From bill at effros.com Mon Feb 1 10:15:06 2010 From: bill at effros.com (Bill Effros) Date: Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:15:06 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] How To Subscribe Message-ID: <4B66EFFA.8060108@effros.com> In order to immediately post to the Forum without moderator approval, or to get full access to the archives, you must subscribe to the 5-DayForum. If you want to subscribe to the 5-DayForum you must do it for yourself. 1. Go to the main website: www.5-DayForum.com 2. Click on the blue word "Subscribe" on the left side of the home page. 3. Fill in the email address of your subscription in the box provided. 4. Follow the instructions. Bill Effros PS -- When you are ready to unsubscribe, the process is exactly the same--You must unsubscribe yourself, no one else can do it for you. From eswamb at yahoo.com Mon Feb 1 13:20:57 2010 From: eswamb at yahoo.com (Esther Muchiri) Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 10:20:57 -0800 (PST) Subject: [5-DayForum] Looking to observe an auction In-Reply-To: <120e9.399a44c6.389779a1@aol.com> Message-ID: <909644.69091.qm@web65612.mail.ac4.yahoo.com> I just did one this week here in Chicago but?to rent or rent to own. I was looking to rent the place for a $1000 and that's what I got plus a reasonable option deposit. I will be having a sale possibly next month. Call me if you live nearby here. Esther Muchiri, Real Estate Entrepreneur, We will buy your house cash and close quick. Any condition. We also sell homes at discounted prices. We have various programs to help you realize the American Dream. We also help our private investors earn passive income or grow their money exponentially by offering them high rates of return on their investments. To learn more: Call me now at 773-934-3706 or Email me at eswamb at yahoo.com. --- On Mon, 2/1/10, Janetislight at aol.com wrote: From: Janetislight at aol.com Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Looking to observe an auction To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Date: Monday, February 1, 2010, 8:26 AM I watched a case study video at this site, and it really did follow the book's process.? And the owner had a high end valuation of his property at 150,000, and received 149,900.? Shazam!!!? Another success story.? BTW, I went to Auction By Seller Link. I had a 5-day sale and sold my house.? Many on here have sold houses this way.? I guess the best place to start unraveling your confusion is to state specifically how you feel the processes differ. ? Janet ? In a message dated 1/31/2010 5:57:54 P.M. Central Standard Time, dm_figuracion at comcast.net writes: Again, this Auction is not how the 5 day sale is run.? I am really confused by all of this email, it does not appear to be how the book outlines a 5 day sale.? I would really like to know any information about a 5 day sale in the Tacoma/Gig Harbor WA area.? I would like to hear from people who did this without the use of a consultant, or an auction.? I am really second guessing whether this book holds true to what it is selling.? D?Arcy ? From: BarrettAI at aol.com [mailto:BarrettAI at aol.com] Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 8:37 AM To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Looking to observe an auction ? You can observe a University of Denver video case study of a successful 5 Day Sale/Auction on www.AuctionBySeller.com ? Kyle www.AuctionByBuilder.com ? In a message dated 1/30/2010 6:48:21 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, Janetislight at aol.com writes: Where in the Midwest?? I won't be doing for another month or so, but I would sure welcome you as a greeter!? Pizza would be included for both days.? I can even do the round robin at the house so you can see that work as well. ? Janet ? P.S.? We don't like to use the word "auction" but 5-day sale.? ;) ? ? ? In a message dated 1/30/2010 8:48:28 A.M. Central Standard Time, rchou at urbansolutionsllc.com writes: Is there anyone conducting a 5 day auction in the near future, in the Midwest area?? I would like to observe an auction before I do one myself. _______________________________________________ 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 -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ 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/20100201/9b81ebf8/attachment.html From addiechicoclue at yahoo.com Mon Feb 1 13:54:02 2010 From: addiechicoclue at yahoo.com (Nancy Farrar) Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 10:54:02 -0800 (PST) Subject: [5-DayForum] a question Message-ID: <697133.58517.qm@web110612.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> I have the book and I have it. I do not know how to decide how much to ask. If you owe a certain amount is that the amount you ask for the house? Thank you Nancy Farrar addiechicoclue at yahoo.com From eswamb at yahoo.com Mon Feb 1 15:11:56 2010 From: eswamb at yahoo.com (Esther Muchiri) Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 12:11:56 -0800 (PST) Subject: [5-DayForum] a question In-Reply-To: <697133.58517.qm@web110612.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <557683.42192.qm@web65612.mail.ac4.yahoo.com> Hi Nancy, What I normally do is identify how much I want to sell or rent the house for and then half that to set up my starting bid. So in this case you would have to include how much you owe and the amount of profit you want to make in your final desired sale price. I hope this helps you. Esther Muchiri, Real Estate Entrepreneur, We will buy your house cash and close quick. Any condition. We also sell homes at discounted prices. We have various programs to help you realize the American Dream. We also help our private investors earn passive income or grow their money exponentially by offering them high rates of return on their investments. To learn more: Call me now at 773-934-3706 or Email me at eswamb at yahoo.com. --- On Tue, 2/2/10, Nancy Farrar wrote: From: Nancy Farrar Subject: [5-DayForum] a question To: 5-dayforum at howtosellyourhomein5days.com Date: Tuesday, February 2, 2010, 2:54 AM I have the book and I have it. I do not know how to decide how much to ask. If you owe a certain amount is that the amount you ask for the house? Thank you Nancy Farrar addiechicoclue at yahoo.com ? ? ? _______________________________________________ 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/20100201/b468562b/attachment.html From eswamb at yahoo.com Mon Feb 1 15:11:56 2010 From: eswamb at yahoo.com (Esther Muchiri) Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 12:11:56 -0800 (PST) Subject: [5-DayForum] a question In-Reply-To: <697133.58517.qm@web110612.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <557683.42192.qm@web65612.mail.ac4.yahoo.com> Hi Nancy, What I normally do is identify how much I want to sell or rent the house for and then half that to set up my starting bid. So in this case you would have to include how much you owe and the amount of profit you want to make in your final desired sale price. I hope this helps you. Esther Muchiri, Real Estate Entrepreneur, We will buy your house cash and close quick. Any condition. We also sell homes at discounted prices. We have various programs to help you realize the American Dream. We also help our private investors earn passive income or grow their money exponentially by offering them high rates of return on their investments. To learn more: Call me now at 773-934-3706 or Email me at eswamb at yahoo.com. --- On Tue, 2/2/10, Nancy Farrar wrote: From: Nancy Farrar Subject: [5-DayForum] a question To: 5-dayforum at howtosellyourhomein5days.com Date: Tuesday, February 2, 2010, 2:54 AM I have the book and I have it. I do not know how to decide how much to ask. If you owe a certain amount is that the amount you ask for the house? Thank you Nancy Farrar addiechicoclue at yahoo.com ? ? ? _______________________________________________ 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/20100201/b468562b/attachment-0001.html From Janetislight at aol.com Mon Feb 1 15:30:50 2010 From: Janetislight at aol.com (Janetislight at aol.com) Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 15:30:50 EST Subject: [5-DayForum] a question Message-ID: <790b.5134f2bb.389893fa@aol.com> Half the value and $500. It's all in the book. Janet In a message dated 2/1/2010 12:57:11 P.M. Central Standard Time, addiechicoclue at yahoo.com writes: I have the book and I have it. I do not know how to decide how much to ask. If you owe a certain amount is that the amount you ask for the house? Thank you Nancy Farrar addiechicoclue at yahoo.com _______________________________________________ 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/20100201/aec64007/attachment.html From jamesfleming.realestate at gmail.com Mon Feb 1 15:37:12 2010 From: jamesfleming.realestate at gmail.com (James Fleming) Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 12:37:12 -0800 Subject: [5-DayForum] a question In-Reply-To: <557683.42192.qm@web65612.mail.ac4.yahoo.com> References: <697133.58517.qm@web110612.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> <557683.42192.qm@web65612.mail.ac4.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <021001caa37e$557c59a0$00750ce0$@gmail.com> I saw this email come in and decided to write a quick response. First, to Nancy, who states that she has the book but also indicates that she does not know how much to ask, I suggest to you to read what Bill wrote about setting your price. His explanation is crystal clear and details pricing from every perspective. Second, to Esther, how much a person owes and how much a person wants to profit have nothing to do with setting your starting price in a 5-day sale. In missing that point you are missing one of the key messages of the book. As an aside, advertising exponential returns to investors is a red flag for not only investors but also law enforcement agencies. You may want to get some guidance on this. JF - Realtor Vancouver WA From: 5-dayforum-bounces+jamesfleming.realestate=gmail.com at mailman.howtosellyourho mein5days.com [mailto:5-dayforum-bounces+jamesfleming.realestate=gmail.com at mailman.howtose llyourhomein5days.com] On Behalf Of Esther Muchiri Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 12:12 PM To: 5-dayforum at howtosellyourhomein5days.com; How To Sell Your Home in 5-Days Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] a question Hi Nancy, What I normally do is identify how much I want to sell or rent the house for and then half that to set up my starting bid. So in this case you would have to include how much you owe and the amount of profit you want to make in your final desired sale price. I hope this helps you. Esther Muchiri, Real Estate Entrepreneur, We will buy your house cash and close quick. Any condition. We also sell homes at discounted prices. We have various programs to help you realize the American Dream. We also help our private investors earn passive income or grow their money exponentially by offering them high rates of return on their investments. To learn more: Call me now at 773-934-3706 or Email me at eswamb at yahoo.com. --- On Tue, 2/2/10, Nancy Farrar wrote: From: Nancy Farrar Subject: [5-DayForum] a question To: 5-dayforum at howtosellyourhomein5days.com Date: Tuesday, February 2, 2010, 2:54 AM I have the book and I have it. I do not know how to decide how much to ask. If you owe a certain amount is that the amount you ask for the house? Thank you Nancy Farrar addiechicoclue at yahoo.com _______________________________________________ 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/20100201/08196bb4/attachment.html From johns.taryn at yahoo.com Mon Feb 1 14:37:36 2010 From: johns.taryn at yahoo.com (Taryn Johns) Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 11:37:36 -0800 (PST) Subject: [5-DayForum] Settlement Agent Message-ID: <192647.76282.qm@web59511.mail.ac4.yahoo.com> Looking for a settlement agent in the Indianapolis area.? Any recommendations? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20100201/8e077e9e/attachment.html From Janetislight at aol.com Mon Feb 1 15:51:09 2010 From: Janetislight at aol.com (Janetislight at aol.com) Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 15:51:09 EST Subject: [5-DayForum] Settlement Agent Message-ID: <853f.6eebeeee.389898bd@aol.com> Any title company or real estate attorney can assist you. Janet In a message dated 2/1/2010 2:50:27 P.M. Central Standard Time, johns.taryn at yahoo.com writes: Looking for a settlement agent in the Indianapolis area. Any recommendations? _______________________________________________ 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/20100201/e4e185a3/attachment.html From ffix10 at comcast.net Mon Feb 1 22:08:52 2010 From: ffix10 at comcast.net (faith) Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 22:08:52 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] Planning a 5-Day in Fort Myers, FL Message-ID: <002e01caa3b5$0d35fb10$7a0a010a@jordan> Hello Bill, I am excited to have found your book and appreciate your forum. After finding out about your concept from my husband (wise man he is) and reading up I think it makes perfect sense. I am planning to do a 5-Day Sale on the weekend of March 19-21st. As I read through the old posts I am picking up good advice. Lot's to do to prepare but I think it will be worth it. If there are any recent success stories in FL I would enjoy hearing what price they achieved. I look forward to your support during the next 7 weeks. Faith -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20100201/3e5716ab/attachment.html From Investormn at aol.com Mon Feb 1 19:23:56 2010 From: Investormn at aol.com (Investormn at aol.com) Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 19:23:56 EST Subject: [5-DayForum] Out of State Online 5 day sales Message-ID: <29e3.72fc0633.3898ca9c@aol.com> Has anybody done an Internet 5 day sale for either their home or investment property or vacant land that is to far away to do in person at the property? Mary Ann -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20100201/3ef71170/attachment.html From hoelentllc at msn.com Thu Feb 4 20:15:33 2010 From: hoelentllc at msn.com (RICHARD HOEL) Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 18:15:33 -0700 Subject: [5-DayForum] (no subject) Message-ID: http://sites.google.com/site/illgcccaa/xecq8p _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469228/direct/01/ From Janetislight at aol.com Fri Feb 5 20:57:28 2010 From: Janetislight at aol.com (Janetislight at aol.com) Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 20:57:28 EST Subject: [5-DayForum] Out of State Online 5 day sales Message-ID: <1ad7c.1705a8b1.389e2688@aol.com> Not that I know of. How would you do your inspections? Janet In a message dated 2/5/2010 7:47:15 P.M. Central Standard Time, Investormn at aol.com writes: Has anybody done an Internet 5 day sale for either their home or investment property or vacant land that is to far away to do in person at the property? Mary Ann _______________________________________________ 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/20100205/5f2f67ab/attachment.html From getfitdna at comcast.net Fri Feb 5 22:40:12 2010 From: getfitdna at comcast.net (getfitdna at comcast.net) Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 03:40:12 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [5-DayForum] Planning a 5-Day in Fort Myers, FL In-Reply-To: <002e01caa3b5$0d35fb10$7a0a010a@jordan> Message-ID: <924749642.430191265427612744.JavaMail.root@sz0169a.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net> Faith, I planned a 5 day sale in North Florida last December. I did a poor job of attracting interested buyers. I had only 6 people contact me by Friday night. I contacted? everyone to let them know the auction was cancelled due to less than 25 responses. I emphasized that I was still a motivated seller. One of the couples that responded, came and made an offer that I gladly accepted that Sunday. The low starting bid price was clearly a strong attraction. I recommend getting as many ideas from the folks on this forum to attract those 25 plus phone calls. I have family in Fort Myers. That is currently a realy tough market. I think the 5 day sale could be just the thing to find those buyers. ----- Original Message ----- From: "faith" To: 5-dayforum at howtosellyourhomein5days.com Sent: Monday, February 1, 2010 10:08:52 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [5-DayForum] Planning a 5-Day in Fort Myers, FL Hello Bill, I am excited to have found your book and appreciate your forum. After finding out about your concept from my husband (wise man he is) and reading up I think it makes perfect sense. ?I am planning to do a 5-Day Sale on the weekend of March 19-21 st . As I read through the old posts I am picking up good advice. Lot ?s to do to prepare but I think it will be worth it. If there are any recent success stories in FL I would enjoy hearing what price they achieved. I look forward to your support during the next 7 weeks. 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URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20100206/d72fd519/attachment.html From travels2write at sbcglobal.net Fri Feb 5 23:10:15 2010 From: travels2write at sbcglobal.net (Mady Chaber) Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 20:10:15 -0800 (PST) Subject: [5-DayForum] (no subject) Message-ID: <118498.88886.qm@web82508.mail.mud.yahoo.com> http://sites.google.com/site/b7i7nyhmj9i/nhhq2f From rosemarie-fred at mindspring.com Sat Feb 6 10:46:19 2010 From: rosemarie-fred at mindspring.com (Rosemarie Belcher) Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 10:46:19 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] Planning a 5-Day in Fort Myers, FL References: <002e01caa3b5$0d35fb10$7a0a010a@jordan> Message-ID: Please keep in touch about your sale. I bought the book some years ago because we needed to sell a duplex in LeHigh Acres. I never ran that sale because of the difficulties of doing it from a distance (we live in North Carolina.) In the meantime, the tax value of the property has gone from $250,000 to $65,000. It looks impossible - we will have to let it go into foreclosure now. What a nightmare! As an investment, this property was a hole in the pocket. Anyway, I have sold other properties here using the 5-day sale, and I am a regular on the forum. I look forward to cheering you on in your successful sale, and perhaps picking up some ideas on the Fort Myers market. All the very best of good luck Rosemarie ----- Original Message ----- From: faith To: 5-dayforum at howtosellyourhomein5days.com Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 10:08 PM Subject: [5-DayForum] Planning a 5-Day in Fort Myers, FL Hello Bill, I am excited to have found your book and appreciate your forum. After finding out about your concept from my husband (wise man he is) and reading up I think it makes perfect sense. I am planning to do a 5-Day Sale on the weekend of March 19-21st. As I read through the old posts I am picking up good advice. Lot's to do to prepare but I think it will be worth it. If there are any recent success stories in FL I would enjoy hearing what price they achieved. I look forward to your support during the next 7 weeks. Faith ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ 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/20100206/cf04f8fb/attachment.html From jkotrlainvesting at gmail.com Sat Feb 6 10:44:58 2010 From: jkotrlainvesting at gmail.com (Jim Kotrla) Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 09:44:58 -0600 Subject: [5-DayForum] Sale Message-ID: <5b816f1d1002060744v778e36f0qfa0f9c0dac767d1c@mail.gmail.com> I am planning a 5 day sale in about two weeks. I have had my home list for 60 days and not bites. the broker sucked as well. I have taken it off the market and decided to do the 5 day auction. However I have a question, is it best to still run an ad in the local paper that not many people read or Craig's list, or both? Jim K -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20100206/9a515ee6/attachment.html From Janetislight at aol.com Sat Feb 6 15:29:39 2010 From: Janetislight at aol.com (Janetislight at aol.com) Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 15:29:39 EST Subject: [5-DayForum] Planning a 5-Day in Fort Myers, FL Message-ID: <2b1a1.d4c1f0f.389f2b33@aol.com> Rosemarie, So sorry about your property, can you at least work with the bank on getting something out of it? Janet In a message dated 2/6/2010 9:46:50 A.M. Central Standard Time, rosemarie-fred at mindspring.com writes: Please keep in touch about your sale. I bought the book some years ago because we needed to sell a duplex in LeHigh Acres. I never ran that sale because of the difficulties of doing it from a distance (we live in North Carolina.) In the meantime, the tax value of the property has gone from $250,000 to $65,000. It looks impossible - we will have to let it go into foreclosure now. What a nightmare! As an investment, this property was a hole in the pocket. Anyway, I have sold other properties here using the 5-day sale, and I am a regular on the forum. I look forward to cheering you on in your successful sale, and perhaps picking up some ideas on the Fort Myers market. All the very best of good luck Rosemarie ----- Original Message ----- From: _faith_ (mailto:ffix10 at comcast.net) To: _5-dayforum at howtosellyourhomein5days.com_ (mailto:5-dayforum at howtosellyourhomein5days.com) Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 10:08 PM Subject: [5-DayForum] Planning a 5-Day in Fort Myers, FL Hello Bill, I am excited to have found your book and appreciate your forum. After finding out about your concept from my husband (wise man he is) and reading up I think it makes perfect sense. I am planning to do a 5-Day Sale on the weekend of March 19-21st. As I read through the old posts I am picking up good advice. Lot?s to do to prepare but I think it will be worth it. If there are any recent success stories in FL I would enjoy hearing what price they achieved. I look forward to your support during the next 7 weeks. Faith ____________________________________ _______________________________________________ 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/20100206/bb787282/attachment.html From Janetislight at aol.com Sat Feb 6 15:33:17 2010 From: Janetislight at aol.com (Janetislight at aol.com) Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 15:33:17 EST Subject: [5-DayForum] Sale Message-ID: <2b2dd.52214de6.389f2c0d@aol.com> Jim, You are going to get mixed answers to this question. Craig's doesn't work that well here. Didn't get one bite from it. Got a few from the newspaper. Signs brought in around 19. You can also list on FSBO which if I had experience with it I would have used for my sale, and will in the future. I get a lot of feed back from that. Some have had really good results from flyers. They held a garage sale and handed them out and also used a post office list. The avenues are endless!!! Another used a billboard, though I don't recall hearing how that turned out. Keep us posted and the Greatest of luck on your sale. Janet In a message dated 2/6/2010 11:14:18 A.M. Central Standard Time, jkotrlainvesting at gmail.com writes: I am planning a 5 day sale in about two weeks. I have had my home list for 60 days and not bites. the broker sucked as well. I have taken it off the market and decided to do the 5 day auction. However I have a question, is it best to still run an ad in the local paper that not many people read or Craig's list, or both? Jim K _______________________________________________ 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/20100206/14a0d347/attachment.html From ffix10 at comcast.net Sun Feb 7 12:43:35 2010 From: ffix10 at comcast.net (faith) Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 12:43:35 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] Fort myers sale Message-ID: <001401caa81d$1316a6d0$7a0a010a@jordan> Hi Janet and "Getfitdna" (sorry but I didn't see your name). Thank you for your encouragement. I am quite motivated and believe the 5-Day will work. It makes total sense! My home is quite charming and on a great street/location in our area so I feel confident that the right buyer will show up. The issue is as you stated is that Fort Myers as made it in the news again and again in the past 2 years for having dropped like a rocket which it has. .my neighbors home sold in a short sale for $150k below what I know it is worth. So while I have had my home on the market for what I believe was a fair price I had other issues going against me. Property is now fortunately moving but I am tired of leaving it in the hands of well meaning but not very motivated realtors. I really don't think they are salesmen rather they are merely warm bodies in many ways holding open houses and hoping. I am finished with "hoping" and ready to take this project on my own. I have an home inspector coming tomorrow along with my handy man so we can do a pre inspection in order to repair any items I may be missing and then the inspection report will be drafted after a second visit to see what we took care of. Next up will be an appraisal.that is what I am holding my breath for. (I wish I could have advised you on that Lehigh Acres property.I know from afar Lehigh looked like a good investment but it is in the boonies and was never going to be a success IMO). I am watching the Forum and reading back archives to pick up ideas. I was thinking of advertising on Craigslist, local paper and some fliers at local churches and the nearby Hospital and country club (my neighborhood has long time residents with extended families so I think very local advertising will work). But I didn't think of FSBO so thank you .I will look into that as well. I am focused and excited and appreciate your support. I will keep you posted and of course any other good ideas are appreciated. Faith -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20100207/3cc6b652/attachment.html From getfitdna at comcast.net Sun Feb 7 14:21:53 2010 From: getfitdna at comcast.net (getfitdna at comcast.net) Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 19:21:53 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [5-DayForum] Fort myers sale In-Reply-To: <001401caa81d$1316a6d0$7a0a010a@jordan> Message-ID: <789756970.889431265570513033.JavaMail.root@sz0169a.