the book. I > think maybe the $49500 asking price turned the potential buyers off. Too > many foreclosures and dumps out there right now and they thought this was > one of them. Still, I got 55 responses. You'd think one would be serious. > Also, what is the reason to start the round robin at 8:00pm? Maybe this is > too late and people are trying to wind down and get ready to start a new > workweek? But then again, where are you and what are you doing where you > don't answer the phone at 8:00pm on a Sunday night?! Maybe I didn't hammer > the 8:00pm start time hard enough to people at the open house? I thought I > did. > > I can't sell for that price. Maybe in this climate the 5-day sale isn't the > way to go. I may try one again in 1 month after I fix-up the outside of the > house. I had only lived here in winter so I couldn't do much with the > outside. The color scheme is sort of ugly. You wouldn't imagine the inside > if you just saw the outside. Still, I thought the whole point of a 5-day > sale was to sell with whatever you have. I know there are worse houses being > sold for higher prices. > > I think the 5-day sale is a great concept but it is by no means guaranteed > in this climate. If I can't sell this house for $118000, no one can sell > their house using this method in this area. > > Let me know your thoughts everyone. > > Robert > ** > > > > > ------------------------------ > Windows Live? SkyDrive?: Get 25 GB of free online storage. 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URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090427/a8ac2a7a/attachment.html From kylf522 at yahoo.com Wed Apr 29 11:53:27 2009 From: kylf522 at yahoo.com (kylf522 at yahoo.com) Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:53:27 +0000 Subject: [5-DayForum] Kansas City Message-ID: <724871412-1241020401-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-476398900-@bxe1195.bisx.prod.on.blackberry> I am doing a 5-day sale in Kansas city the weekend after memorial day. Getting things lined up for the advertising etc... Has anyone done a 5-day sale in KC? Does anyone know the most cost effective media for advertising in KC? Thanks, Kyle Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry From fawn.batchelor at gmail.com Mon Apr 20 21:08:52 2009 From: fawn.batchelor at gmail.com (Fawn Batchelor) Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:08:52 -0000 Subject: [5-DayForum] Quick question re: vacation properties Message-ID: Hi there--- i purchased and read your book yesterday, given that we own a property in Breckenridge, CO that, for the past three years, we've rented out for weekly rentals -- our permanent home is in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. We now would like to put it on the market and have just hung the "For Sale" sign. My question: Has there been any success with properties such as ours with the 5-day method? i.e. vacation rental home in a resort town??? Thanks! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090421/c47c97ee/attachment.html From azandy92 at cox.net Sun Apr 26 20:59:17 2009 From: azandy92 at cox.net (Andy) Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 17:59:17 -0700 Subject: [5-DayForum] Questions about my 5-day sale References: <0KIQ00L5P3DBSBOB@vms173007.mailsrvcs.net> Message-ID: Could you please tell me where and how you advertised the house in Arizona? I am in Phoenix. Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: j crafor To: 5-dayforum at mailman.how tosellyour home Sent: Sunday, April 26, 2009 5:00 PM Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Questions about my 5-day sale I'm not qualifying the bidders, either. Either they can get financing the next day or I contact the second one immediately. "It appears that the highest bidder is not able to get financing. Are you still interested if he can't?" If so, consider getting qualified by your mortgage co. now. " I will be using a title company, and I got papers from the title company for me and buyer to fill out (on Monday) and submit immediaely to them. I'm preparing for a sale next week-end. the following is the list of rules I'm using 8825 E. Fruit Tree Drive Tucson, AZ. 85730 (520) 546-9972 (520)907-1883 jcrafor at hotmail.com THE RULES FOR THE 5 DAY SALE The home is offered AS IS 1. There is an undisclosed minimum reserve. 2. Bids may be left at any level, at any time prior to 5 PM Sunday. 3. No one can enter the bidding after 5PM Sunday. 4. The bidding will be open. We will tell the status of the bids at any time. 5. The highest or best bidder prior to the round-robin bidding will have the opportunity to make the first bid when the final bidding begins. The next highest or best bidder will get the second call, and so on. 6. Every bidder will have the opportunity to top the high/best bid until the highest or best offer is established. 7. If there is more than one bid at the same level, the earliest offer will be honored. 