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net> I apologize. I forgot to sign my name on my e-mail. I'm Chris. I'm interested in how you do. If I can get out of town that weekend I'll check you out. Craigs list was where I got my responses I left my e-mail address on Craigs list, and my phone number in the paper ad. The e-mail responses were much stronger than phone calls. Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "faith" To: 5-dayforum at howtosellyourhomein5days.com Sent: Sunday, February 7, 2010 12:43:35 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [5-DayForum] Fort myers sale Hi Janet and ?Getfitdna? (sorry but I didn?t see your name). Thank you for your encouragement. I am quite motivated and believe the 5-Day will work. It makes to tal sense! My home is quite charming and on a great street/location in our area so I feel confident that the right buyer will show up. The issue is as you stated is that Fort Myers as made it in the news again and again in the past 2 years for having dropped like a rocket which it has. ?my neighbors home sold in a short sale for $150k below what I know it is worth. So while I have had my home on the market for what I believe was a fair price I had other issues going against me. Property is now fortunately moving but I am tired of leaving it in the hands of well meaning but not very motivated realtors. I really don?t think they are salesmen rather they are merely warm bodies in many ways holding open houses and hoping. I am finished with ?hoping? and ready to take this project on my own. I have an home inspector coming tomorrow along with my handy man so we can do a pre inspection in order to repair any items I may be missing and then the inspection report will be drafted after a second visit to see what we took care of. Next up will be an appraisal?that is what I am holding my breath for. (I wish I could have advised you on that Lehigh Acres property?I know from afar Lehigh looked like a good investment but it is in the boonies and was never going to be a success IMO). I am watching the Forum and reading back archives to pick up ideas. I was thinking of advertising on Craigslist, local paper and some fliers at local churches and the nearby Hospi tal and country club (my neighborhood has long time residents with extended families so I think very local advertising will work). But I didn?t think of FSBO so thank you ?I will look into that as well. I am focused and excited and appreciate your support. I will keep you posted and of course any other good ideas are appreciated. Faith _______________________________________________ 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/20100207/7eac38db/attachment.html From reefpointproperties at gmail.com Sun Feb 7 13:09:20 2010 From: reefpointproperties at gmail.com (Justin Wilmot) Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 13:09:20 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] Fort myers sale In-Reply-To: <001401caa81d$1316a6d0$7a0a010a@jordan> References: <001401caa81d$1316a6d0$7a0a010a@jordan> Message-ID: <1251e9601002071009h180e7ae1k4c03e63ebf99c3d9@mail.gmail.com> Hello- Just a quick suggestion. I just ran a 5-Day in Palm Coast FL for one of our investment properties. The method defiantly works in regards to drawing attention to your property and getting the prospects in your home. Our biggest obstacle and note worthy complaint about this method is this: If you don't explain* Exactly* how this method works and How exactly a Round-Robin bidding process is performed, the prospects will and do get confused, resulting in mixed emotions and a possible "scam" like sales method. we would explain the process as best we could....and just see it in the buyers face...an alarm going off in the back off their mind saying " I knew it was to good to be true...thank for wasting my time" I believe the most crucial element in the 5- Day sale is to e*educate* and *comfort *the Prospective Buyer! Good Luck! And you will create plenty of action if you truly list (or advertise starting bid) for the property for Half of the true current market value....which sounds like half of the sale price of your neighbors short-sale price. Unfortunately....That is The Market! On Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 12:43 PM, faith wrote: > Hi Janet and ?Getfitdna? (sorry but I didn?t see your name). > > > > Thank you for your encouragement. I am quite motivated and believe the > 5-Day will work. It makes total sense! > > > > My home is quite charming and on a great street/location in our area so I > feel confident that the right buyer will show up. The issue is as you stated > is that Fort Myers as made it in the news again and again in the past 2 > years for having dropped like a rocket which it has. ?my neighbors home sold > in a short sale for $150k below what I know it is worth. So while I have had > my home on the market for what I believe was a fair price I had other issues > going against me. Property is now fortunately moving but I am tired of > leaving it in the hands of well meaning but not very motivated realtors. I > really don?t think they are salesmen rather they are merely warm bodies in > many ways holding open houses and hoping. I am finished with ?hoping? and > ready to take this project on my own. > > > > I have an home inspector coming tomorrow along with my handy man so we can > do a pre inspection in order to repair any items I may be missing and then > the inspection report will be drafted after a second visit to see what we > took care of. > > Next up will be an appraisal?that is what I am holding my breath for. (I > wish I could have advised you on that Lehigh Acres property?I know from afar > Lehigh looked like a good investment but it is in the boonies and was never > going to be a success IMO). > > > > I am watching the Forum and reading back archives to pick up ideas. I was > thinking of advertising on Craigslist, local paper and some fliers at local > churches and the nearby Hospital and country club (my neighborhood has > long time residents with extended families so I think very local advertising > will work). But I didn?t think of FSBO so thank you ?I will look into that > as well. > > > > I am focused and excited and appreciate your support. I will keep you > posted and of course any other good ideas are appreciated. > > Faith > > _______________________________________________ > 5-DayForum mailing list > 5-DayForum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com > http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayforum > > -- Reef Point Properties Justin Wilmot Direct: 888-440-1533 www.ReefPointProperties.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20100207/95aef04c/attachment.html From Janetislight at aol.com Sun Feb 7 15:03:49 2010 From: Janetislight at aol.com (Janetislight at aol.com) Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 15:03:49 EST Subject: [5-DayForum] Fort myers sale Message-ID: Faith! You have the right attitude. This going to work well for you! Janet In a message dated 2/7/2010 11:43:53 A.M. Central Standard Time, ffix10 at comcast.net writes: Hi Janet and ?Getfitdna? (sorry but I didn?t see your name). Thank you for your encouragement. I am quite motivated and believe the 5-Day will work. It makes total sense! My home is quite charming and on a great street/location in our area so I feel confident that the right buyer will show up. The issue is as you stated is that Fort Myers as made it in the news again and again in the past 2 years for having dropped like a rocket which it has. ?my neighbors home sold in a short sale for $150k below what I know it is worth. So while I have had my home on the market for what I believe was a fair price I had other issues going against me. Property is now fortunately moving but I am tired of leaving it in the hands of well meaning but not very motivated realtors. I really don?t think they are salesmen rather they are merely warm bodies in many ways holding open houses and hoping. I am finished with ?hoping? and ready to take this project on my own. I have an home inspector coming tomorrow along with my handy man so we can do a pre inspection in order to repair any items I may be missing and then the inspection report will be drafted after a second visit to see what we took care of. Next up will be an appraisal?that is what I am holding my breath for. (I wish I could have advised you on that Lehigh Acres property?I know from afar Lehigh looked like a good investment but it is in the boonies and was never going to be a success IMO). I am watching the Forum and reading back archives to pick up ideas. I was thinking of advertising on Craigslist, local paper and some fliers at local churches and the nearby Hospital and country club (my neighborhood has long time residents with extended families so I think very local advertising will work). But I didn?t think of FSBO so thank you ?I will look into that as well. I am focused and excited and appreciate your support. I will keep you posted and of course any other good ideas are appreciated. Faith _______________________________________________ 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/20100207/896e7d96/attachment.html From lbicon at aol.com Sun Feb 7 15:27:28 2010 From: lbicon at aol.com (lbicon at aol.com) Date: Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:27:28 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] Fort myers sale In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <8CC764B1A328493-196C-197C8@webmail-d081.sysops.aol.com> Hi Faith, You don't need tp pay for an appraisal. It is a waste of money. Go on Zillow. Do not take their electronic opinion but look at the comparible solds within 2 miles of your home in the last 4 months. That will give you a TRUE base line from which you can decide where to start your discounted start to bidding. Two things about the description of your situation make me nervous for you. First you say that you "believe" your home was listed at a fair price. Did it generate any offers maybe a "low ball" offer. If not, you were probably significanly off in your price Price sells real estate. Second, you said that the system will bring you the "right" buyer. The system is set up to move the property quickly at a realistic price. It is not a "magic bullet". Good Luck. Conrad -----Original Message----- From: Janetislight at aol.com To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Sent: Sun, Feb 7, 2010 12:03 pm Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Fort myers sale Faith! You have the right attitude. This going to work well for you! Janet In a message dated 2/7/2010 11:43:53 A.M. Central Standard Time, ffix10 at comcast.net writes: Hi Janet and ?Getfitdna? (sorry but I didn?t see your name). Thank you for your encouragement. I am quite motivated and believe the 5-Day will work. It makes total sense! My home is quite charming and on a great street/location in our area so I feel confident that the right buyer will show up. The issue is as you stated is that Fort Myers as made it in the news again and again in the past 2 years for having dropped like a rocket which it has. ?my neighbors home sold in a short sale for $150k below what I know it is worth. So while I have had my home on the market for what I believe was a fair price I had other issues going against me. Property is now fortunately moving but I am tired of leaving it in the hands of well meaning but not very motivated realtors. I really don?t think they are salesmen rather they are merely warm bodies in many ways holding open houses and hoping. I am finished with ?hoping? and ready to take this project on my own. I have an home inspector coming tomorrow along with my handy man so we can do a pre inspection in order to repair any items I may be missing and then the inspection report will be drafted after a second visit to see what we took care of. Next up will be an appraisal?that is what I am holding my breath for. (I wish I could have advised you on that Lehigh Acres property?I know from afar Lehigh looked like a good investment but it is in the boonies and was never going to be a success IMO). I am watching the Forum and reading back archives to pick up ideas. I was thinking of advertising on Craigslist, local paper and some fliers at local churches and the nearby Hospital and country club (my neighborhood has long time residents with extended families so I think very local advertising will work). But I didn?t think of FSBO so thank you ?I will look into that as well. I am focused and excited and appreciate your support. I will keep you posted and of course any other good ideas are appreciated. Faith _______________________________________________ 5-DayForum mailing list 5-DayForum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayforum _______________________________________________ -DayForum mailing list -DayForum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com ttp://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayforum -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20100207/afabab8e/attachment.html From ffix10 at comcast.net Mon Feb 8 01:05:43 2010 From: ffix10 at comcast.net (faith) Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 01:05:43 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] Fort Myers Message-ID: <001601caa884$bfb91e10$7a0a010a@jordan> Thank you all for your nice notes and info. I am not sure how to effectively respond to each of your notes directly so I will do so in one post: Rosemarie.I forgot to offer any help on my end for your property in Lehigh Acres. Being so close by, I would be happy to help in anyway. Janet.thank you for your well wishes.I am a believer that others pulling for you make a difference. Conrad.I should have mentioned.I did have a true offer on my home in October for $355k. The buyer had one glitch (as a co-signer on another small loan) which caused the bank to disallow her to obtain a mortgage for six months. It was unfortunate as that is the price I believed and still believe my house is worth. Since that time Zillow has dropped my price to $325k. I would love to get $350k.(I paid $315k almost 7 years ago) and am hopeful that by the time my 5Day sale occurs (still about 5 weeks away) Zillow will have my price up a bit. I will take a look at other homes in the area in addition to the general price Zillow has per your suggestion. Also, as far as an appraisal.I thought I read in Bill's book it was a good idea to have an appraisal out on the table. I would love to skip that step and as I think about it.what sense does it make with this approach! Chris.so Craigslist really worked for you. (I sold an RV last summer on Craigslist so I am a believer). Question though.since the Craigslist format is different than what Bill's print ad allows did you just include the same information in the format that Craigslist will allow? What was the listing line you used in your ad that attracted attention if I may ask? And oh, I would love for you to come by on the weekend of my sale. Let's keep in touch as it gets closer. Justin.Your warning about being VERY clear in describing the process so as not to sound like a scam is very good advice. I plan to stick to the truth which is that I have been trying to sell for over a year and keep guessing at what a fair price is. With this round robin I am one step away from finally getting the real price. That with this process we are all going to find out a fair price and you, the buyer may or may not want to pay the price. This is as fair and considerate a method I can think of for all parties.as the buyer they get to bid without pressure as they wish. How does that sound? As far as my "asking price" .I am torn between using $149,500 and $174,500. I was thinking of using $174,500 so I can say that it is 50% of what I am hoping for but of course a lower price will always grab attention. Any thoughts? Oh, the house next door sold for $310K as a short sale last March and Zillow has it priced at $437k. Using that value per square foot.my house would be $325k as I mentioned. A few more weeks and the right people and I may just get close to my $350k. Thank you all again! Faith -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20100208/495079b1/attachment.html From getfitdna at comcast.net Mon Feb 8 07:30:18 2010 From: getfitdna at comcast.net (getfitdna at comcast.net) Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 12:30:18 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [5-DayForum] Fort Myers In-Reply-To: <1873842488.1084691265632053681.JavaMail.root@sz0169a.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net> Message-ID: <430964840.1085301265632218485.JavaMail.root@sz0169a.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net> Faith, I posted my craiglist ad early evenings on the week days so that it would be close to the top when people got home from work and checked it out. I worded the ad almost identical to the recommended paper ad, but expanded the house description and included a picture. Since I posted the ad in the evening, I started on Tuesday evening, not Wednesday evening. I would post Sat and Sun ads early morning. Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "faith" To: 5-dayforum at howtosellyourhomein5days.com Sent: Monday, February 8, 2010 1:05:43 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Fort Myers Thank you all for your nice notes and info. I am not sure how to effectively respond to each of your notes directly so I will do so in one post: Rosemarie?I forgot to offer any help on my end for your property in Lehigh Acres. Being so close by, I would be happy to help in anyway. Janet?thank you for your well wishes?I am a believer that others pulling for you make a difference. Conrad?I should have mentioned?I did have a true offer on my home in October for $355k. The buyer had one glitch (as a co-signer on another small loan) which caused the bank to disallow her to obtain a mortgage for six months. It was unfortunate as that is the price I believed and still believe my house is worth. Since that time Zillow has dropped my price to $325k. I would love to get $350k?(I paid $315k almost 7 years ago) and am hopeful that by the time my 5Day sale occurs (still about 5 weeks away) Zillow will have my price up a bit. I will take a look at other homes in the area in addition to the general price Zillow has per your suggestion. Al so, as far as an appraisal?I thought I read in Bill?s book it was a good idea to have an appraisal out on the table. I would love to skip that step and as I think about it?what sense does it make with this approach! Chris?so Craigslist really worked for you. (I sold an RV last summer on Craigslist so I am a believer). Question though?since the Craigslist format is different than what Bill?s print ad allows did you just include the same information in the format that Craigslist will allow? What was the listing line you used in your ad that attracted attention if I may ask? And oh, I would love for you to come by on the weekend of my sale. Let?s keep in touch as it gets closer. Justin?Your warning about being VERY clear in describing the process so as not to sound like a scam is very good advice. I plan to stick to the truth which is that I have been trying to sell for over a year and keep guessing at what a fair price is. With this round robin I am one step away from finally getting the real price. That with this process we are all going to find out a fair price and you, the buyer may or may not want to pay the price. This is as fair and considerate a method I can think of for all parties?as the buyer they get to bid without pressure as they wish. How does that sound? As far as my ?asking price? ?I am torn between using $149,500 and $174,500. I was thinking of using $174,500 so I can say that it is 50% of what I am hoping for but of course a lower price will always grab attention. Any thoughts? Oh, the house next door sold for $310K as a short sale last March and Zillow has it priced at $437k. Using that value per square foot?my house would be $325k as I mentioned. A few more weeks and the right people and I may just get close to my $350k. Thank you all again! Faith _______________________________________________ 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/20100208/6df743b8/attachment.html From Janetislight at aol.com Mon Feb 8 11:35:12 2010 From: Janetislight at aol.com (Janetislight at aol.com) Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 11:35:12 EST Subject: [5-DayForum] Fort Myers Message-ID: <94dc.36715d01.38a19740@aol.com> I would use the lower number. It is obviously the price per square foot in your area at the moment. I would also wait until it gets closer to your sale date and check again. And just because you use half of the lower amount, does not mean you won't get the higher amount if that is what it is worth. Make sense? You are going to sell your house! Janet In a message dated 2/8/2010 12:06:12 A.M. Central Standard Time, ffix10 at comcast.net writes: Thank you all for your nice notes and info. I am not sure how to effectively respond to each of your notes directly so I will do so in one post: Rosemarie?I forgot to offer any help on my end for your property in Lehigh Acres. Being so close by, I would be happy to help in anyway. Janet?thank you for your well wishes?I am a believer that others pulling for you make a difference. Conrad?I should have mentioned?I did have a true offer on my home in October for $355k. The buyer had one glitch (as a co-signer on another small loan) which caused the bank to disallow her to obtain a mortgage for six months. It was unfortunate as that is the price I believed and still believe my house is worth. Since that time Zillow has dropped my price to $325k. I would love to get $350k?(I paid $315k almost 7 years ago) and am hopeful that by the time my 5Day sale occurs (still about 5 weeks away) Zillow will have my price up a bit. I will take a look at other homes in the area in addition to the general price Zillow has per your suggestion. Also, as far as an appraisal?I thought I read in Bill?s book it was a good idea to have an appraisal out on the table. I would love to skip that step and as I think about it?what sense does it make with this approach! Chris?so Craigslist really worked for you. (I sold an RV last summer on Craigslist so I am a believer). Question though?since the Craigslist format is different than what Bill?s print ad allows did you just include the same information in the format that Craigslist will allow? What was the listing line you used in your ad that attracted attention if I may ask? And oh, I would love for you to come by on the weekend of my sale. Let?s keep in touch as it gets closer. Justin?Your warning about being VERY clear in describing the process so as not to sound like a scam is very good advice. I plan to stick to the truth which is that I have been trying to sell for over a year and keep guessing at what a fair price is. With this round robin I am one step away from finally getting the real price. That with this process we are all going to find out a fair price and you, the buyer may or may not want to pay the price. This is as fair and considerate a method I can think of for all parties?as the buyer they get to bid without pressure as they wish. How does that sound? As far as my ?asking price? ?I am torn between using $149,500 and $174,500. I was thinking of using $174,500 so I can say that it is 50% of what I am hoping for but of course a lower price will always grab attention. Any thoughts? Oh, the house next door sold for $310K as a short sale last March and Zillow has it priced at $437k. Using that value per square foot?my house would be $325k as I mentioned. A few more weeks and the right people and I may just get close to my $350k. Thank you all again! Faith _______________________________________________ 5-DayForum mailing list 5-DayForum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayforum -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20100208/5fe8049b/attachment.html From reefpointproperties at gmail.com Mon Feb 8 12:16:10 2010 From: reefpointproperties at gmail.com (Justin Wilmot) Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 12:16:10 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] Fort Myers In-Reply-To: <001601caa884$bfb91e10$7a0a010a@jordan> References: <001601caa884$bfb91e10$7a0a010a@jordan> Message-ID: <1251e9601002080916l6ae0647et57062c7c7e7ad9ab@mail.gmail.com> You Got it! Good luck and get it sold! On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 1:05 AM, faith wrote: > Thank you all for your nice notes and info. I am not sure how to > effectively respond to each of your notes directly so I will do so in one > post: > > > > Rosemarie?I forgot to offer any help on my end for your property in Lehigh > Acres. Being so close by, I would be happy to help in anyway. > > > > Janet?thank you for your well wishes?I am a believer that others pulling > for you make a difference. > > > > Conrad?I should have mentioned?I did have a true offer on my home in > October for $355k. The buyer had one glitch (as a co-signer on another small > loan) which caused the bank to disallow her to obtain a mortgage for six > months. It was unfortunate as that is the price I believed and still believe > my house is worth. Since that time Zillow has dropped my price to $325k. I > would love to get $350k?(I paid $315k almost 7 years ago) and am hopeful > that by the time my 5Day sale occurs (still about 5 weeks away) Zillow will > have my price up a bit. I will take a look at other homes in the area in > addition to the general price Zillow has per your suggestion. > > > > Also, as far as an appraisal?I thought I read in Bill?s book it was a good > idea to have an appraisal out on the table. I would love to skip that step > and as I think about it?what sense does it make with this approach! > > > > Chris?so Craigslist really worked for you. (I sold an RV last summer on > Craigslist so I am a believer). Question though?since the Craigslist format > is different than what Bill?s print ad allows did you just include the same > information in the format that Craigslist will allow? What was the listing > line you used in your ad that attracted attention if I may ask? And oh, I > would love for you to come by on the weekend of my sale. Let?s keep in touch > as it gets closer. > > > > Justin?Your warning about being VERY clear in describing the process so as > not to sound like a scam is very good advice. I plan to stick to the truth > which is that I have been trying to sell for over a year and keep guessing > at what a fair price is. With this round robin I am one step away from > finally getting the real price. That with this process we are all going to > find out a fair price and you, the buyer may or may not want to pay the > price. This is as fair and considerate a method I can think of for all > parties?as the buyer they get to bid without pressure as they wish. How does > that sound? > > > > As far as my ?asking price? ?I am torn between using $149,500 and $174,500. > > > I was thinking of using $174,500 so I can say that it is 50% of what I am > hoping for but of course a lower price will always grab attention. Any > thoughts? Oh, the house next door sold for $310K as a short sale last March > and Zillow has it priced at $437k. Using that value per square foot?my house > would be $325k as I mentioned. A few more weeks and the right people and I > may just get close to my $350k. > > > > Thank you all again! > > Faith > > > > _______________________________________________ > 5-DayForum mailing list > 5-DayForum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com > http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayforum > > -- Reef Point Properties Justin Wilmot Direct: 888-440-1533 www.ReefPointProperties.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Rosemarie ----- Original Message ----- From: faith To: 5-dayforum at howtosellyourhomein5days.com Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 1:05 AM Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Fort Myers Thank you all for your nice notes and info. I am not sure how to effectively respond to each of your notes directly so I will do so in one post: Rosemarie.I forgot to offer any help on my end for your property in Lehigh Acres. Being so close by, I would be happy to help in anyway. Janet.thank you for your well wishes.I am a believer that others pulling for you make a difference. Conrad.I should have mentioned.I did have a true offer on my home in October for $355k. The buyer had one glitch (as a co-signer on another small loan) which caused the bank to disallow her to obtain a mortgage for six months. It was unfortunate as that is the price I believed and still believe my house is worth. Since that time Zillow has dropped my price to $325k. I would love to get $350k.(I paid $315k almost 7 years ago) and am hopeful that by the time my 5Day sale occurs (still about 5 weeks away) Zillow will have my price up a bit. I will take a look at other homes in the area in addition to the general price Zillow has per your suggestion. Also, as far as an appraisal.I thought I read in Bill's book it was a good idea to have an appraisal out on the table. I would love to skip that step and as I think about it.what sense does it make with this approach! Chris.so Craigslist really worked for you. (I sold an RV last summer on Craigslist so I am a believer). Question though.since the Craigslist format is different than what Bill's print ad allows did you just include the same information in the format that Craigslist will allow? What was the listing line you used in your ad that attracted attention if I may ask? And oh, I would love for you to come by on the weekend of my sale. Let's keep in touch as it gets closer. Justin.Your warning about being VERY clear in describing the process so as not to sound like a scam is very good advice. I plan to stick to the truth which is that I have been trying to sell for over a year and keep guessing at what a fair price is. With this round robin I am one step away from finally getting the real price. That with this process we are all going to find out a fair price and you, the buyer may or may not want to pay the price. This is as fair and considerate a method I can think of for all parties.as the buyer they get to bid without pressure as they wish. How does that sound? As far as my "asking price" .I am torn between using $149,500 and $174,500. I was thinking of using $174,500 so I can say that it is 50% of what I am hoping for but of course a lower price will always grab attention. Any thoughts? Oh, the house next door sold for $310K as a short sale last March and Zillow has it priced at $437k. Using that value per square foot.my house would be $325k as I mentioned. A few more weeks and the right people and I may just get close to my $350k. Thank you all again! Faith ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ 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/20100208/2f182397/attachment.html From paul5 at anyol.com Mon Feb 8 15:15:20 2010 From: paul5 at anyol.com (Paul) Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 15:15:20 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] 5 day consultant References: Message-ID: Sue, Check with your attorney. In my state no one may collect money from a real estate transaction without a real estate license. (This is not legal advice. I am not an attorney.) Paul Forste Teaneck, NJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Buren" To: <5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 2:22 PM Subject: [5-DayForum] 5 day consultant >I sold our home using the 5 day method and would now like to help others do >the same. For any consultants out there, would you contact me to share some >do's and don'ts as I get started on this venture. > Many thanks! > _______________________________________________ > 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 Tue Feb 9 16:17:05 2010 From: rosemarie-fred at mindspring.com (Rosemarie Belcher) Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 16:17:05 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] Do I need a Real Estate License to conduct a 5 daysale for others as a consultant References: Message-ID: <09B0BE870F3F4BB79009FE4FBDB5B180@rosemarifv6onv> This topic has been discussed ad nauseam on this forum - check the archives. The short answer is.. probably, depends on your state laws. Rosemarie ----- Original Message ----- From: Dickson Oi To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 7:44 PM Subject: [5-DayForum] Do I need a Real Estate License to conduct a 5 daysale for others as a consultant Do I need a Real Estate License to conduct a 5 day sale for others as a consultant in California? Anyone encountered any problems doing this without a real estate license? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ 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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I'm looking for advise on how to increase my responses. I believe I had it priced right the first time. $74,500 starting bid, sold for $146,000 cash. And if I had a bidding process, I think the sale price would have been a little higher. Any ideas? Thanks, Chris ******************** IMPORTANT NOTICE ******************** This message and its attachments may contain proprietary or confidential information of Sysco Guest Supply LLC and/or its affiliates. It is intended solely for the named addressee. If you are not the addressee indicated in this message (or responsible for delivery of the message to the addressee), you may not copy, disclose, distribute or use the contents of this message or its attachments. Rather, you should permanently delete this message and its attachments and kindly notify the sender by reply e-mail. 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URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20100208/5552cb08/attachment.html From rcutcher at austin.rr.com Fri Feb 12 12:35:42 2010 From: rcutcher at austin.rr.com (RC Cutcher) Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:35:42 -0600 Subject: [5-DayForum] Austin, TX References: <33783db51002080910n53ce7a67i6acb38dd3fc5f73f@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <7D7B9585B91F47E088842BD45AF84CAF@your55e5f9e3d2> I have probably done close to fifty in this area of Central Texas. I will be happy to visit with you about the Realtor way of doing 5-day in Austin. RC Cutcher Realtors, ABR Texas Landmark Properties www.RCshortsales.com 512-848-4449 ----- Original Message ----- From: th To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 11:10 AM Subject: [5-DayForum] Austin, TX I am interested in hearing from anyone who ran a successful 5 Day Sale in Austin, TX. 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URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20100212/61479efc/attachment.html From Janetislight at aol.com Sat Feb 13 12:37:59 2010 From: Janetislight at aol.com (Janetislight at aol.com) Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2010 12:37:59 EST Subject: [5-DayForum] Sale in Colorado Message-ID: <8430.4953197d.38a83d77@aol.com> You don't need a real estate agent, but you do need a title company and/or a lawyer for the paperwork. I know I have seen someone from Colorado on here do this. You may want to check the archives. Greatest of luck to you! Keep us posted, Janet In a message dated 2/13/2010 10:12:01 A.M. Central Standard Time, SgtBecki at aol.com writes: Has anyone else done this is Colorado? We live in a small mountain town and we are not sure where to advertise. Also, do we need a real estate agent or lawyer to do this? _______________________________________________ 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/20100213/d8f59176/attachment.html From skyhighplanning at gmail.com Sat Feb 13 12:47:00 2010 From: skyhighplanning at gmail.com (SKY HIGH) Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2010 12:47:00 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] I am selling my home a week from Sunday-Any help out there In-Reply-To: <8CC7A104E037CE4-3B60-D218@webmail-d085.sysops.aol.com> References: <8CC7A104E037CE4-3B60-D218@webmail-d085.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: <2DB72421-C6D9-495E-8FED-520E6FC0C890@gmail.com> I would be happy to help in any way possible. I have an office in Orlando. Feel free to contact me. Carlos A. Chica Sky High Planning, Inc. Investors, Real Estate Solutions Co. 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 Feb 12, 2010, at 10:36 AM, rherbertrogers at aol.com wrote: > Hello, I am about to start my Ads for selling my home a week from > Sunday just west of Orlando Fla. is there anyone out there that > might be willing to give me some tips or advice as I begin this > process. I would be most grateful. Buddy > > _______________________________________________ > 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/20100213/7b5b34db/attachment.html From SgtBecki at aol.com Sat Feb 13 23:08:16 2010 From: SgtBecki at aol.com (SgtBecki at aol.com) Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2010 23:08:16 EST Subject: [5-DayForum] Sale in Colorado Message-ID: <13775.5c669fe7.38a8d130@aol.com> Thanks for the info. I will check the archives. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20100213/1fdfe090/attachment.html From jkotrlainvesting at gmail.com Sun Feb 14 10:20:05 2010 From: jkotrlainvesting at gmail.com (Jim Kotrla) Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 09:20:05 -0600 Subject: [5-DayForum] Sale in Colorado In-Reply-To: <13a65.1e3049d7.38a72c83@aol.com> References: <13a65.1e3049d7.38a72c83@aol.com> Message-ID: <5b816f1d1002140720r2c039907m4cf2dd7765f358a7@mail.gmail.com> a title company can write your contract for sale. On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 4:13 PM, wrote: > Has anyone else done this is Colorado? We live in a small mountain town > and we are not sure where to advertise. Also, do we need a real estate agent > or lawyer to do this? > > _______________________________________________ > 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/20100214/73727fb6/attachment.html From balltjn at aol.com Sun Feb 14 08:44:48 2010 From: balltjn at aol.com (balltjn at aol.com) Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 08:44:48 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] Sale in Colorado In-Reply-To: <13a65.1e3049d7.38a72c83@aol.com> References: <13a65.1e3049d7.38a72c83@aol.com> Message-ID: <8CC7B9302A0320C-5E4-8BAB@webmail-m001.sysops.aol.com> Do not get a real estate agent involved. They will want part of your money. Use a Real estate attorney for the closing and for legal advise if you feel better. You can do it alone. Take a deep breath. -----Original Message----- From: SgtBecki at aol.com To: 5-dayforum at howtosellyourhomein5days.com Sent: Fri, Feb 12, 2010 5:13 pm Subject: [5-DayForum] Sale in Colorado Has anyone else done this is Colorado? We live in a small mountain town and we are not sure where to advertise. Also, do we need a real estate agent or lawyer to do this? _______________________________________________ 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/20100214/d3df4ef8/attachment.html From balltjn at aol.com Sun Feb 14 11:17:57 2010 From: balltjn at aol.com (balltjn at aol.com) Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 11:17:57 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] Sale in Colorado In-Reply-To: <5b816f1d1002140720r2c039907m4cf2dd7765f358a7@mail.gmail.com> References: <13a65.1e3049d7.38a72c83@aol.com> <5b816f1d1002140720r2c039907m4cf2dd7765f358a7@mail.gmail.com> Message-ID: <8CC7BA867CD33A6-411C-C5D9@webmail-m008.sysops.aol.com> Yes a title company can and if you have no experience with contracts you should have someone else do it for you. I personally like real estate attorneys. The title companies are limited by the amount of advise they can give and the types of addendum they can process by their computer program and by legal ethics governed by their state. An attorney will close for the same price and can handle quirks. -----Original Message----- From: Jim Kotrla To: How To Sell Your Home in 5-Days <5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com> Sent: Sun, Feb 14, 2010 10:20 am Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Sale in Colorado a title company can write your contract for sale. On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 4:13 PM, wrote: Has anyone else done this is Colorado? We live in a small mountain town and we are not sure where to advertise. Also, do we need a real estate agent or lawyer to do this? _______________________________________________ 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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Also, do we need a real estate agent or lawyer to do this? _______________________________________________ 5-DayForum mailing list 5-DayForum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayfo = -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20100214/f4aa8b5b/attachment.html From barrettai at aol.com Sun Feb 14 11:51:04 2010 From: barrettai at aol.com (barrettai at aol.com) Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 11:51:04 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] Sale in Colorado In-Reply-To: <13775.5c669fe7.38a8d130@aol.com> References: <13775.5c669fe7.38a8d130@aol.com> Message-ID: <8CC7BAD07A04A73-1BA8-140D3@webmail-m032.sysops.aol.com> Archives "Smarchives" ... check out www.AuctionBySeller.com ! Kyle www.AuctionByBuilder.com -----Original Message----- From: SgtBecki at aol.com To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Sent: Sat, Feb 13, 2010 10:08 pm Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Sale in Colorado Thanks for the info. I will check the archives. _______________________________________________ 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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URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20100216/0bb633db/attachment.html From rosemarie-fred at mindspring.com Wed Feb 17 09:21:28 2010 From: rosemarie-fred at mindspring.com (Rosemarie Belcher) Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:21:28 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] new member References: <466088.3665.qm@web57416.mail.re1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <039A64F604A54BB1A26E46D1E83F9DD0@rosemarifv6onv> All that information is on the website and also in the book. To check on the website, I just googled 5-day sales to make sure it would pop up, and it did. Also, you can go to the archives and read the experiences of the people on this forum. Good luck Rosemarie ----- Original Message ----- From: nick u To: 5-dayforum at howtosellyourhomein5days.com Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 12:56 PM Subject: [5-DayForum] new member can someone please email me a copy of the biding sheet and also is the round robin sheet the same one ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ 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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URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20100218/b69cc208/attachment.html From Janetislight at aol.com Fri Feb 19 14:35:55 2010 From: Janetislight at aol.com (Janetislight at aol.com) Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:35:55 EST Subject: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents Message-ID: Take the listing from the agent. Not a problem. Never caused me any grief. Janet In a message dated 2/19/2010 8:25:40 A.M. Central Standard Time, bretsullins at yahoo.com writes: I am selling a house that I reluctantly hired a Realtor to represent me. I want to do a 5 day sale myself, what are the ramifications now have an agent in the way? Bret Sullins _bretsullins at yahoo.com_ (mailto:bretsullins at yahoo.com) _bvsullins at gmail.com_ (mailto:bvsullins at gmail.com) BVS Distributing LLC. BVS Properties LLC. BPC Holdings of Northwest Ohio LLC. Certified Energy Consultants _energyindependencestartshere.com_ (http://energyindependencestartshere.com/) 419.250.4500 _______________________________________________ 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/20100219/7aa70705/attachment.html From guardiansofsa at aol.com Fri Feb 19 15:14:24 2010 From: guardiansofsa at aol.com (Janine Perez) Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:14:24 -0600 Subject: [5-DayForum] 5-DayForum Digest, Vol 35, Issue 12 Message-ID: Ramification is 3 to 6% for your agent without them doing much work. However, if you work with your agent by having them do your advertising on mls, you will get more exposure to your home. 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. Real Estate Agents (Bret Sullins) >?I?am selling?a house that I reluctantly hired a Realtor to represent me. I want to do a 5 day sale myself, what are the ramifications now have an agent in the way? >???????????? >? > > > > >? >Bret Sullins >bretsullins at yahoo.com >bvsullins at gmail.com >BVS Distributing LLC. >BVS Properties LLC. >BPC Holdings of Northwest Ohio LLC. >Certified Energy Consultants >energyindependencestartshere.com >419.250.4500 > > >_______________________________________________ >5-DayForum mailing list >5-DayForum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com >http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayforum From balltjn at aol.com Fri Feb 19 18:42:42 2010 From: balltjn at aol.com (balltjn at aol.com) Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:42:42 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents In-Reply-To: <478323.58928.qm@web46216.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> References: <478323.58928.qm@web46216.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <8CC7FD45D100E89-4B00-1EE3@webmail-d091.sysops.aol.com> You must fire your agent first. Either ask the agent to break the contract or wait for the contract to finish naturally. If you sell your house while under the agent they will still want the commission. Also if you sell your house to someone that the agent showed it to while under contract they will still want their cut. -----Original Message----- From: Bret Sullins To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Sent: Thu, Feb 18, 2010 10:01 am Subject: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents I am selling a house that I reluctantly hired a Realtor to represent me. I want to do a 5 day sale myself, what are the ramifications now have an agent in the way? Bret Sullins bretsullins at yahoo.com bvsullins at gmail.com BVS Distributing LLC. BVS Properties LLC. BPC Holdings of Northwest Ohio LLC. Certified Energy Consultants energyindependencestartshere.com 419.250.4500 _______________________________________________ 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/20100219/7e486720/attachment.html From BarrettAI at aol.com Fri Feb 19 21:07:32 2010 From: BarrettAI at aol.com (BarrettAI at aol.com) Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:07:32 EST Subject: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents Message-ID: <18a6f.204e9015.38b09de4@aol.com> Not so ...just have your agent take the property out of the MLS the weekend of the inspection and sale. You will still have to pay your listing agent, but will not be obligated to pay a coop to the outside. Good Luck! Kyle _www.AuctionBySeller.com_ (http://www.AuctionBySeller.com) In a message dated 2/19/2010 4:43:34 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, balltjn at aol.com writes: You must fire your agent first. Either ask the agent to break the contract or wait for the contract to finish naturally. If you sell your house while under the agent they will still want the commission. Also if you sell your house to someone that the agent showed it to while under contract they will still want their cut. -----Original Message----- From: Bret Sullins To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Sent: Thu, Feb 18, 2010 10:01 am Subject: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents I am selling a house that I reluctantly hired a Realtor to represent me. I want to do a 5 day sale myself, what are the ramifications now have an agent in the way? Bret Sullins _bretsullins at yahoo.com_ (mailto:bretsullins at yahoo.com) _bvsullins at gmail.com_ (mailto:bvsullins at gmail.com) BVS Distributing LLC. BVS Properties LLC. 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Either ask the agent to break the contract or wait for the contract to finish naturally. If you sell your house while under the agent they will still want the commission. Also if you sell your house to someone that the agent showed it to while under contract they will still want their cut. -----Original Message----- From: Bret Sullins To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Sent: Thu, Feb 18, 2010 10:01 am Subject: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents I am selling a house that I reluctantly hired a Realtor to represent me. I want to do a 5 day sale myself, what are the ramifications now have an agent in the way? Bret Sullins _bretsullins at yahoo.com_ (mailto:bretsullins at yahoo.com) _bvsullins at gmail.com_ (mailto:bvsullins at gmail.com) BVS Distributing LLC. BVS Properties LLC. BPC Holdings of Northwest Ohio LLC. 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Tom Hoffman-Broker/Owner Top Priority Realty, LLC 720-540-7800 720-540-7876 fax From: Janetislight at aol.com Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:48:02 -0500 To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents I think the point is not paying the agent. Therefore, you need to get the agent out of the loop. Janet In a message dated 2/19/2010 8:08:12 P.M. Central Standard Time, BarrettAI at aol.com writes: Not so ...just have your agent take the property out of the MLS the weekend of the inspection and sale. You will still have to pay your listing agent, but will not be obligated to pay a coop to the outside. Good Luck! Kyle www.AuctionBySeller.com In a message dated 2/19/2010 4:43:34 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, balltjn at aol.com writes: You must fire your agent first. Either ask the agent to break the contract or wait for the contract to finish naturally. If you sell your house while under the agent they will still want the commission. Also if you sell your house to someone that the agent showed it to while under contract they will still want their cut. -----Original Message----- From: Bret Sullins To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Sent: Thu, Feb 18, 2010 10:01 am Subject: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents I am selling a house that I reluctantly hired a Realtor to represent me. I want to do a 5 day sale myself, what are the ramifications now have an agent in the way? Bret Sullins bretsullins at yahoo.com bvsullins at gmail.com BVS Distributing LLC. BVS Properties LLC. BPC Holdings of Northwest Ohio LLC. 