8. Bids must be increased a minimum of $500, ie, $99,000: 99,500, etc. 9. Round-robin bidding starts at 8 PM. Sunday. The bidder with the highest/best bid at the end of the round-robin bidding will be offered the home. 10. Real estate professionals are encouraged to bid for themselves and their clients, however the owner will not pay any Realtor fees. 11. Bidders using the services of a Real Estate Professional are responsible for paying their agents. 12. The owner reserves the right to cancel the sale at anytime prior to accepting a written offer. All bidders will be notified. 13. The owner reserves the right to accept or reject any offers. This is not binding, on either seller or buyer. 14. Buyers can make bids with the understanding that they can withdraw their bid at any time, for any reason. Buyers must also understand that we are not obligated to take the highest/best bid we get. Bids are not binding on either party. The seller may withdraw the house at any time until he announces completion of the sale. A bidder may retract his bid until the seller?s announcement of completion of the sale. 15. Bonus at closing for pre-approved financing ($1000). Open for Inspection 1 to 5 Saturday & Sunday Bidder with the best bid will be offered the home Sunday night ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: wendy.barta at verizon.net To: 5-dayforum at howtosellyourhomein5days.com Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2009 15:27:10 -0400 Subject: [5-DayForum] Questions about my 5-day sale Since my newspaper had a package deal on advertising, my ad appeared the week before the 5 day sale. I?ve already received 10 phone calls. There are a couple things I?m not sure about? One person asked about how I was qualifying the buyers. I said that I wasn?t and that if the bidder didn?t qualify, I?d contact the next higher bidder. However, I am not sure how to arrange this. I was thinking that I should set a limit ? like 5 days ? for the buyer to get pre-approved for a mortgage. I?m worried that in this financial climate, people will think they are qualified and then not get approved. How are others handling this? Also ? what do I do if the bidder doesn?t have a settlement agent? In Maryland, you typically use the accepted offer document when you go into a bank to get a loan. What do I tell them if they do not know how to do this? Can I provide them an ?offer? document to use? I?ve found several companies on the Internet that sell them. Also, I?m struggling with establishing my ?rules? ? does any have an example I can use? Thanks wendy ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Windows Live? Hotmail?:?more than just e-mail. Check it out. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ 5-DayForum mailing list 5-DayForum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayforum -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20090426/bd516b11/attachment.html From frakes at tnemec.com Wed Apr 22 16:32:35 2009 From: frakes at tnemec.com (Frakes, Kyle) Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:32:35 -0000 Subject: [5-DayForum] Advertising in Kansas City Message-ID: <68C1EDC4FE8F9D458013A095449433300219FD8E@Exchange2.crpdom01.com> Bill, I am planning to do a 5 day sale in Kansas City starting May 13 and would like to know if anyone has done a 5-day sale here recently. I am looking for some suggestions on where to advertise to make sure I am reaching my target audience effectively. 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I get 5 emails from WE BUY HOUSES every new posting From: real.estate.professor at hotmail.com To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:32:34 -0500 Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. Does the term "spam" mean anything more to you than "lunchmeat?" Kyle > Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 23:06:19 -0500 > From: webuyhouses at alyssamerriex.com > To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com > Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] How long should I wait to run another sale? / help with my advertising. > > I'll be able to address your email personally as soon as possible, and no later than by the end of the day tommorrow! > > I appreciate your patience and would like to offer you a special treat while you're waiting! Just visit my website at www.alyssamerriex.com right now! 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Message-ID: <982804295@mail.bummerhosting.com> I'll be able to address your email personally as soon as possible, and no later than by the end of the day tommorrow! I appreciate your patience and would like to offer you a special treat while you're waiting! Just visit my website at www.alyssamerriex.com right now! To request your FREE copy of our Special Report: How You Can Sell Your Home within 9 days! Enjoy and I look forward to speaking with you soon! From ntwooten at cox.net Wed Apr 22 17:06:50 2009 From: ntwooten at cox.net (ntwooten) Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:06:50 -0000 Subject: [5-DayForum] OKC/Yukon/Mustang, OK Message-ID: <000601c9c38e$3de770c0$0304640a@business> I'm looking for a good settlement broker in the OKC Metro Area that has experience with the 5 day method. Can anyone recommend one? Thank you. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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