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URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20100220/c14c3792/attachment.html From Janetislight at aol.com Sat Feb 20 18:54:52 2010 From: Janetislight at aol.com (Janetislight at aol.com) Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:54:52 EST Subject: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents Message-ID: <2c8d1.58629e8a.38b1d04c@aol.com> Tom....Broker/Owner, In answer to your question, yes. When I did a 5-day sale, I did not pay any broker. Mine or the buyer's. That's one of the points of this whole process. And a real estate attorney, depending on your homes value, is MUCH cheaper than a broker. For example. My home sold for 150,000. Realtors fees would have been 6% which is $9,000. Let's say I only pay one realtor, and make it $4,500. My attorney charged $500 for the contracts and paperwork. Which is standard stuff. And $500 to read the abstract. (We don't have title's in Iowa, but land abstracts.) Ta da!!! I put a minimum of $3,500 in my pocket on that one transaction. If I did 6 of these a year, which is completely feasible, that would be $21,000 saved. For me, paying no one, that's $48,000 extra in my pocket per year. I kind of like that idea. ;) Janet In a message dated 2/20/2010 5:17:32 P.M. Central Standard Time, tomhoffman at live.com writes: I disagree Janet, the point is to sell the property in the shortest amount of time for top dollar with the least amount of expense and inconvenience. Paying a Realtor to write the contracts and seeing the transaction to closing may be less expenseive than paying an attorney to do the same. If a Realtor brought a buyer to the sale would you cut him/her out also? The smart seller would include the buyer and add the Buyers' Broker's fee to the contract price if the buyer were the top bidder. Tom Hoffman-Broker/Owner Top Priority Realty, LLC 720-540-7800 720-540-7876 fax ____________________________________ From: Janetislight at aol.com Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:48:02 -0500 To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents I think the point is not paying the agent. Therefore, you need to get the agent out of the loop. Janet In a message dated 2/19/2010 8:08:12 P.M. Central Standard Time, BarrettAI at aol.com writes: Not so ...just have your agent take the property out of the MLS the weekend of the inspection and sale. You will still have to pay your listing agent, but will not be obligated to pay a coop to the outside. Good Luck! Kyle _www.AuctionBySeller.com_ (http://www.auctionbyseller.com/) In a message dated 2/19/2010 4:43:34 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, balltjn at aol.com writes: You must fire your agent first. Either ask the agent to break the contract or wait for the contract to finish naturally. If you sell your house while under the agent they will still want the commission. Also if you sell your house to someone that the agent showed it to while under contract they will still want their cut. -----Original Message----- From: Bret Sullins To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Sent: Thu, Feb 18, 2010 10:01 am Subject: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents I am selling a house that I reluctantly hired a Realtor to represent me. I want to do a 5 day sale myself, what are the ramifications now have an agent in the way? Bret Sullins _bretsullins at yahoo.com_ (mailto:bretsullins at yahoo.com) _bvsullins at gmail.com_ (mailto:bvsullins at gmail.com) BVS Distributing LLC. BVS Properties LLC. BPC Holdings of Northwest Ohio LLC. 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Earl -----Original Message----- From: Janetislight at aol.com To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Sent: Sat, Feb 20, 2010 6:54 pm Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents Tom....Broker/Owner, In answer to your question, yes. When I did a 5-day sale, I did not pay any broker. Mine or the buyer's. That's one of the points of this whole process. And a real estate attorney, depending on your homes value, is MUCH cheaper than a broker. For example. My home sold for 150,000. Realtors fees would have been 6% which is $9,000. Let's say I only pay one realtor, and make it $4,500. My attorney charged $500 for the contracts and paperwork. Which is standard stuff. And $500 to read the abstract. (We don't have title's in Iowa, but land abstracts.) Ta da!!! I put a minimum of $3,500 in my pocket on that one transaction. If I did 6 of these a year, which is completely feasible, that would be $21,000 saved. For me, paying no one, that's $48,000 extra in my pocket per year. I kind of like that idea. ;) Janet In a message dated 2/20/2010 5:17:32 P.M. Central Standard Time, tomhoffman at live.com writes: I disagree Janet, the point is to sell the property in the shortest amount of time for top dollar with the least amount of expense and inconvenience. Paying a Realtor to write the contracts and seeing the transaction to closing may be less expenseive than paying an attorney to do the same. If a Realtor brought a buyer to the sale would you cut him/her out also? The smart seller would include the buyer and add the Buyers' Broker's fee to the contract price if the buyer were the top bidder. Tom Hoffman-Broker/Owner Top Priority Realty, LLC 720-540-7800 720-540-7876 fax From: Janetislight at aol.com Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:48:02 -0500 To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents I think the point is not paying the agent. Therefore, you need to get the agent out of the loop. Janet In a message dated 2/19/2010 8:08:12 P.M. Central Standard Time, BarrettAI at aol.com writes: Not so ...just have your agent take the property out of the MLS the weekend of the inspection and sale. You will still have to pay your listing agent, but will not be obligated to pay a coop to the outside. Good Luck! Kyle www.AuctionBySeller.com In a message dated 2/19/2010 4:43:34 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, balltjn at aol.com writes: You must fire your agent first. Either ask the agent to break the contract or wait for the contract to finish naturally. If you sell your house while under the agent they will still want the commission. Also if you sell your house to someone that the agent showed it to while under contract they will still want their cut. -----Original Message----- From: Bret Sullins To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Sent: Thu, Feb 18, 2010 10:01 am Subject: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents I am selling a house that I reluctantly hired a Realtor to represent me. I want to do a 5 day sale myself, what are the ramifications now have an agent in the way? Bret Sullins bretsullins at yahoo.com bvsullins at gmail.com BVS Distributing LLC. BVS Properties LLC. BPC Holdings of Northwest Ohio LLC. 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I have had my house on the market with a broker for over a year now (guess I just didn't price it right). As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago..I will be doing my own 5 Day Sale in a month. I currently have a realtor but he forgot to have me sign a renewal to our arrangement so we are currently working outside of a contract. That being said, if my buyer ends up buying my home as a result of a realtor then sure, if I can add the Broker's fee to the contract price that would certainly work on my end.any thoughts as to how to disclose this early on to make it clear that the buyer is in essence paying his own broker's fee without muddying the water. Thank you, Faith -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20100220/75b7c747/attachment.html From tomhoffman at live.com Sun Feb 21 15:54:56 2010 From: tomhoffman at live.com (Tom Hoffman) Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 13:54:56 -0700 Subject: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents In-Reply-To: <8CC80A1D940C4B8-50B0-13766@webmail-m011.sysops.aol.com> References: <2c8d1.58629e8a.38b1d04c@aol.com>, <8CC80A1D940C4B8-50B0-13766@webmail-m011.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: There are also many enlightened consumers. I have several investor clients who I do the "Sales" for free. I will have a sale coming in mid march which they will make over 40k which isn't bad for 6 weeks of work and one home. While they are doing the work I am locating their next project. I will get paid when they purchase the houses and from the list of unsuccessful bidders at the sale when I find them homes. I really truly wish all homes were sold using this method because of its transparency. In today's market for a Realtor to be upset with someone trying to sell their own home is a luxury. The wonderful fact for most FSBO's is it brings them back to reality. I recently was asked to list a home for 50k more than I told them it was worth. I convinced them a 5 day sale was the way to go. They expected 225k and the highest bid was 172k. They have decided to wait another year and hope the market gets better. Tom Hoffman-Broker/Owner Top Priority Realty, LLC 720-540-7800 720-540-7876 fax To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:13:37 -0500 From: balltjn at aol.com Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents Realtors will almost always, except for the enlightened ones, get upset when they see a person selling a home without the help of the realty community. They want their cake and yours too. At this point they should be happy because you will help to raise the neighborhood comps. The main point in the 5-Day sale is "DO IT YOURSELF" Isn't that why you bought the book. If you do not sell your house then it is the Realtor's turn. Earl -----Original Message----- From: Janetislight at aol.com To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Sent: Sat, Feb 20, 2010 6:54 pm Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents Tom....Broker/Owner, In answer to your question, yes. When I did a 5-day sale, I did not pay any broker. Mine or the buyer's. That's one of the points of this whole process. And a real estate attorney, depending on your homes value, is MUCH cheaper than a broker. For example. My home sold for 150,000. Realtors fees would have been 6% which is $9,000. Let's say I only pay one realtor, and make it $4,500. My attorney charged $500 for the contracts and paperwork. Which is standard stuff. And $500 to read the abstract. (We don't have title's in Iowa, but land abstracts.) Ta da!!! I put a minimum of $3,500 in my pocket on that one transaction. If I did 6 of these a year, which is completely feasible, that would be $21,000 saved. For me, paying no one, that's $48,000 extra in my pocket per year. I kind of like that idea. ;) Janet In a message dated 2/20/2010 5:17:32 P.M. Central Standard Time, tomhoffman at live.com writes: I disagree Janet, the point is to sell the property in the shortest amount of time for top dollar with the least amount of expense and inconvenience. Paying a Realtor to write the contracts and seeing the transaction to closing may be less expenseive than paying an attorney to do the same. If a Realtor brought a buyer to the sale would you cut him/her out also? The smart seller would include the buyer and add the Buyers' Broker's fee to the contract price if the buyer were the top bidder. Tom Hoffman-Broker/Owner Top Priority Realty, LLC 720-540-7800 720-540-7876 fax From: Janetislight at aol.com Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:48:02 -0500 To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents I think the point is not paying the agent. Therefore, you need to get the agent out of the loop. Janet In a message dated 2/19/2010 8:08:12 P.M. Central Standard Time, BarrettAI at aol.com writes: Not so ...just have your agent take the property out of the MLS the weekend of the inspection and sale. You will still have to pay your listing agent, but will not be obligated to pay a coop to the outside. Good Luck! Kyle www.AuctionBySeller.com In a message dated 2/19/2010 4:43:34 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, balltjn at aol.com writes: You must fire your agent first. Either ask the agent to break the contract or wait for the contract to finish naturally. If you sell your house while under the agent they will still want the commission. Also if you sell your house to someone that the agent showed it to while under contract they will still want their cut. -----Original Message----- From: Bret Sullins To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Sent: Thu, Feb 18, 2010 10:01 am Subject: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents I am selling a house that I reluctantly hired a Realtor to represent me. I want to do a 5 day sale myself, what are the ramifications now have an agent in the way? Bret Sullins bretsullins at yahoo.com bvsullins at gmail.com BVS Distributing LLC. BVS Properties LLC. BPC Holdings of Northwest Ohio LLC. 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URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20100221/7be94c10/attachment.html From balltjn at aol.com Sun Feb 21 17:21:38 2010 From: balltjn at aol.com (balltjn at aol.com) Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:21:38 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents In-Reply-To: References: <2c8d1.58629e8a.38b1d04c@aol.com>, <8CC80A1D940C4B8-50B0-13766@webmail-m011.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: <8CC815B5F10D289-4128-43C3@webmail-m025.sysops.aol.com> It sounds like you are truly networking and I applaud you. As you say, today's market is tough,but, I do believe this tis the time for investors and the 5 day sell method is dynamite for them. Sometimes homeowners do expect too much or have to have too much to pay their mortgages. In those situations they need to look at other methods like short sales or refinance with their bank to save their credit.. It is always best to pull up comps and get a fair market appraisal like a BPO before having a 5 day sale. This lets you get a reality check. Earl -----Original Message----- From: Tom Hoffman To: How To Sell Your Home in 5-Days <5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com> Sent: Sun, Feb 21, 2010 3:54 pm Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents There are also many enlightened consumers. I have several investor clients who I do the "Sales" for free. I will have a sale coming in mid march which they will make over 40k which isn't bad for 6 weeks of work and one home. While they are doing the work I am locating their next project. I will get paid when they purchase the houses and from the list of unsuccessful bidders at the sale when I find them homes. I really truly wish all homes were sold using this method because of its transparency. In today's market for a Realtor to be upset with someone trying to sell their own home is a luxury. The wonderful fact for most FSBO's is it brings them back to reality. I recently was asked to list a home for 50k more than I told them it was worth. I convinced them a 5 day sale was the way to go. They expected 225k and the highest bid was 172k. They have decided to wait another year and hope the market gets better. Tom Hoffman-Broker/Owner Top Priority Realty, LLC 720-540-7800 720-540-7876 fax To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:13:37 -0500 From: balltjn at aol.com Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents Realtors will almost always, except for the enlightened ones, get upset when they see a person selling a home without the help of the realty community. They want their cake and yours too. At this point they should be happy because you will help to raise the neighborhood comps. The main point in the 5-Day sale is "DO IT YOURSELF" Isn't that why you bought the book. If you do not sell your house then it is the Realtor's turn. Earl -----Original Message----- From: Janetislight at aol.com To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Sent: Sat, Feb 20, 2010 6:54 pm Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents Tom....Broker/Owner, In answer to your question, yes. When I did a 5-day sale, I did not pay any broker. Mine or the buyer's. That's one of the points of this whole process. And a real estate attorney, depending on your homes value, is MUCH cheaper than a broker. For example. My home sold for 150,000. Realtors fees would have been 6% which is $9,000. Let's say I only pay one realtor, and make it $4,500. My attorney charged $500 for the contracts and paperwork. Which is standard stuff. And $500 to read the abstract. (We don't have title's in Iowa, but land abstracts.) Ta da!!! I put a minimum of $3,500 in my pocket on that one transaction. If I did 6 of these a year, which is completely feasible, that would be $21,000 saved. For me, paying no one, that's $48,000 extra in my pocket per year. I kind of like that idea. ;) Janet In a message dated 2/20/2010 5:17:32 P.M. Central Standard Time, tomhoffman at live.com writes: I disagree Janet, the point is to sell the property in the shortest amount of time for top dollar with the least amount of expense and inconvenience. Paying a Realtor to write the contracts and seeing the transaction to closing may be less expenseive than paying an attorney to do the same. If a Realtor brought a buyer to the sale would you cut him/her out also? The smart seller would include the buyer and add the Buyers' Broker's fee to the contract price if the buyer were the top bidder. Tom Hoffman-Broker/Owner Top Priority Realty, LLC 720-540-7800 720-540-7876 fax From: Janetislight at aol.com Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:48:02 -0500 To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents I think the point is not paying the agent. Therefore, you need to get the agent out of the loop. Janet In a message dated 2/19/2010 8:08:12 P.M. Central Standard Time, BarrettAI at aol.com writes: Not so ...just have your agent take the property out of the MLS the weekend of the inspection and sale. You will still have to pay your listing agent, but will not be obligated to pay a coop to the outside. Good Luck! Kyle www.AuctionBySeller.com In a message dated 2/19/2010 4:43:34 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, balltjn at aol.com writes: You must fire your agent first. Either ask the agent to break the contract or wait for the contract to finish naturally. If you sell your house while under the agent they will still want the commission. Also if you sell your house to someone that the agent showed it to while under contract they will still want their cut. -----Original Message----- From: Bret Sullins To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Sent: Thu, Feb 18, 2010 10:01 am Subject: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents I am selling a house that I reluctantly hired a Realtor to represent me. I want to do a 5 day sale myself, what are the ramifications now have an agent in the way? Bret Sullins bretsullins at yahoo.com bvsullins at gmail.com BVS Distributing LLC. BVS Properties LLC. BPC Holdings of Northwest Ohio LLC. 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If I were still representing sellers, I would encourage them all to do 5-day sales (modified for Realtor compliance). And, like Tom, it wouldn?t matter to me if I made a dime from those sales. Why? Because the buyer leads ? unsuccessful bidders ? generated from 5-day sales are priceless. For a Realtor trying to make a living in this market, the shortest distance to a pay check is achieved by working with buyers. Imagine the phenomenal boost in business that comes from finding dozens of new buyers every month. Realtors who don?t get that are missing a golden, no platinum, no unobtainium opportunity! Jim F. ? Realtor Vancouver WA From: 5-dayforum-bounces+jamesfleming.realestate=gmail.com at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com [mailto:5-dayforum-bounces+jamesfleming.realestate=gmail.com at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com] On Behalf Of balltjn at aol.com Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 2:22 PM To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents It sounds like you are truly networking and I applaud you. As you say, today's market is tough,but, I do believe this tis the time for investors and the 5 day sell method is dynamite for them. Sometimes homeowners do expect too much or have to have too much to pay their mortgages. In those situations they need to look at other methods like short sales or refinance with their bank to save their credit.. It is always best to pull up comps and get a fair market appraisal like a BPO before having a 5 day sale. This lets you get a reality check. Earl -----Original Message----- From: Tom Hoffman To: How To Sell Your Home in 5-Days <5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com> Sent: Sun, Feb 21, 2010 3:54 pm Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents There are also many enlightened consumers. I have several investor clients who I do the "Sales" for free. I will have a sale coming in mid march which they will make over 40k which isn't bad for 6 weeks of work and one home. While they are doing the work I am locating their next project. I will get paid when they purchase the houses and from the list of unsuccessful bidders at the sale when I find them homes. I really truly wish all homes were sold using this method because of its transparency. In today's market for a Realtor to be upset with someone trying to sell their own home is a luxury. The wonderful fact for most FSBO's is it brings them back to reality. I recently was asked to list a home for 50k more than I told them it was worth. I convinced them a 5 day sale was the way to go. They expected 225k and the highest bid was 172k. They have decided to wait another year and hope the market gets better. Tom Hoffman-Broker/Owner Top Priority Realty, LLC 720-540-7800 720-540-7876 fax _____ To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:13:37 -0500 From: balltjn at aol.com Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents Realtors will almost always, except for the enlightened ones, get upset when they see a person selling a home without the help of the realty community. They want their cake and yours too. At this point they should be happy because you will help to raise the neighborhood comps. The main point in the 5-Day sale is "DO IT YOURSELF" Isn't that why you bought the book. If you do not sell your house then it is the Realtor's turn. Earl -----Original Message----- From: Janetislight at aol.com To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Sent: Sat, Feb 20, 2010 6:54 pm Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents Tom....Broker/Owner, In answer to your question, yes. When I did a 5-day sale, I did not pay any broker. Mine or the buyer's. That's one of the points of this whole process. And a real estate attorney, depending on your homes value, is MUCH cheaper than a broker. For example. My home sold for 150,000. Realtors fees would have been 6% which is $9,000. Let's say I only pay one realtor, and make it $4,500. My attorney charged $500 for the contracts and paperwork. Which is standard stuff. And $500 to read the abstract. (We don't have title's in Iowa, but land abstracts.) Ta da!!! I put a minimum of $3,500 in my pocket on that one transaction. If I did 6 of these a year, which is completely feasible, that would be $21,000 saved. For me, paying no one, that's $48,000 extra in my pocket per year. I kind of like that idea. ;) Janet In a message dated 2/20/2010 5:17:32 P.M. Central Standard Time, tomhoffman at live.com writes: I disagree Janet, the point is to sell the property in the shortest amount of time for top dollar with the least amount of expense and inconvenience. Paying a Realtor to write the contracts and seeing the transaction to closing may be less expenseive than paying an attorney to do the same. If a Realtor brought a buyer to the sale would you cut him/her out also? The smart seller would include the buyer and add the Buyers' Broker's fee to the contract price if the buyer were the top bidder. Tom Hoffman-Broker/Owner Top Priority Realty, LLC 720-540-7800 720-540-7876 fax _____ From: Janetislight at aol.com Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:48:02 -0500 To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents I think the point is not paying the agent. Therefore, you need to get the agent out of the loop. Janet In a message dated 2/19/2010 8:08:12 P.M. Central Standard Time, BarrettAI at aol.com writes: Not so ...just have your agent take the property out of the MLS the weekend of the inspection and sale. You will still have to pay your listing agent, but will not be obligated to pay a coop to the outside. Good Luck! Kyle www.AuctionBySeller.com In a message dated 2/19/2010 4:43:34 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, balltjn at aol.com writes: You must fire your agent first. Either ask the agent to break the contract or wait for the contract to finish naturally. If you sell your house while under the agent they will still want the commission. Also if you sell your house to someone that the agent showed it to while under contract they will still want their cut. -----Original Message----- From: Bret Sullins To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Sent: Thu, Feb 18, 2010 10:01 am Subject: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents I am selling a house that I reluctantly hired a Realtor to represent me. I want to do a 5 day sale myself, what are the ramifications now have an agent in the way? Bret Sullins bretsullins at yahoo.com bvsullins at gmail.com BVS Distributing LLC. BVS Properties LLC. BPC Holdings of Northwest Ohio LLC. 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As you say, today's market is tough,but, I do believe this tis the time for investors and the 5 day sell method is dynamite for them. Sometimes homeowners do expect too much or have to have too much to pay their mortgages. In those situations they need to look at other methods like short sales or refinance with their bank to save their credit.. It is always best to pull up comps and get a fair market appraisal like a BPO before having a 5 day sale. This lets you get a reality check. Earl -----Original Message----- From: Tom Hoffman To: How To Sell Your Home in 5-Days <5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com> Sent: Sun, Feb 21, 2010 3:54 pm Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents There are also many enlightened consumers. I have several investor clients who I do the "Sales" for free. I will have a sale coming in mid march which they will make over 40k which isn't bad for 6 weeks of work and one home. While they are doing the work I am locating their next project. I will get paid when they purchase the houses and from the list of unsuccessful bidders at the sale when I find them homes. I really truly wish all homes were sold using this method because of its transparency. In today's market for a Realtor to be upset with someone trying to sell their own home is a luxury. The wonderful fact for most FSBO's is it brings them back to reality. I recently was asked to list a home for 50k more than I told them it was worth. I convinced them a 5 day sale was the way to go. They expected 225k and the highest bid was 172k. They have decided to wait another year and hope the market gets better. Tom Hoffman-Broker/Owner Top Priority Realty, LLC 720-540-7800 720-540-7876 fax To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:13:37 -0500 From: balltjn at aol.com Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents Realtors will almost always, except for the enlightened ones, get upset when they see a person selling a home without the help of the realty community. They want their cake and yours too. At this point they should be happy because you will help to raise the neighborhood comps. The main point in the 5-Day sale is "DO IT YOURSELF" Isn't that why you bought the book. If you do not sell your house then it is the Realtor's turn. Earl -----Original Message----- From: Janetislight at aol.com To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Sent: Sat, Feb 20, 2010 6:54 pm Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents Tom....Broker/Owner, In answer to your question, yes. When I did a 5-day sale, I did not pay any broker. Mine or the buyer's. That's one of the points of this whole process. And a real estate attorney, depending on your homes value, is MUCH cheaper than a broker. For example. My home sold for 150,000. Realtors fees would have been 6% which is $9,000. Let's say I only pay one realtor, and make it $4,500. My attorney charged $500 for the contracts and paperwork. Which is standard stuff. And $500 to read the abstract. (We don't have title's in Iowa, but land abstracts.) Ta da!!! I put a minimum of $3,500 in my pocket on that one transaction. If I did 6 of these a year, which is completely feasible, that would be $21,000 saved. For me, paying no one, that's $48,000 extra in my pocket per year. I kind of like that idea. ;) Janet In a message dated 2/20/2010 5:17:32 P.M. Central Standard Time, tomhoffman at live.com writes: I disagree Janet, the point is to sell the property in the shortest amount of time for top dollar with the least amount of expense and inconvenience. Paying a Realtor to write the contracts and seeing the transaction to closing may be less expenseive than paying an attorney to do the same. If a Realtor brought a buyer to the sale would you cut him/her out also? The smart seller would include the buyer and add the Buyers' Broker's fee to the contract price if the buyer were the top bidder. Tom Hoffman-Broker/Owner Top Priority Realty, LLC 720-540-7800 720-540-7876 fax From: Janetislight at aol.com Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:48:02 -0500 To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents I think the point is not paying the agent. Therefore, you need to get the agent out of the loop. Janet In a message dated 2/19/2010 8:08:12 P.M. Central Standard Time, BarrettAI at aol.com writes: Not so ...just have your agent take the property out of the MLS the weekend of the inspection and sale. You will still have to pay your listing agent, but will not be obligated to pay a coop to the outside. Good Luck! Kyle www.AuctionBySeller.com In a message dated 2/19/2010 4:43:34 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, balltjn at aol.com writes: You must fire your agent first. Either ask the agent to break the contract or wait for the contract to finish naturally. If you sell your house while under the agent they will still want the commission. Also if you sell your house to someone that the agent showed it to while under contract they will still want their cut. -----Original Message----- From: Bret Sullins To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Sent: Thu, Feb 18, 2010 10:01 am Subject: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents I am selling a house that I reluctantly hired a Realtor to represent me. I want to do a 5 day sale myself, what are the ramifications now have an agent in the way? Bret Sullins bretsullins at yahoo.com bvsullins at gmail.com BVS Distributing LLC. BVS Properties LLC. BPC Holdings of Northwest Ohio LLC. 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URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20100221/bfce010d/attachment.html From balltjn at aol.com Sun Feb 21 18:07:18 2010 From: balltjn at aol.com (balltjn at aol.com) Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:07:18 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents In-Reply-To: <044101cab348$c3cab760$4b602620$@gmail.com> References: <2c8d1.58629e8a.38b1d04c@aol.com>, <8CC80A1D940C4B8-50B0-13766@webmail-m011.sysops.aol.com><8CC815B5F10D289-4128-43C3@webmail-m025.sysops.aol.com> <044101cab348$c3cab760$4b602620$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <8CC8161BFC27E82-4128-4C11@webmail-m025.sysops.aol.com> Jim Thank you for that information. As an investor I am always looking for people to buy my houses. I will do a 5 day sale now with much more enthusiasm and endear all comers as future buyers. Even the buyers who do not qualify for a full bank mortgage can receive help from creative financing. This is the reason people need to get on this forum. There is a lot of great information here for everybody. Great Luck Earl -----Original Message----- From: James Fleming To: 'How To Sell Your Home in 5-Days' <5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com> Sent: Sun, Feb 21, 2010 5:54 pm Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents Earl, You are right, the market is very tough. Because of this, I couldn?t agree more with Tom. If I were still representing sellers, I would encourage them all to do 5-day sales (modified for Realtor compliance). And, like Tom, it wouldn?t matter to me if I made a dime from those sales. Why? Because the buyer leads ? unsuccessful bidders ? generated from 5-day sales are priceless. For a Realtor trying to make a living in this market, the shortest distance to a pay check is achieved by working with buyers. Imagine the phenomenal boost in business that comes from finding dozens of new buyers every month. Realtors who don?t get that are missing a golden, no platinum, no unobtainium opportunity! Jim F. ? Realtor Vancouver WA From: 5-dayforum-bounces+jamesfleming.realestate=gmail.com at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com [mailto:5-dayforum-bounces+jamesfleming.realestate=gmail.com at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com] On Behalf Of balltjn at aol.com Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 2:22 PM To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents It sounds like you are truly networking and I applaud you. As you say, today's market is tough,but, I do believe this tis the time for investors and the 5 day sell method is dynamite for them. Sometimes homeowners do expect too much or have to have too much to pay their mortgages. In those situations they need to look at other methods like short sales or refinance with their bank to save their credit.. It is always best to pull up comps and get a fair market appraisal like a BPO before having a 5 day sale. This lets you get a reality check. Earl -----Original Message----- From: Tom Hoffman To: How To Sell Your Home in 5-Days <5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com> Sent: Sun, Feb 21, 2010 3:54 pm Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents There are also many enlightened consumers. I have several investor clients who I do the "Sales" for free. I will have a sale coming in mid march which they will make over 40k which isn't bad for 6 weeks of work and one home. While they are doing the work I am locating their next project. I will get paid when they purchase the houses and from the list of unsuccessful bidders at the sale when I find them homes. I really truly wish all homes were sold using this method because of its transparency. In today's market for a Realtor to be upset with someone trying to sell their own home is a luxury. The wonderful fact for most FSBO's is it brings them back to reality. I recently was asked to list a home for 50k more than I told them it was worth. I convinced them a 5 day sale was the way to go. They expected 225k and the highest bid was 172k. They have decided to wait another year and hope the market gets better. Tom Hoffman-Broker/Owner Top Priority Realty, LLC 720-540-7800 720-540-7876 fax To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:13:37 -0500 From: balltjn at aol.com Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents Realtors will almost always, except for the enlightened ones, get upset when they see a person selling a home without the help of the realty community. They want their cake and yours too. At this point they should be happy because you will help to raise the neighborhood comps. The main point in the 5-Day sale is "DO IT YOURSELF" Isn't that why you bought the book. If you do not sell your house then it is the Realtor's turn. Earl -----Original Message----- From: Janetislight at aol.com To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Sent: Sat, Feb 20, 2010 6:54 pm Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents Tom....Broker/Owner, In answer to your question, yes. When I did a 5-day sale, I did not pay any broker. Mine or the buyer's. That's one of the points of this whole process. And a real estate attorney, depending on your homes value, is MUCH cheaper than a broker. For example. My home sold for 150,000. Realtors fees would have been 6% which is $9,000. Let's say I only pay one realtor, and make it $4,500. My attorney charged $500 for the contracts and paperwork. Which is standard stuff. And $500 to read the abstract. (We don't have title's in Iowa, but land abstracts.) Ta da!!! I put a minimum of $3,500 in my pocket on that one transaction. If I did 6 of these a year, which is completely feasible, that would be $21,000 saved. For me, paying no one, that's $48,000 extra in my pocket per year. I kind of like that idea. ;) Janet In a message dated 2/20/2010 5:17:32 P.M. Central Standard Time, tomhoffman at live.com writes: I disagree Janet, the point is to sell the property in the shortest amount of time for top dollar with the least amount of expense and inconvenience. Paying a Realtor to write the contracts and seeing the transaction to closing may be less expenseive than paying an attorney to do the same. If a Realtor brought a buyer to the sale would you cut him/her out also? The smart seller would include the buyer and add the Buyers' Broker's fee to the contract price if the buyer were the top bidder. Tom Hoffman-Broker/Owner Top Priority Realty, LLC 720-540-7800 720-540-7876 fax From: Janetislight at aol.com Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:48:02 -0500 To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents I think the point is not paying the agent. Therefore, you need to get the agent out of the loop. Janet In a message dated 2/19/2010 8:08:12 P.M. Central Standard Time, BarrettAI at aol.com writes: Not so ...just have your agent take the property out of the MLS the weekend of the inspection and sale. You will still have to pay your listing agent, but will not be obligated to pay a coop to the outside. Good Luck! Kyle www.AuctionBySeller.com In a message dated 2/19/2010 4:43:34 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, balltjn at aol.com writes: You must fire your agent first. Either ask the agent to break the contract or wait for the contract to finish naturally. If you sell your house while under the agent they will still want the commission. Also if you sell your house to someone that the agent showed it to while under contract they will still want their cut. -----Original Message----- From: Bret Sullins To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Sent: Thu, Feb 18, 2010 10:01 am Subject: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents I am selling a house that I reluctantly hired a Realtor to represent me. I want to do a 5 day sale myself, what are the ramifications now have an agent in the way? Bret Sullins bretsullins at yahoo.com bvsullins at gmail.com BVS Distributing LLC. BVS Properties LLC. BPC Holdings of Northwest Ohio LLC. 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Tom ____________________________________ To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:21:38 -0500 From: balltjn at aol.com Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents It sounds like you are truly networking and I applaud you. As you say, today's market is tough,but, I do believe this tis the time for investors and the 5 day sell method is dynamite for them. Sometimes homeowners do expect too much or have to have too much to pay their mortgages. In those situations they need to look at other methods like short sales or refinance with their bank to save their credit.. It is always best to pull up comps and get a fair market appraisal like a BPO before having a 5 day sale. This lets you get a reality check. Earl -----Original Message----- From: Tom Hoffman To: How To Sell Your Home in 5-Days <5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com> Sent: Sun, Feb 21, 2010 3:54 pm Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents There are also many enlightened consumers. I have several investor clients who I do the "Sales" for free. I will have a sale coming in mid march which they will make over 40k which isn't bad for 6 weeks of work and one home. While they are doing the work I am locating their next project. I will get paid when they purchase the houses and from the list of unsuccessful bidders at the sale when I find them homes. I really truly wish all homes were sold using this method because of its transparency. In today's market for a Realtor to be upset with someone trying to sell their own home is a luxury. The wonderful fact for most FSBO's is it brings them back to reality. I recently was asked to list a home for 50k more than I told them it was worth. I convinced them a 5 day sale was the way to go. They expected 225k and the highest bid was 172k. They have decided to wait another year and hope the market gets better. Tom Hoffman-Broker/Owner Top Priority Realty, LLC 720-540-7800 720-540-7876 fax ____________________________________ To: _5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com_ (mailto:5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com) Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:13:37 -0500 From: _balltjn at aol.com_ (mailto:balltjn at aol.com) Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents Realtors will almost always, except for the enlightened ones, get upset when they see a person selling a home without the help of the realty community. They want their cake and yours too. At this point they should be happy because you will help to raise the neighborhood comps. The main point in the 5-Day sale is "DO IT YOURSELF" Isn't that why you bought the book. If you do not sell your house then it is the Realtor's turn. Earl -----Original Message----- From: _Janetislight at aol.com_ (mailto:Janetislight at aol.com) To: _5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com_ (mailto:5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com) Sent: Sat, Feb 20, 2010 6:54 pm Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents Tom....Broker/Owner, In answer to your question, yes. When I did a 5-day sale, I did not pay any broker. Mine or the buyer's. That's one of the points of this whole process. And a real estate attorney, depending on your homes value, is MUCH cheaper than a broker. For example. My home sold for 150,000. Realtors fees would have been 6% which is $9,000. Let's say I only pay one realtor, and make it $4,500. My attorney charged $500 for the contracts and paperwork. Which is standard stuff. And $500 to read the abstract. (We don't have title's in Iowa, but land abstracts.) Ta da!!! I put a minimum of $3,500 in my pocket on that one transaction. If I did 6 of these a year, which is completely feasible, that would be $21,000 saved. For me, paying no one, that's $48,000 extra in my pocket per year. I kind of like that idea. ;) Janet In a message dated 2/20/2010 5:17:32 P.M. Central Standard Time, _tomhoffman at live.com_ (mailto:tomhoffman at live.com) writes: I disagree Janet, the point is to sell the property in the shortest amount of time for top dollar with the least amount of expense and inconvenience. Paying a Realtor to write the contracts and seeing the transaction to closing may be less expenseive than paying an attorney to do the same. If a Realtor brought a buyer to the sale would you cut him/her out also? The smart seller would include the buyer and add the Buyers' Broker's fee to the contract price if the buyer were the top bidder. Tom Hoffman-Broker/Owner Top Priority Realty, LLC 720-540-7800 720-540-7876 fax ____________________________________ From: _Janetislight at aol.com_ (mailto:Janetislight at aol.com) Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:48:02 -0500 To: _5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com_ (mailto:5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com) Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents I think the point is not paying the agent. Therefore, you need to get the agent out of the loop. Janet In a message dated 2/19/2010 8:08:12 P.M. Central Standard Time, _BarrettAI at aol.com_ (mailto:BarrettAI at aol.com) writes: Not so ...just have your agent take the property out of the MLS the weekend of the inspection and sale. You will still have to pay your listing agent, but will not be obligated to pay a coop to the outside. Good Luck! Kyle _www.AuctionBySeller.com_ (http://www.auctionbyseller.com/) In a message dated 2/19/2010 4:43:34 P.M. 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URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20100222/fd4a4229/attachment.html From lbicon at aol.com Mon Feb 22 12:36:16 2010 From: lbicon at aol.com (lbicon at aol.com) Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:36:16 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] Buyer requested inspection In-Reply-To: <6F0AA24DF027472BACE863843C4507A5@rosemarifv6onv> References: <001001cab343$7e805200$7a0a010a@jordan> <6F0AA24DF027472BACE863843C4507A5@rosemarifv6onv> Message-ID: <8CC81FCAB0C4406-5DF8-1636@webmail-d086.sysops.aol.com> Faith, In most states home are sold "as is" with buyers right of inspection. If you tell a buyer they can't inspect then you are opening yourself up to getting sued if something comes up after closing. Good Luck, Conrad -----Original Message----- From: Rosemarie Belcher To: How To Sell Your Home in 5-Days <5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com> Sent: Mon, Feb 22, 2010 9:09 am Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Buyer requested inspection If I were the buyer and wanted to pay for my own inspection, I would be very suspicious if the seller wouldn't let me do that. As long as the buyer pays, why would you not allow it? Rosemarie ----- Original Message ----- From: faith To: 5-dayforum at howtosellyourhomein5days.com Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 5:16 PM Subject: [5-DayForum] Buyer requested inspection I am working with a local attorney for my closing and he sent over a blank contract I can use. It has a clause which allows the buyer to do an inspection within 10 days. I just had my home inspected and will have that report available during my open house. Should I still allow the buyer to have that right? 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Next topic, Is the 25 rule Golden? Has anyone sold with less? - I agree with Tom on this point 100% ... this is one of the best advantages of the 5 Day Sale approach in my opinion. I would also add "and like or dislike about the seller's property" to Tom's comment. Kyle www.AuctionBySeller.com In a message dated 2/21/2010 4:04:17 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, tomhoffman at live.com writes: Comps are good but there is nothing like real live buyers telling a seller what they are willing to pay. Tom To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:21:38 -0500 From: balltjn at aol.com Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents It sounds like you are truly networking and I applaud you. As you say, today's market is tough,but, I do believe this tis the time for investors and the 5 day sell method is dynamite for them. Sometimes homeowners do expect too much or have to have too much to pay their mortgages. In those situations they need to look at other methods like short sales or refinance with their bank to save their credit.. It is always best to pull up comps and get a fair market appraisal like a BPO before having a 5 day sale. This lets you get a reality check. Earl -----Original Message----- From: Tom Hoffman To: How To Sell Your Home in 5-Days <5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com> Sent: Sun, Feb 21, 2010 3:54 pm Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents There are also many enlightened consumers. I have several investor clients who I do the "Sales" for free. I will have a sale coming in mid march which they will make over 40k which isn't bad for 6 weeks of work and one home. While they are doing the work I am locating their next project. I will get paid when they purchase the houses and from the list of unsuccessful bidders at the sale when I find them homes. I really truly wish all homes were sold using this method because of its transparency. In today's market for a Realtor to be upset with someone trying to sell their own home is a luxury. The wonderful fact for most FSBO's is it brings them back to reality. I recently was asked to list a home for 50k more than I told them it was worth. I convinced them a 5 day sale was the way to go. They expected 225k and the highest bid was 172k. They have decided to wait another year and hope the market gets better. Tom Hoffman-Broker/Owner Top Priority Realty, LLC 720-540-7800 720-540-7876 fax To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:13:37 -0500 From: balltjn at aol.com Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents Realtors will almost always, except for the enlightened ones, get upset when they see a person selling a home without the help of the realty community. They want their cake and yours too. At this point they should be happy because you will help to raise the neighborhood comps. The main point in the 5-Day sale is "DO IT YOURSELF" Isn't that why you bought the book. If you do not sell your house then it is the Realtor's turn. Earl -----Original Message----- From: Janetislight at aol.com To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Sent: Sat, Feb 20, 2010 6:54 pm Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents Tom....Broker/Owner, In answer to your question, yes. When I did a 5-day sale, I did not pay any broker. Mine or the buyer's. That's one of the points of this whole process. And a real estate attorney, depending on your homes value, is MUCH cheaper than a broker. For example. My home sold for 150,000. Realtors fees would have been 6% which is $9,000. Let's say I only pay one realtor, and make it $4,500. My attorney charged $500 for the contracts and paperwork. Which is standard stuff. And $500 to read the abstract. (We don't have title's in Iowa, but land abstracts.) Ta da!!! I put a minimum of $3,500 in my pocket on that one transaction. If I did 6 of these a year, which is completely feasible, that would be $21,000 saved. For me, paying no one, that's $48,000 extra in my pocket per year. I kind of like that idea. ;) Janet In a message dated 2/20/2010 5:17:32 P.M. Central Standard Time, tomhoffman at live.com writes: I disagree Janet, the point is to sell the property in the shortest amount of time for top dollar with the least amount of expense and inconvenience. Paying a Realtor to write the contracts and seeing the transaction to closing may be less expenseive than paying an attorney to do the same. If a Realtor brought a buyer to the sale would you cut him/her out also? The smart seller would include the buyer and add the Buyers' Broker's fee to the contract price if the buyer were the top bidder. Tom Hoffman-Broker/Owner Top Priority Realty, LLC 720-540-7800 720-540-7876 fax From: Janetislight at aol.com Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:48:02 -0500 To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents I think the point is not paying the agent. Therefore, you need to get the agent out of the loop. Janet In a message dated 2/19/2010 8:08:12 P.M. Central Standard Time, BarrettAI at aol.com writes: Not so ...just have your agent take the property out of the MLS the weekend of the inspection and sale. You will still have to pay your listing agent, but will not be obligated to pay a coop to the outside. Good Luck! Kyle www.AuctionBySeller.com In a message dated 2/19/2010 4:43:34 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, balltjn at aol.com writes: You must fire your agent first. Either ask the agent to break the contract or wait for the contract to finish naturally. If you sell your house while under the agent they will still want the commission. Also if you sell your house to someone that the agent showed it to while under contract they will still want their cut. -----Original Message----- From: Bret Sullins To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Sent: Thu, Feb 18, 2010 10:01 am Subject: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents I am selling a house that I reluctantly hired a Realtor to represent me. I want to do a 5 day sale myself, what are the ramifications now have an agent in the way? Bret Sullins bretsullins at yahoo.com bvsullins at gmail.com BVS Distributing LLC. BVS Properties LLC. BPC Holdings of Northwest Ohio LLC. 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URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20100222/2a0c49fc/attachment.html From getfitdna at comcast.net Mon Feb 22 16:13:49 2010 From: getfitdna at comcast.net (getfitdna at comcast.net) Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:13:49 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents In-Reply-To: <1603677053.7636511266872728114.JavaMail.root@sz0169a.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net> Message-ID: <1499902495.7643591266873229494.JavaMail.root@sz0169a.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net> Buddy, Regarding the 25 rule, since I am new I will let others tell you how stricly you should stick to that rule. I unfortunely had only 7 responses. When I contacted everyone to cancel the showing and auction, I was very clear in telling them Why, and that I was more motivated than ever to sell the house. The buyer turned out to be in my 7 contact group. We agreed on a price on what was suppo sed to be the auction day. So if you don't get enough responses to hold the auction, make sure you keep communication open with those responding. Now that I think about it, better advice is to plan your advertising VERY WELL so that you have more than enough people contacting you. Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: rherbertrogers at aol.com To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 3:45:52 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents Hello, My name is Buddy and I am wanting to do a 5day sale in Orlando Fla. I have two Questions 1. Has anyone run into a situation where the final bid was not enough to cover all the cost and you decide you do not want to take the last offer. Is there any Legal problem if you decide not to do it? I am thinking about the ad?that is put out that says house will be sold to highest bidder. Can highest bidder force you to sell to them? Am I guilt of false advertising? Am I breaking some law?? I guess that was more than one Q. 2. Next topic, Is the 25 rule Golden? Has anyone sold with less? - I agree with Tom on this point 100% ... this is one of the?best advantages of the?5 Day Sale approach in my opinion.? I would also add "and like or dislike about the seller's property" to Tom's comment. Kyle www.AuctionBySeller.com In a message dated 2/21/2010 4:04:17 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, tomhoffman at live.com writes: Comps are good but there is nothing like real live buyers telling a seller what they are willing to pay. Tom? ? To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:21:38 -0500 From: balltjn at aol.com Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents It sounds like you are truly networking and I applaud you. As you say, today's market is tough,but, I do believe this tis the time for investors and the 5 day sell method is dynamite for them. Sometimes homeowners do expect too much or have to have too much to pay their mortgages. In those situations they need to look at other methods like short sales or refinance with their bank to save their credit.. It is always best to pull up comps and get a fair market appraisal like a BPO before having a 5 day sale. This lets you get a reality check. Earl -----Original Message----- From: Tom Hoffman < tomhoffman at live.com > To: How To Sell Your Home in 5-Days < 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com > Sent: Sun, Feb 21, 2010 3:54 pm Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents There are also many enlightened consumers. I have several investor clients who I do the "Sales" for free. I will have a sale coming in mid march which they will make over 40k which isn't bad for 6 weeks of work and one home.?While they are doing the work I am locating their next project.? I will get paid when they purchase the houses and from the list of unsuccessful bidders at the sale when I find them homes. I really truly wish all homes were sold using this method because of its transparency. In today's market for a Realtor to be upset with someone trying to sell their own home is a luxury. The wonderful fact for most?FSBO's is it brings them back to reality. I recently was asked to list a home for 50k more than I told them it was worth. I convinced them a 5 day sale was the way to go. They expected 225k and the highest bid was 172k. They have decided to wait another year and hope the market gets better. Tom Hoffman-Broker/Owner Top Priority Realty, LLC 720-540-7800 720-540-7876 fax ? To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:13:37 -0500 From: balltjn at aol.com Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents Realtors will almost always, except for the enlightened ones, get upset when they see a person selling a home without the help of the realty community. They want their cake and yours too. At this point they should be happy because you will help to raise the neighborhood comps. The main point in the 5-Day sale is "DO IT YOURSELF" Isn't that why you bought the book. If you do not sell your house then it is the Realtor's turn. Earl -----Original Message----- From: Janetislight at aol.com To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Sent: Sat, Feb 20, 2010 6:54 pm Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents Tom....Broker/Owner, In answer to your question, yes.? When I did a 5-day sale, I did not pay any broker.? Mine or the buyer's.? That's one of the points of this whole process.? And a real estate attorney, depending on your homes value, is MUCH cheaper than a broker.? For example.? My home sold for 150,000.? Realtors fees would have been 6% which is $9,000.? Let's say I only pay one realtor, and make it $4,500.? My attorney charged $500 for the contracts and paperwork.? Which is standard stuff.? And $500 to read the abstract.? (We don't have title's in Iowa, but land abstracts.)? Ta da!!!? I put a minimum of $3,500 in my pocket on that one transaction.? If I did 6 of these a year, which is completely feasible, that would be $21,000 saved.? For me, paying no one, that's $48,000 extra in my pocket per year.? I kind of like that idea.? ;) Janet In a message dated 2/20/2010 5:17:32 P.M. Central Standard Time, tomhoffman at live.com writes: I?disagree Janet, the point is to sell the property in the shortest amount of time for top dollar with the least amount of expense and inconvenience. ?Paying a Realtor to write the contracts and seeing the transaction to closing may be less expenseive than paying an attorney to do the same. If a Realtor brought a buyer to the sale would you cut him/her out also?? The smart seller would include the buyer and add the Buyers' Broker's fee to the contract price if the buyer were the top bidder. Tom Hoffman-Broker/Owner Top Priority Realty, LLC 720-540-7800 720-540-7876 fax ? From: Janetislight at aol.com Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:48:02 -0500 To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents I think the point is not paying the agent.? Therefore, you need to get the agent out of the loop. Janet In a message dated 2/19/2010 8:08:12 P.M. Central Standard Time, BarrettAI at aol.com writes: Not so ...just have your agent take the property out of the MLS the weekend of the inspection and sale.? You will still have to pay your listing agent, but will not be obligated to pay a coop to the outside. Good Luck! Kyle www.AuctionBySeller.com In a message dated 2/19/2010 4:43:34 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, balltjn at aol.com writes: You must fire your agent first. Either ask the agent to break the contract or wait for the contract to finish naturally. If you sell your house while under the agent they will still want the commission. Also if you sell your house to someone that the agent showed it to while under contract they will still want their cut. -----Original Message----- From: Bret Sullins < bretsullins at yahoo.com > To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Sent: Thu, Feb 18, 2010 10:01 am Subject: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents ?I?am selling?a house that I reluctantly hired a Realtor to represent me. I want to do a 5 day sale myself, what are the ramifications now have an agent in the way? ???????????? ? Bret Sullins bretsullins at yahoo.com bvsullins at gmail.com BVS Distributing LLC. BVS Properties LLC. BPC Holdings of Northwest Ohio LLC. 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Get it now. = _______________________________________________ 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 I guess that was more than one Q. 2. Next topic, Is the 25 rule Golden? Has anyone sold with less? - I agree with Tom on this point 100% ... this is one of the?best advantages of the?5 Day Sale approach in my opinion.? I would also add "and like or dislike about the seller's property" to Tom's comment. Kyle www.AuctionBySeller.com In a message dated 2/21/2010 4:04:17 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, tomhoffman at live.com writes: Comps are good but there is nothing like real live buyers telling a seller what they are willing to pay. Tom? ? To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:21:38 -0500 From: balltjn at aol.com Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents It sounds like you are truly networking and I applaud you. As you say, today's market is tough,but, I do believe this tis the time for investors and the 5 day sell method is dynamite for them. Sometimes homeowners do expect too much or have to have too much to pay their mortgages. In those situations they need to look at other methods like short sales or refinance with their bank to save their credit.. It is always best to pull up comps and get a fair market appraisal like a BPO before having a 5 day sale. This lets you get a reality check. Earl -----Original Message----- From: Tom Hoffman < tomhoffman at live.com > To: How To Sell Your Home in 5-Days < 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com > Sent: Sun, Feb 21, 2010 3:54 pm Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents There are also many enlightened consumers. I have several investor clients who I do the "Sales" for free. I will have a sale coming in mid march which they will make over 40k which isn't bad for 6 weeks of work and one home.?While they are doing the work I am locating their next project.? I will get paid when they purchase the houses and from the list of unsuccessful bidders at the sale when I find them homes. I really truly wish all homes were sold using this method because of its transparency. In today's market for a Realtor to be upset with someone trying to sell their own home is a luxury. The wonderful fact for most?FSBO's is it brings them back to reality. I recently was asked to list a home for 50k more than I told them it was worth. I convinced them a 5 day sale was the way to go. They expected 225k and the highest bid was 172k. They have decided to wait another year and hope the market gets better. Tom Hoffman-Broker/Owner Top Priority Realty, LLC 720-540-7800 720-540-7876 fax ? To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:13:37 -0500 From: balltjn at aol.com Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents Realtors will almost always, except for the enlightened ones, get upset when they see a person selling a home without the help of the realty community. They want their cake and yours too. At this point they should be happy because you will help to raise the neighborhood comps. The main point in the 5-Day sale is "DO IT YOURSELF" Isn't that why you bought the book. If you do not sell your house then it is the Realtor's turn. Earl -----Original Message----- From: Janetislight at aol.com To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Sent: Sat, Feb 20, 2010 6:54 pm Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents Tom....Broker/Owner, In answer to your question, yes.? When I did a 5-day sale, I did not pay any broker.? Mine or the buyer's.? That's one of the points of this whole process.? And a real estate attorney, depending on your homes value, is MUCH cheaper than a broker.? For example.? My home sold for 150,000.? Realtors fees would have been 6% which is $9,000.? Let's say I only pay one realtor, and make it $4,500.? My attorney charged $500 for the contracts and paperwork.? Which is standard stuff.? And $500 to read the abstract.? (We don't have title's in Iowa, but land abstracts.)? Ta da!!!? I put a minimum of $3,500 in my pocket on that one transaction.? If I did 6 of these a year, which is completely feasible, that would be $21,000 saved.? For me, paying no one, that's $48,000 extra in my pocket per year.? I kind of like that idea.? ;) Janet In a message dated 2/20/2010 5:17:32 P.M. Central Standard Time, tomhoffman at live.com writes: I?disagree Janet, the point is to sell the property in the shortest amount of time for top dollar with the least amount of expense and inconvenience. ?Paying a Realtor to write the contracts and seeing the transaction to closing may be less expenseive than paying an attorney to do the same. If a Realtor brought a buyer to the sale would you cut him/her out also?? The smart seller would include the buyer and add the Buyers' Broker's fee to the contract price if the buyer were the top bidder. Tom Hoffman-Broker/Owner Top Priority Realty, LLC 720-540-7800 720-540-7876 fax ? From: Janetislight at aol.com Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:48:02 -0500 To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents I think the point is not paying the agent.? Therefore, you need to get the agent out of the loop. Janet In a message dated 2/19/2010 8:08:12 P.M. Central Standard Time, BarrettAI at aol.com writes: Not so ...just have your agent take the property out of the MLS the weekend of the inspection and sale.? You will still have to pay your listing agent, but will not be obligated to pay a coop to the outside. Good Luck! Kyle www.AuctionBySeller.com In a message dated 2/19/2010 4:43:34 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, balltjn at aol.com writes: You must fire your agent first. Either ask the agent to break the contract or wait for the contract to finish naturally. If you sell your house while under the agent they will still want the commission. Also if you sell your house to someone that the agent showed it to while under contract they will still want their cut. -----Original Message----- From: Bret Sullins < bretsullins at yahoo.com > To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Sent: Thu, Feb 18, 2010 10:01 am Subject: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents ?I?am selling?a house that I reluctantly hired a Realtor to represent me. 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URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20100222/54d9ffbe/attachment.html From Janetislight at aol.com Mon Feb 22 18:04:47 2010 From: Janetislight at aol.com (Janetislight at aol.com) Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:04:47 EST Subject: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents Message-ID: <18682.66613d55.38b4678f@aol.com> In the end..... it was a great sale! Congrats! Janet In a message dated 2/22/2010 3:14:09 P.M. Central Standard Time, getfitdna at comcast.net writes: Buddy, Regarding the 25 rule, since I am new I will let others tell you how stricly you should stick to that rule. I unfortunely had only 7 responses. When I contacted everyone to cancel the showing and auction, I was very clear in telling them Why, and that I was more motivated than ever to sell the house. The buyer turned out to be in my 7 contact group. We agreed on a price on what was supposed to be the auction day. So if you don't get enough responses to hold the auction, make sure you keep communication open with those responding. Now that I think about it, better advice is to plan your advertising VERY WELL so that you have more than enough people contacting you. Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: rherbertrogers at aol.com To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Sent: Monday, February 22, 2010 3:45:52 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents Hello, My name is Buddy and I am wanting to do a 5day sale in Orlando Fla. I have two Questions 1. Has anyone run into a situation where the final bid was not enough to cover all the cost and you decide you do not want to take the last offer. Is there any Legal problem if you decide not to do it? I am thinking about the ad that is put out that says house will be sold to highest bidder. Can highest bidder force you to sell to them? Am I guilt of false advertising? Am I breaking some law? I guess that was more than one Q. 2. Next topic, Is the 25 rule Golden? Has anyone sold with less? _-_ (mailto:- at aol.com) I agree with Tom on this point 100% ... this is one of the best advantages of the 5 Day Sale approach in my opinion. I would also add "and like or dislike about the seller's property" to Tom's comment. Kyle _www.AuctionBySeller.com_ (http://www.auctionbyseller.com/) In a message dated 2/21/2010 4:04:17 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, _tomhoffman at live.com_ (mailto:tomhoffman at live.com) writes: Comps are good but there is nothing like real live buyers telling a seller what they are willing to pay. Tom ____________________________________ To: _5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com_ (mailto:5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com) Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:21:38 -0500 From: _balltjn at aol.com_ (mailto:balltjn at aol.com) Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents It sounds like you are truly networking and I applaud you. As you say, today's market is tough,but, I do believe this tis the time for investors and the 5 day sell method is dynamite for them. Sometimes homeowners do expect too much or have to have too much to pay their mortgages. In those situations they need to look at other methods like short sales or refinance with their bank to save their credit.. It is always best to pull up comps and get a fair market appraisal like a BPO before having a 5 day sale. This lets you get a reality check. Earl -----Original Message----- From: Tom Hoffman <_tomhoffman at live.com_ (mailto:tomhoffman at live.com) > To: How To Sell Your Home in 5-Days <_5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com_ (mailto:5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com) > Sent: Sun, Feb 21, 2010 3:54 pm Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents There are also many enlightened consumers. I have several investor clients who I do the "Sales" for free. I will have a sale coming in mid march which they will make over 40k which isn't bad for 6 weeks of work and one home. While they are doing the work I am locating their next project. I will get paid when they purchase the houses and from the list of unsuccessful bidders at the sale when I find them homes. I really truly wish all homes were sold using this method because of its transparency. In today's market for a Realtor to be upset with someone trying to sell their own home is a luxury. The wonderful fact for most FSBO's is it brings them back to reality. I recently was asked to list a home for 50k more than I told them it was worth. I convinced them a 5 day sale was the way to go. They expected 225k and the highest bid was 172k. They have decided to wait another year and hope the market gets better. Tom Hoffman-Broker/Owner Top Priority Realty, LLC 720-540-7800 720-540-7876 fax ____________________________________ To: _5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com_ (mailto:5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com) Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:13:37 -0500 From: _balltjn at aol.com_ (mailto:balltjn at aol.com) Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents Realtors will almost always, except for the enlightened ones, get upset when they see a person selling a home without the help of the realty community. They want their cake and yours too. At this point they should be happy because you will help to raise the neighborhood comps. The main point in the 5-Day sale is "DO IT YOURSELF" Isn't that why you bought the book. If you do not sell your house then it is the Realtor's turn. Earl -----Original Message----- From: _Janetislight at aol.com_ (mailto:Janetislight at aol.com) To: _5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com_ (mailto:5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com) Sent: Sat, Feb 20, 2010 6:54 pm Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents Tom....Broker/Owner, In answer to your question, yes. When I did a 5-day sale, I did not pay any broker. Mine or the buyer's. That's one of the points of this whole process. And a real estate attorney, depending on your homes value, is MUCH cheaper than a broker. For example. My home sold for 150,000. Realtors fees would have been 6% which is $9,000. Let's say I only pay one realtor, and make it $4,500. My attorney charged $500 for the contracts and paperwork. Which is standard stuff. And $500 to read the abstract. (We don't have title's in Iowa, but land abstracts.) Ta da!!! I put a minimum of $3,500 in my pocket on that one transaction. If I did 6 of these a year, which is completely feasible, that would be $21,000 saved. For me, paying no one, that's $48,000 extra in my pocket per year. I kind of like that idea. ;) Janet In a message dated 2/20/2010 5:17:32 P.M. Central Standard Time, _tomhoffman at live.com_ (mailto:tomhoffman at live.com) writes: I disagree Janet, the point is to sell the property in the shortest amount of time for top dollar with the least amount of expense and inconvenience. Paying a Realtor to write the contracts and seeing the transaction to closing may be less expenseive than paying an attorney to do the same. If a Realtor brought a buyer to the sale would you cut him/her out also? The smart seller would include the buyer and add the Buyers' Broker's fee to the contract price if the buyer were the top bidder. Tom Hoffman-Broker/Owner Top Priority Realty, LLC 720-540-7800 720-540-7876 fax ____________________________________ From: _Janetislight at aol.com_ (mailto:Janetislight at aol.com) Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:48:02 -0500 To: _5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com_ (mailto:5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com) Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents I think the point is not paying the agent. Therefore, you need to get the agent out of the loop. Janet In a message dated 2/19/2010 8:08:12 P.M. Central Standard Time, _BarrettAI at aol.com_ (mailto:BarrettAI at aol.com) writes: Not so ...just have your agent take the property out of the MLS the weekend of the inspection and sale. You will still have to pay your listing agent, but will not be obligated to pay a coop to the outside. Good Luck! Kyle _www.AuctionBySeller.com_ (http://www.auctionbyseller.com/) In a message dated 2/19/2010 4:43:34 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, _balltjn at aol.com_ (mailto:balltjn at aol.com) writes: You must fire your agent first. Either ask the agent to break the contract or wait for the contract to finish naturally. If you sell your house while under the agent they will still want the commission. Also if you sell your house to someone that the agent showed it to while under contract they will still want their cut. -----Original Message----- From: Bret Sullins <_bretsullins at yahoo.com_ (mailto:bretsullins at yahoo.com) > To: _5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com_ (mailto:5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com) Sent: Thu, Feb 18, 2010 10:01 am Subject: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents I am selling a house that I reluctantly hired a Realtor to represent me. I want to do a 5 day sale myself, what are the ramifications now have an agent in the way? 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URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20100222/4d8a7fa1/attachment.html From Janetislight at aol.com Mon Feb 22 18:06:43 2010 From: Janetislight at aol.com (Janetislight at aol.com) Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:06:43 EST Subject: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents Message-ID: <18782.2a68fb3a.38b46803@aol.com> Just tell your callers that no one is obligated until a contract is signed. Buyer or seller. And there have been a couple that went with 23 responses. I would NEVER go under 20. Janet In a message dated 2/22/2010 2:46:49 P.M. Central Standard Time, rherbertrogers at aol.com writes: Hello, My name is Buddy and I am wanting to do a 5day sale in Orlando Fla. I have two Questions 1. Has anyone run into a situation where the final bid was not enough to cover all the cost and you decide you do not want to take the last offer. Is there any Legal problem if you decide not to do it? I am thinking about the ad that is put out that says house will be sold to highest bidder. Can highest bidder force you to sell to them? Am I guilt of false advertising? Am I breaking some law? I guess that was more than one Q. 2. Next topic, Is the 25 rule Golden? Has anyone sold with less? _-_ (mailto:- at aol.com) I agree with Tom on this point 100% ... this is one of the best advantages of the 5 Day Sale approach in my opinion. I would also add "and like or dislike about the seller's property" to Tom's comment. Kyle _www.AuctionBySeller.com_ (http://www.auctionbyseller.com/) In a message dated 2/21/2010 4:04:17 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, _tomhoffman at live.com_ (mailto:tomhoffman at live.com) writes: Comps are good but there is nothing like real live buyers telling a seller what they are willing to pay. Tom ____________________________________ To: _5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com_ (mailto:5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com) Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:21:38 -0500 From: _balltjn at aol.com_ (mailto:balltjn at aol.com) Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents It sounds like you are truly networking and I applaud you. As you say, today's market is tough,but, I do believe this tis the time for investors and the 5 day sell method is dynamite for them. Sometimes homeowners do expect too much or have to have too much to pay their mortgages. In those situations they need to look at other methods like short sales or refinance with their bank to save their credit.. It is always best to pull up comps and get a fair market appraisal like a BPO before having a 5 day sale. This lets you get a reality check. Earl -----Original Message----- From: Tom Hoffman <_tomhoffman at live.com_ (mailto:tomhoffman at live.com) > To: How To Sell Your Home in 5-Days <_5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com_ (mailto:5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com) > Sent: Sun, Feb 21, 2010 3:54 pm Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents There are also many enlightened consumers. I have several investor clients who I do the "Sales" for free. I will have a sale coming in mid march which they will make over 40k which isn't bad for 6 weeks of work and one home. While they are doing the work I am locating their next project. I will get paid when they purchase the houses and from the list of unsuccessful bidders at the sale when I find them homes. I really truly wish all homes were sold using this method because of its transparency. In today's market for a Realtor to be upset with someone trying to sell their own home is a luxury. The wonderful fact for most FSBO's is it brings them back to reality. I recently was asked to list a home for 50k more than I told them it was worth. I convinced them a 5 day sale was the way to go. They expected 225k and the highest bid was 172k. They have decided to wait another year and hope the market gets better. Tom Hoffman-Broker/Owner Top Priority Realty, LLC 720-540-7800 720-540-7876 fax ____________________________________ To: _5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com_ (mailto:5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com) Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 19:13:37 -0500 From: _balltjn at aol.com_ (mailto:balltjn at aol.com) Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents Realtors will almost always, except for the enlightened ones, get upset when they see a person selling a home without the help of the realty community. They want their cake and yours too. At this point they should be happy because you will help to raise the neighborhood comps. The main point in the 5-Day sale is "DO IT YOURSELF" Isn't that why you bought the book. If you do not sell your house then it is the Realtor's turn. Earl -----Original Message----- From: _Janetislight at aol.com_ (mailto:Janetislight at aol.com) To: _5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com_ (mailto:5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com) Sent: Sat, Feb 20, 2010 6:54 pm Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents Tom....Broker/Owner, In answer to your question, yes. When I did a 5-day sale, I did not pay any broker. Mine or the buyer's. That's one of the points of this whole process. And a real estate attorney, depending on your homes value, is MUCH cheaper than a broker. For example. My home sold for 150,000. Realtors fees would have been 6% which is $9,000. Let's say I only pay one realtor, and make it $4,500. My attorney charged $500 for the contracts and paperwork. Which is standard stuff. And $500 to read the abstract. (We don't have title's in Iowa, but land abstracts.) Ta da!!! I put a minimum of $3,500 in my pocket on that one transaction. If I did 6 of these a year, which is completely feasible, that would be $21,000 saved. For me, paying no one, that's $48,000 extra in my pocket per year. I kind of like that idea. ;) Janet In a message dated 2/20/2010 5:17:32 P.M. Central Standard Time, _tomhoffman at live.com_ (mailto:tomhoffman at live.com) writes: I disagree Janet, the point is to sell the property in the shortest amount of time for top dollar with the least amount of expense and inconvenience. Paying a Realtor to write the contracts and seeing the transaction to closing may be less expenseive than paying an attorney to do the same. If a Realtor brought a buyer to the sale would you cut him/her out also? The smart seller would include the buyer and add the Buyers' Broker's fee to the contract price if the buyer were the top bidder. Tom Hoffman-Broker/Owner Top Priority Realty, LLC 720-540-7800 720-540-7876 fax ____________________________________ From: _Janetislight at aol.com_ (mailto:Janetislight at aol.com) Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:48:02 -0500 To: _5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com_ (mailto:5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com) Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents I think the point is not paying the agent. Therefore, you need to get the agent out of the loop. Janet In a message dated 2/19/2010 8:08:12 P.M. Central Standard Time, _BarrettAI at aol.com_ (mailto:BarrettAI at aol.com) writes: Not so ...just have your agent take the property out of the MLS the weekend of the inspection and sale. You will still have to pay your listing agent, but will not be obligated to pay a coop to the outside. Good Luck! Kyle _www.AuctionBySeller.com_ (http://www.auctionbyseller.com/) In a message dated 2/19/2010 4:43:34 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, _balltjn at aol.com_ (mailto:balltjn at aol.com) writes: You must fire your agent first. Either ask the agent to break the contract or wait for the contract to finish naturally. If you sell your house while under the agent they will still want the commission. Also if you sell your house to someone that the agent showed it to while under contract they will still want their cut. -----Original Message----- From: Bret Sullins <_bretsullins at yahoo.com_ (mailto:bretsullins at yahoo.com) > To: _5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com_ (mailto:5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com) Sent: Thu, Feb 18, 2010 10:01 am Subject: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents I am selling a house that I reluctantly hired a Realtor to represent me. I want to do a 5 day sale myself, what are the ramifications now have an agent in the way? 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Earl -----Original Message----- From: Bret Sullins To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Sent: Wed, Feb 24, 2010 3:35 pm Subject: [5-DayForum] Sell your car in 3-days I was wondering if anyone has input on doing a "sell your car in 3-days" auction. I thought I would sell my 66 Olds. for a test run to selling my house. Thank you!..This forum is so cool and helpful.. Bret Sullins bretsullins at yahoo.com bvsullins at gmail.com BVS Distributing LLC. BVS Properties LLC. BPC Holdings of Northwest Ohio LLC. Energy Reduction Analysts energyindependencestartshere.com _______________________________________________ 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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They want their cake and yours too. At this point > they should be happy because you will help to raise the neighborhood > comps. The main point in the 5-Day sale is "DO IT YOURSELF" > Isn't that why you bought the book. If you do not sell your house > then it is the Realtor's turn. > > Earl > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Janetislight at aol.com > To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com > Sent: Sat, Feb 20, 2010 6:54 pm > Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents > > Tom....Broker/Owner, > > In answer to your question, yes. When I did a 5-day sale, I did not > pay any broker. Mine or the buyer's. That's one of the points of > this whole process. And a real estate attorney, depending on your > homes value, is MUCH cheaper than a broker. For example. My home > sold for 150,000. Realtors fees would have been 6% which is > $9,000. Let's say I only pay one realtor, and make it $4,500. My > attorney charged $500 for the contracts and paperwork. Which is > standard stuff. And $500 to read the abstract. (We don't have > title's in Iowa, but land abstracts.) Ta da!!! I put a minimum of > $3,500 in my pocket on that one transaction. If I did 6 of these a > year, which is completely feasible, that would be $21,000 saved. > For me, paying no one, that's $48,000 extra in my pocket per year. > I kind of like that idea. ;) > > Janet > > In a message dated 2/20/2010 5:17:32 P.M. Central Standard Time, tomhoffman at live.com > writes: > I disagree Janet, the point is to sell the property in the shortest > amount of time for top dollar with the least amount of expense and > inconvenience. Paying a Realtor to write the contracts and seeing > the transaction to closing may be less expenseive than paying an > attorney to do the same. If a Realtor brought a buyer to the sale > would you cut him/her out also? The smart seller would include the > buyer and add the Buyers' Broker's fee to the contract price if the > buyer were the top bidder. > > Tom Hoffman-Broker/Owner > Top Priority Realty, LLC > 720-540-7800 > 720-540-7876 fax > > > > > From: Janetislight at aol.com > Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:48:02 -0500 > To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com > Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents > > I think the point is not paying the agent. Therefore, you need to > get the agent out of the loop. > > Janet > > In a message dated 2/19/2010 8:08:12 P.M. Central Standard Time, BarrettAI at aol.com > writes: > Not so ...just have your agent take the property out of the MLS the > weekend of the inspection and sale. You will still have to pay your > listing agent, but will not be obligated to pay a coop to the outside. > > Good Luck! > > Kyle > www.AuctionBySeller.com > > In a message dated 2/19/2010 4:43:34 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, balltjn at aol.com > writes: > You must fire your agent first. Either ask the agent to break the > contract or wait for the contract to finish naturally. If you sell > your house while under the agent they will still want the > commission. Also if you sell your house to someone that the agent > showed it to while under contract they will still want their cut. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bret Sullins > To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com > Sent: Thu, Feb 18, 2010 10:01 am > Subject: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents > > I am selling a house that I reluctantly hired a Realtor to > represent me. I want to do a 5 day sale myself, what are the > ramifications now have an agent in the way? > > > > > > Bret Sullins > bretsullins at yahoo.com > bvsullins at gmail.com > BVS Distributing LLC. > BVS Properties LLC. > BPC Holdings of Northwest Ohio LLC. > Certified Energy Consultants > energyindependencestartshere.com > 419.250.4500 > > _______________________________________________ > > > > 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 > > Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft?s powerful SPAM protection. > Sign up now. = > > _______________________________________________ > 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 Andy Bock adbock at cox.net 602-740-3776 cell -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20100222/1f6c2f72/attachment.html From adbock at cox.net Wed Feb 24 17:07:27 2010 From: adbock at cox.net (Andy Bock) Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:07:27 -0700 Subject: [5-DayForum] Sell your car in 3-days In-Reply-To: <8CC83B4369F1AE4-2C6C-440@webmail-d040.sysops.aol.com> References: <909525.71357.qm@web46216.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> <8CC83B4369F1AE4-2C6C-440@webmail-d040.sysops.aol.com> Message-ID: Can anyone offer advice on the best place(s) to place the 5-day Ad? Seems on-line is the most visible, but where? And if in the newspaper, where? Straight classifieds or somewhere else? On Feb 24, 2010, at 3:02 PM, balltjn at aol.com wrote: > Never sold a car yet. That's my next project. Presently I am renting > an apartment using the auction. Came out in the paper today and got > 3 calls so far. The people who respond are very intrigued and give > me their name and phone number and then I give them the address. Two > have promised to come. Having lots of fun and learning how to > organize for the larger events. GO FOR IT!! > OOPs! Just got another call.. > > Earl > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bret Sullins > To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com > Sent: Wed, Feb 24, 2010 3:35 pm > Subject: [5-DayForum] Sell your car in 3-days > > I was wondering if anyone has input on doing a "sell your car in 3- > days" auction. I thought I would sell my 66 Olds. for a test run to > selling my house. Thank you!..This forum is so cool and helpful.. > > Bret Sullins > bretsullins at yahoo.com > bvsullins at gmail.com > BVS Distributing LLC. > BVS Properties LLC. > BPC Holdings of Northwest Ohio LLC. > Energy Reduction Analysts > energyindependencestartshere.com > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 Andy Bock adbock at cox.net 602-740-3776 cell -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Also, I'm noticing a lot of activity in the South, anyone from Illinois sell their house this way? Thanks. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20100223/75fd6886/attachment.html From sharon_marie at sbcglobal.net Sun Feb 21 10:04:55 2010 From: sharon_marie at sbcglobal.net (sharon marie deuter) Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:04:55 -0000 Subject: [5-DayForum] (no subject) Message-ID: <000f01cab307$35da4380$7d834e41@your27e1513d96> We are in the process and spent a lot for advertising in area newspaper. It is the second day and only 9 calls, and are thinking of pulling ad for weekend as not enough serious interest, we worked so hard and the place is a show stopper, we actually have a few other possible offers from previous showings. We had such faith in this process working for us but I doubt we will have the 25 for Friday as have to pull it after lunch to make deadline. Should we surrender? We are in a prime historic area and way under value. Or should we continue in two weeks time if non accepted offer? Thanks, Sharon -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20100221/e43d1887/attachment.html From BarrettAI at aol.com Fri Feb 26 11:06:08 2010 From: BarrettAI at aol.com (BarrettAI at aol.com) Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:06:08 EST Subject: [5-DayForum] sales in Colorado Springs Message-ID: <11e5e.47271a67.38b94b70@aol.com> Yes ... check out _www.AuctionBySeller.com_ (http://www.AuctionBySeller.com) and _http://www.colo-springsluxuryhome.com/_ (http://www.colo-springsluxuryhome.com/) Kyle _www.AuctionbyBuilder.com_ (http://www.AuctionbyBuilder.com) In a message dated 2/25/2010 3:34:20 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, barryhug1103 at aol.com writes: Has anyone done a sale in Colorado Springs recently. If so, did you have any success? If so, where did you advertise. I tried a sale a couple of weeks ago - advertised in the CS paper and on Craigs List - and only got 3 responses and called off the sale Friday night. Barry Huggins c - (970) 481-8012 h - (719) 776-9180 e - barryhug1103 at aol.com _______________________________________________ 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/20100226/539a639b/attachment.html From Janetislight at aol.com Fri Feb 26 11:10:31 2010 From: Janetislight at aol.com (Janetislight at aol.com) Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:10:31 EST Subject: [5-DayForum] (no subject) Message-ID: <123a6.5d74b61b.38b94c77@aol.com> I would pull the newspaper and put up a bunch of signs all around the area with the ad on it.... I know, gotta work fast fast fast. And put it up on Craig's and postlets. Otherwise, cancel and try again using different methods of getting the word out. I only had three responses from the paper, none from Craig's and all the rest from signs. Each area is different. Bill will often disagree with me on my view on this. Here are some statistics: Percent of Households with a Computer Percent of Individuals Who Use the Internet Anywhere With no disability With a disability With no disability With a disability Metropolitan 53.5 25.0 Metropolitan 39.3 10.9 Suburban 57.5 28.7 Suburban 41.9 11.6 Central City 47.4 19.9 Central City 36.4 8.8 Rural 44.5 19.8 Rural 33.1 6.8 Combined 51.7 23.9 Combined 38.1 9.9 If you limit yourself to Craig's, there is half the population you aren't reaching. And you need to cover the other half. Signs did it for me. Greatest of luck on whatever you chose, but I would regroup and try again in a few weeks. Janet In a message dated 2/25/2010 4:36:55 P.M. Central Standard Time, sharon_marie at sbcglobal.net writes: We are in the process and spent a lot for advertising in area newspaper. It is the second day and only 9 calls, and are thinking of pulling ad for weekend as not enough serious interest, we worked so hard and the place is a show stopper, we actually have a few other possible offers from previous showings. We had such faith in this process working for us but I doubt we will have the 25 for Friday as have to pull it after lunch to make deadline. Should we surrender? We are in a prime historic area and way under value. Or should we continue in two weeks time if non accepted offer? Thanks, Sharon _______________________________________________ 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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Maybe someone could answer my questions anyway? I've already read the book, and like the concept., but it was written 10 years ago, and in this market -- one that hasn't happened in more than 30 years -- is this method really possible? If I followed the formula and listed my house for 50% of its value, it would be less than I owe? How do I know my highest bid would even cover my loan, let alone give us enough of a down payment to move? Also, I'm noticing a lot of activity in the South, anyone from Illinois sell their house this way? Thanks. _______________________________________________ 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/20100226/9d692188/attachment.html From lynncorcoranster at gmail.com Sat Feb 27 05:23:35 2010 From: lynncorcoranster at gmail.com (lynn Corcoran) Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 04:23:35 -0600 Subject: [5-DayForum] The Midwest In-Reply-To: <51446138.6861251266928398605.JavaMail.root@sz0132a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> References: <51446138.6861251266928398605.JavaMail.root@sz0132a.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net> Message-ID: <6d1543391002270223h53ce8742u4681f7a83e907ab3@mail.gmail.com> Where are you in Illinois? I am just north of Chicago and would be glad to help you. I did it in Wisconsin where it was successful. I would probably wait a little while though for the sake of signs...etc. On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 6:33 AM, wrote: > I don't have Outlook, so I can't join the Forum. Maybe someone could > answer my questions anyway? > > > > I've already read the book, and like the concept., but it was written 10 > years ago, and in this market -- one that hasn't happened in more than 30 > years -- is this method really possible? > > > > If I followed the formula and listed my house for 50% of its value, it > would be less than I owe? How do I know my highest bid would even cover my > loan, let alone give us enough of a down payment to move? > > > > Also, I'm noticing a lot of activity in the South, anyone from Illinois > sell their house this way? > > > > Thanks. > > _______________________________________________ > 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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I have nice basic > furniture in most rooms, shelves and closets are empty. Should I bother > taking out the bedroom furniture and more to make the home open to the > buyers imagination? Or is it not worth the effort to make a difference. > Thank you, Faith > > _______________________________________________ > 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/20100228/d42b326c/attachment.html From balltjn at aol.com Sun Feb 28 09:48:02 2010 From: balltjn at aol.com (balltjn at aol.com) Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 09:48:02 -0500 Subject: [5-DayForum] How empty is best In-Reply-To: <000e01cab824$11a219d0$7a0a010a@jordan> References: <000e01cab824$11a219d0$7a0a010a@jordan> Message-ID: <8CC869C29D77908-32E4-13EAE@webmail-m017.sysops.aol.com> I personally believe it will not make a difference and may even make the home feel more homey. If the furniture , as you say, is nice basic furniture that is good. Place nice covers on the beds, even if you have to find a sale somewhere. It is the clutter that distracts and takes points away. Clean, light, and airy is the key. Earl -----Original Message----- From: faith To: 5-dayforum at howtosellyourhomein5days.com Sent: Sat, Feb 27, 2010 10:13 pm Subject: [5-DayForum] How empty is best I am appreciating reading all of the posts and wonder ifanyone has suggestions on just how empty your home should be? I have nice basicfurniture in most rooms, shelves and closets are empty. Should I bother takingout the bedroom furniture and more to make the home open to the buyersimagination? Or is it not worth the effort to make a difference. Thank you, Faith _______________________________________________ 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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URL: http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/pipermail/5-dayforum/attachments/20100228/e8d08e56/attachment.html From guardiansofsa at aol.com Sun Feb 28 19:04:15 2010 From: guardiansofsa at aol.com (Janine Perez) Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:04:15 -0600 Subject: [5-DayForum] 5-DayForum Digest, Vol 35, Issue 18 Message-ID: Not always do you get 50% of your homes value. I just held an auction. Finished up the bidding an hour ago and the high bid did not cover my loan and it was 45% less than appraised value. Make sure your home doesn't need major repairs and if it does, take the cost of the repairs off what you are expecting to get and advertise that amount at 50%. Janine 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. sales in Colorado Springs (Barry Huggins) > 2. Re: Real Estate Agents (Andy Bock) > 3. Selling land in Roxboro NC (gil at bloomingdalepartners.com) > 4. Re: Sell your car in 3-days (Andy Bock) > 5. (no subject) (Kimberly Francis) > 6. Question (Kimberly) > 7. The Midwest (lisallers at comcast.net) > 8. (no subject) (sharon marie deuter) > 9. Re: sales in Colorado Springs (BarrettAI at aol.com) > 10. Re: (no subject) (Janetislight at aol.com) > 11. Re: The Midwest (Janetislight at aol.com) > > Has anyone done a sale in Colorado Springs recently. If so, did you have any success? If so, where did you advertise. I tried a sale a couple of weeks ago - advertised in the CS paper and on Craigs List - and only got 3 responses and called off the sale Friday night. > > > > > > > > > >Barry Huggins >c - (970) 481-8012 >h - (719) 776-9180 >e - barryhug1103 at aol.com >I have a question: Just finished reading the book...very intriguing. > >My first reaction/reservation about it is this: >When you post the ad, dont most people think this is some kind of >scam? If you had never heard of this method, would you respond to one > >of these ads? > > > > >On Feb 20, 2010, at 5:13 PM, balltjn at aol.com wrote: > > >> >> >> Realtors will almost always, except for the enlightened ones, get >> upset when they see a person selling a home without the help of the > >> realty community. They want their cake and yours too. At this point > >> they should be happy because you will help to raise the neighborhood > >> comps. The main point in the 5-Day sale is "DO IT YOURSELF" >> Isn't that why you bought the book. If you do not sell your house >> then it is the Realtor's turn. >> >> Earl >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Janetislight at aol.com >> To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com >> Sent: Sat, Feb 20, 2010 6:54 pm >> Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents >> >> Tom....Broker/Owner, >> >> In answer to your question, yes. When I did a 5-day sale, I did not > >> pay any broker. Mine or the buyer's. That's one of the points of >> this whole process. And a real estate attorney, depending on your >> homes value, is MUCH cheaper than a broker. For example. My home >> sold for 150,000. Realtors fees would have been 6% which is >> $9,000. Let's say I only pay one realtor, and make it $4,500. My >> attorney charged $500 for the contracts and paperwork. Which is >> standard stuff. And $500 to read the abstract. (We don't have >> title's in Iowa, but land abstracts.) Ta da!!! I put a minimum of > >> $3,500 in my pocket on that one transaction. If I did 6 of these a > >> year, which is completely feasible, that would be $21,000 saved. >> For me, paying no one, that's $48,000 extra in my pocket per year. > >> I kind of like that idea. ;) >> >> Janet >> >> In a message dated 2/20/2010 5:17:32 P.M. Central Standard Time, tomhoffman at live.com >> writes: >> I disagree Janet, the point is to sell the property in the shortest > >> amount of time for top dollar with the least amount of expense and >> inconvenience. Paying a Realtor to write the contracts and seeing >> the transaction to closing may be less expenseive than paying an >> attorney to do the same. If a Realtor brought a buyer to the sale >> would you cut him/her out also? The smart seller would include the > >> buyer and add the Buyers' Broker's fee to the contract price if the > >> buyer were the top bidder. >> >> Tom Hoffman-Broker/Owner >> Top Priority Realty, LLC >> 720-540-7800 >> 720-540-7876 fax >> >> >> >> >> From: Janetislight at aol.com >> Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:48:02 -0500 >> To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com >> Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents >> >> I think the point is not paying the agent. Therefore, you need to >> get the agent out of the loop. >> >> Janet >> >> In a message dated 2/19/2010 8:08:12 P.M. Central Standard Time, BarrettAI at aol.com >> writes: >> Not so ...just have your agent take the property out of the MLS the > >> weekend of the inspection and sale. You will still have to pay your > >> listing agent, but will not be obligated to pay a coop to the outside. >> >> Good Luck! >> >> Kyle >> www.AuctionBySeller.com >> >> In a message dated 2/19/2010 4:43:34 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, balltjn at aol.com >> writes: >> You must fire your agent first. Either ask the agent to break the >> contract or wait for the contract to finish naturally. If you sell >> your house while under the agent they will still want the >> commission. Also if you sell your house to someone that the agent >> showed it to while under contract they will still want their cut. >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Bret Sullins >> To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com >> Sent: Thu, Feb 18, 2010 10:01 am >> Subject: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents >> >> I am selling a house that I reluctantly hired a Realtor to >> represent me. I want to do a 5 day sale myself, what are the >> ramifications now have an agent in the way? >> >> >> >> >> >> Bret Sullins >> bretsullins at yahoo.com >> bvsullins at gmail.com >> BVS Distributing LLC. >> BVS Properties LLC. >> BPC Holdings of Northwest Ohio LLC. >> Certified Energy Consultants >> energyindependencestartshere.com >> 419.250.4500 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> >> >> 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 >> >> Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft?s powerful SPAM protection. > >> Sign up now. = >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > >Andy Bock >adbock at cox.net >602-740-3776 cell > > > > > > >Has there been any experience selling land using the 5 day method?? Please advise. >Can anyone offer advice on the best place(s) to place the 5-day Ad? >Seems on-line is the most visible, but where? And if in the >newspaper, where? Straight classifieds or somewhere else? > > > > >On Feb 24, 2010, at 3:02 PM, balltjn at aol.com wrote: > > >> Never sold a car yet. That's my next project. Presently I am renting >> an apartment using the auction. Came out in the paper today and got >> 3 calls so far. The people who respond are very intrigued and give >> me their name and phone number and then I give them the address. Two >> have promised to come. Having lots of fun and learning how to >> organize for the larger events. GO FOR IT!! >> OOPs! Just got another call.. >> >> Earl >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Bret Sullins >> To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com >> Sent: Wed, Feb 24, 2010 3:35 pm >> Subject: [5-DayForum] Sell your car in 3-days >> >> I was wondering if anyone has input on doing a "sell your car in 3- >> days" auction. I thought I would sell my 66 Olds. for a test run to >> selling my house. Thank you!..This forum is so cool and helpful.. >> >> Bret Sullins >> bretsullins at yahoo.com >> bvsullins at gmail.com >> BVS Distributing LLC. >> BVS Properties LLC. >> BPC Holdings of Northwest Ohio LLC. >> Energy Reduction Analysts >> energyindependencestartshere.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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 > > >Andy Bock >adbock at cox.net >602-740-3776 cell > > > > > > >Hey Jim - > > >Do both! Remember, you're trying to attract as many people as possible. >Also consider putting up signs, wearing a shirt with the info written on it >around town, sending an email to all your friends asking them to help spread >the word, etc. Go for it! In this case, the more the merrier. > > >Kim >www.PittsburghPropertySolutions.com > > > >Hello - > > >Online marketing is one of my favorite things so I would like to start >offering that service to homeowners who are doing a 5 Day. Does anybody >else do this? What do you charge for a consultant fee to run a 5 day, a >percentage or a flat fee? I would appreciate any advice. > > >Thanks. > > >Kim Francis > > > > > >I don't have Outlook, so I can't join the Forum.? Maybe someone could answer my questions anyway? > > > > > > >I've already read the book, and like the concept., but it was written 10 years ago, and in this market -- one that hasn't happened in more than 30 years -- is this method really possible? > > > > > > >If I followed the formula and listed my house for 50% of its?value, it would be less than I owe? How?do I know my highest bid would even cover my loan, let alone give us?enough of a down payment to move?? > > > > > > >Also, I'm noticing a lot of activity in the South, anyone from Illinois sell their house this way? > > > > > > >Thanks.We are in the process and spent a lot for advertising in area newspaper. It is the second day and only 9 calls, and are thinking of pulling ad for weekend as not enough serious interest, we worked so hard and the place is a show stopper, we actually have a few other possible offers from previous showings. We had such faith in this process working for us but I doubt we will have the 25 for Friday as have to pull it after lunch to make deadline. > > >Should we surrender? We are in a prime historic area and way under value. Or should we continue in two weeks time if non accepted offer? > > >Thanks, SharonYes ... check out _www.AuctionBySeller.com_ >(http://www.AuctionBySeller.com) and _http://www.colo-springsluxuryhome.com/_ >(http://www.colo-springsluxuryhome.com/) > >Kyle >_www.AuctionbyBuilder.com_ (http://www.AuctionbyBuilder.com) > > >In a message dated 2/25/2010 3:34:20 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, >barryhug1103 at aol.com writes: > > >Has anyone done a sale in Colorado Springs recently. If so, did you have >any success? If so, where did you advertise. I tried a sale a couple of >weeks ago - advertised in the CS paper and on Craigs List - and only got 3 >responses and called off the sale Friday night. > > > > > > > > > > >Barry Huggins >c - (970) 481-8012 >h - (719) 776-9180 >e - barryhug1103 at aol.com > > > > >_______________________________________________ >5-DayForum mailing list >5-DayForum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com >http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayforum > > >I would pull the newspaper and put up a bunch of signs all around the area >with the ad on it.... I know, gotta work fast fast fast. And put it up on >Craig's and postlets. Otherwise, cancel and try again using different >methods of getting the word out. I only had three responses from the paper, >none from Craig's and all the rest from signs. Each area is different. >Bill will often disagree with me on my view on this. Here are some statistics: > > >Percent of Households with a Computer Percent of Individuals >Who Use the Internet Anywhere > > >With no disability With a disability With no >disability With a disability >Metropolitan 53.5 25.0 >Metropolitan 39.3 10.9 >Suburban 57.5 28.7 Suburban > 41.9 11.6 >Central City 47.4 19.9 >Central City 36.4 8.8 >Rural 44.5 19.8 >Rural 33.1 6.8 >Combined 51.7 23.9 Combined > 38.1 9.9 >If you limit yourself to Craig's, there is half the population you aren't >reaching. And you need to cover the other half. Signs did it for me. >Greatest of luck on whatever you chose, but I would regroup and try again >in a few weeks. >Janet > > >In a message dated 2/25/2010 4:36:55 P.M. Central Standard Time, >sharon_marie at sbcglobal.net writes: > > >We are in the process and spent a lot for advertising in area newspaper. >It is the second day and only 9 calls, and are thinking of pulling ad for >weekend as not enough serious interest, we worked so hard and the place is a >show stopper, we actually have a few other possible offers from previous >showings. We had such faith in this process working for us but I doubt we >will have the 25 for Friday as have to pull it after lunch to make deadline. > >Should we surrender? We are in a prime historic area and way under value. > Or should we continue in two weeks time if non accepted offer? > >Thanks, Sharon > > > > >_______________________________________________ >5-DayForum mailing list >5-DayForum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com >http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayforum > > >You have joined the forum, because here you are. There is an updated book >coming out, but the last one pretty much details the process very well. >This method is possible in this market as there have been many here who have >sold their homes including myself. As soon as we are unburied from all >the snow this winter, I am going to move forward with more. If you follow >the rules of the book, you WILL get bids higher than 50% of your home's >current value. > >Greatest of Luck! > >Janet > > >In a message dated 2/25/2010 4:37:18 P.M. Central Standard Time, >lisallers at comcast.net writes: > > > >I don't have Outlook, so I can't join the Forum. Maybe someone could >answer my questions anyway? >I've already read the book, and like the concept., but it was written 10 >years ago, and in this market -- one that hasn't happened in more than 30 >years -- is this method really possible? >If I followed the formula and listed my house for 50% of its value, it >would be less than I owe? How do I know my highest bid would even cover my >loan, let alone give us enough of a down payment to move? >Also, I'm noticing a lot of activity in the South, anyone from Illinois >sell their house this way? >Thanks. > > > > >_______________________________________________ >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 getfitdna at comcast.net Sun Feb 28 22:07:19 2010 From: getfitdna at comcast.net (getfitdna at comcast.net) Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2010 03:07:19 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [5-DayForum] 5-DayForum Digest, Vol 35, Issue 18 In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <909989237.10456641267412839207.JavaMail.root@sz0169a.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.net> Janine, I'm sorry things did not work out. How many people responded to your ad? How many people put in a bid? Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janine Perez" To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2010 7:04:15 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] 5-DayForum Digest, Vol 35, Issue 18 Not always do you get 50% of your homes value. I just held an auction. Finished up the bidding an hour ago and the high bid did not cover my loan and it was 45% less than appraised value. Make sure your home doesn't need major repairs and if it does, take the cost of the repairs off what you are expecting to get and advertise that amount at 50%. Janine 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. sales in Colorado Springs (Barry Huggins) > 2. Re: Real Estate Agents (Andy Bock) > 3. Selling land in Roxboro NC (gil at bloomingdalepartners.com) > 4. Re: Sell your car in 3-days (Andy Bock) > 5. (no subject) (Kimberly Francis) > 6. Question (Kimberly) > 7. The Midwest (lisallers at comcast.net) > 8. (no subject) (sharon marie deuter) > 9. Re: sales in Colorado Springs (BarrettAI at aol.com) > 10. Re: (no subject) (Janetislight at aol.com) > 11. Re: The Midwest (Janetislight at aol.com) > > Has anyone done a sale in Colorado Springs recently. If so, did you have any success? If so, where did you advertise. I tried a sale a couple of weeks ago - advertised in the CS paper and on Craigs List - and only got 3 responses and called off the sale Friday night. > > > > > > > > > >Barry Huggins >c - (970) 481-8012 >h - (719) 776-9180 >e - barryhug1103 at aol.com >I have a question: Just finished reading the book...very intriguing. > >My first reaction/reservation about it is this: >When you post the ad, dont most people think this is some kind of >scam? If you had never heard of this method, would you respond to one > >of these ads? > > > > >On Feb 20, 2010, at 5:13 PM, balltjn at aol.com wrote: > > >> >> >> Realtors will almost always, except for the enlightened ones, get >> upset when they see a person selling a home without the help of the > >> realty community. They want their cake and yours too. At this point > >> they should be happy because you will help to raise the neighborhood > >> comps. The main point in the 5-Day sale is "DO IT YOURSELF" >> Isn't that why you bought the book. If you do not sell your house >> then it is the Realtor's turn. >> >> Earl >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Janetislight at aol.com >> To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com >> Sent: Sat, Feb 20, 2010 6:54 pm >> Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents >> >> Tom....Broker/Owner, >> >> In answer to your question, yes. When I did a 5-day sale, I did not > >> pay any broker. Mine or the buyer's. That's one of the points of >> this whole process. And a real estate attorney, depending on your >> homes value, is MUCH cheaper than a broker. For example. My home >> sold for 150,000. Realtors fees would have been 6% which is >> $9,000. Let's say I only pay one realtor, and make it $4,500. My >> attorney charged $500 for the contracts and paperwork. Which is >> standard stuff. And $500 to read the abstract. (We don't have >> title's in Iowa, but land abstracts.) Ta da!!! I put a minimum of > >> $3,500 in my pocket on that one transaction. If I did 6 of these a > >> year, which is completely feasible, that would be $21,000 saved. >> For me, paying no one, that's $48,000 extra in my pocket per year. > >> I kind of like that idea. ;) >> >> Janet >> >> In a message dated 2/20/2010 5:17:32 P.M. Central Standard Time, tomhoffman at live.com >> writes: >> I disagree Janet, the point is to sell the property in the shortest > >> amount of time for top dollar with the least amount of expense and >> inconvenience. Paying a Realtor to write the contracts and seeing >> the transaction to closing may be less expenseive than paying an >> attorney to do the same. If a Realtor brought a buyer to the sale >> would you cut him/her out also? The smart seller would include the > >> buyer and add the Buyers' Broker's fee to the contract price if the > >> buyer were the top bidder. >> >> Tom Hoffman-Broker/Owner >> Top Priority Realty, LLC >> 720-540-7800 >> 720-540-7876 fax >> >> >> >> >> From: Janetislight at aol.com >> Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 08:48:02 -0500 >> To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com >> Subject: Re: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents >> >> I think the point is not paying the agent. Therefore, you need to >> get the agent out of the loop. >> >> Janet >> >> In a message dated 2/19/2010 8:08:12 P.M. Central Standard Time, BarrettAI at aol.com >> writes: >> Not so ...just have your agent take the property out of the MLS the > >> weekend of the inspection and sale. You will still have to pay your > >> listing agent, but will not be obligated to pay a coop to the outside. >> >> Good Luck! >> >> Kyle >> www.AuctionBySeller.com >> >> In a message dated 2/19/2010 4:43:34 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, balltjn at aol.com >> writes: >> You must fire your agent first. Either ask the agent to break the >> contract or wait for the contract to finish naturally. If you sell >> your house while under the agent they will still want the >> commission. Also if you sell your house to someone that the agent >> showed it to while under contract they will still want their cut. >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Bret Sullins >> To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com >> Sent: Thu, Feb 18, 2010 10:01 am >> Subject: [5-DayForum] Real Estate Agents >> >> I am selling a house that I reluctantly hired a Realtor to >> represent me. I want to do a 5 day sale myself, what are the >> ramifications now have an agent in the way? >> >> >> >> >> >> Bret Sullins >> bretsullins at yahoo.com >> bvsullins at gmail.com >> BVS Distributing LLC. >> BVS Properties LLC. >> BPC Holdings of Northwest Ohio LLC. >> Certified Energy Consultants >> energyindependencestartshere.com >> 419.250.4500 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> >> >> 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 >> >> Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft?s powerful SPAM protection. > >> Sign up now. = >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > >Andy Bock >adbock at cox.net >602-740-3776 cell > > > > > > >Has there been any experience selling land using the 5 day method?? Please advise. >Can anyone offer advice on the best place(s) to place the 5-day Ad? >Seems on-line is the most visible, but where? And if in the >newspaper, where? Straight classifieds or somewhere else? > > > > >On Feb 24, 2010, at 3:02 PM, balltjn at aol.com wrote: > > >> Never sold a car yet. That's my next project. Presently I am renting >> an apartment using the auction. Came out in the paper today and got >> 3 calls so far. The people who respond are very intrigued and give >> me their name and phone number and then I give them the address. Two >> have promised to come. Having lots of fun and learning how to >> organize for the larger events. GO FOR IT!! >> OOPs! Just got another call.. >> >> Earl >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Bret Sullins >> To: 5-dayforum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com >> Sent: Wed, Feb 24, 2010 3:35 pm >> Subject: [5-DayForum] Sell your car in 3-days >> >> I was wondering if anyone has input on doing a "sell your car in 3- >> days" auction. I thought I would sell my 66 Olds. for a test run to >> selling my house. Thank you!..This forum is so cool and helpful.. >> >> Bret Sullins >> bretsullins at yahoo.com >> bvsullins at gmail.com >> BVS Distributing LLC. >> BVS Properties LLC. >> BPC Holdings of Northwest Ohio LLC. >> Energy Reduction Analysts >> energyindependencestartshere.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> 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 > > >Andy Bock >adbock at cox.net >602-740-3776 cell > > > > > > >Hey Jim - > > >Do both! Remember, you're trying to attract as many people as possible. >Also consider putting up signs, wearing a shirt with the info written on it >around town, sending an email to all your friends asking them to help spread >the word, etc. Go for it! In this case, the more the merrier. > > >Kim >www.PittsburghPropertySolutions.com > > > >Hello - > > >Online marketing is one of my favorite things so I would like to start >offering that service to homeowners who are doing a 5 Day. Does anybody >else do this? What do you charge for a consultant fee to run a 5 day, a >percentage or a flat fee? I would appreciate any advice. > > >Thanks. > > >Kim Francis > > > > > >I don't have Outlook, so I can't join the Forum.? Maybe someone could answer my questions anyway? > > > > > > >I've already read the book, and like the concept., but it was written 10 years ago, and in this market -- one that hasn't happened in more than 30 years -- is this method really possible? > > > > > > >If I followed the formula and listed my house for 50% of its?value, it would be less than I owe? How?do I know my highest bid would even cover my loan, let alone give us?enough of a down payment to move?? > > > > > > >Also, I'm noticing a lot of activity in the South, anyone from Illinois sell their house this way? > > > > > > >Thanks.We are in the process and spent a lot for advertising in area newspaper. It is the second day and only 9 calls, and are thinking of pulling ad for weekend as not enough serious interest, we worked so hard and the place is a show stopper, we actually have a few other possible offers from previous showings. We had such faith in this process working for us but I doubt we will have the 25 for Friday as have to pull it after lunch to make deadline. > > >Should we surrender? We are in a prime historic area and way under value. Or should we continue in two weeks time if non accepted offer? > > >Thanks, SharonYes ... check out _www.AuctionBySeller.com_ >(http://www.AuctionBySeller.com) and _http://www.colo-springsluxuryhome.com/_ >(http://www.colo-springsluxuryhome.com/) > >Kyle >_www.AuctionbyBuilder.com_ (http://www.AuctionbyBuilder.com) > > >In a message dated 2/25/2010 3:34:20 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, >barryhug1103 at aol.com writes: > > >Has anyone done a sale in Colorado Springs recently. If so, did you have >any success? If so, where did you advertise. I tried a sale a couple of >weeks ago - advertised in the CS paper and on Craigs List - and only got 3 >responses and called off the sale Friday night. > > > > > > > > > > >Barry Huggins >c - (970) 481-8012 >h - (719) 776-9180 >e - barryhug1103 at aol.com > > > > >_______________________________________________ >5-DayForum mailing list >5-DayForum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com >http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayforum > > >I would pull the newspaper and put up a bunch of signs all around the area >with the ad on it.... I know, gotta work fast fast fast. And put it up on >Craig's and postlets. Otherwise, cancel and try again using different >methods of getting the word out. I only had three responses from the paper, >none from Craig's and all the rest from signs. Each area is different. >Bill will often disagree with me on my view on this. Here are some statistics: > > >Percent of Households with a Computer Percent of Individuals >Who Use the Internet Anywhere > > >With no disability With a disability With no >disability With a disability >Metropolitan 53.5 25.0 >Metropolitan 39.3 10.9 >Suburban 57.5 28.7 Suburban > 41.9 11.6 >Central City 47.4 19.9 >Central City 36.4 8.8 >Rural 44.5 19.8 >Rural 33.1 6.8 >Combined 51.7 23.9 Combined > 38.1 9.9 >If you limit yourself to Craig's, there is half the population you aren't >reaching. And you need to cover the other half. Signs did it for me. >Greatest of luck on whatever you chose, but I would regroup and try again >in a few weeks. >Janet > > >In a message dated 2/25/2010 4:36:55 P.M. Central Standard Time, >sharon_marie at sbcglobal.net writes: > > >We are in the process and spent a lot for advertising in area newspaper. >It is the second day and only 9 calls, and are thinking of pulling ad for >weekend as not enough serious interest, we worked so hard and the place is a >show stopper, we actually have a few other possible offers from previous >showings. We had such faith in this process working for us but I doubt we >will have the 25 for Friday as have to pull it after lunch to make deadline. > >Should we surrender? We are in a prime historic area and way under value. > Or should we continue in two weeks time if non accepted offer? > >Thanks, Sharon > > > > >_______________________________________________ >5-DayForum mailing list >5-DayForum at mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com >http://mailman.howtosellyourhomein5days.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/5-dayforum > > >You have joined the forum, because here you are. There is an updated book >coming out, but the last one pretty much details the process very well. >This method is possible in this market as there have been many here who have >sold their homes including myself. As soon as we are unburied from all >the snow this winter, I am going to move forward with more. If you follow >the rules of the book, you WILL get bids higher than 50% of your home's >current value. > >Greatest of Luck! > >Janet > > >In a message dated 2/25/2010 4:37:18 P.M. Central Standard Time, >lisallers at comcast.net writes: > > > >I don't have Outlook, so I can't join the Forum. Maybe someone could >answer my questions anyway? >I've already read the book, and like the concept., but it was written 10 >years ago, and in this market -- one that hasn't happened in more than 30 >years -- is this method really possible? >If I followed the formula and listed my house for 50% of its value, it >would be less than I owe? How do I know my highest bid would even cover my >loan, let alone give us enough of a down payment to move? >Also, I'm noticing a lot of activity in the South, anyone from Illinois >sell their house this way? >Thanks. > > > > >_______________________________________________ >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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