For Sale by Owner doesn’t mean you have to do it alone

Are you selling your home FSBO, "For Sale by Owner", and know you can do it, but would like some advice? Did you realize that you may be able to work with a Realtor without having to pay for advice on advertising and paperwork? You really don't have to go it alone.

I work with a lot of FSBOs for a lot of reasons. But, I am willing to work with a FSBO owner only if they are willing to work with me! If you are a FSBO, answer me this question...How many buyers can buy your home? Unless you own a fractional vacation home, the answer is one!

That is why I'm willing to work with you and help you sell your home. You see, I have a lot of ways to advertise your home that may attract a lot of buyers, but what do you do with those buyers that don't want your home or can't qualify to buy your home. In most cases you never talk to them again. I, on the other hand, need buyers for the homes I have listed, and one of these homes may just fit their needs!

One of the biggest suggestions I can give to you, the FSBO, is offer to pay a buyer's agent a 3% commission if they bring a buyer for your home. No agent will want to show your home if they aren't going to get paid. But, if you think about it, the reason homes get sold faster with an agent is because they usually have a list of 20-30 buyers they get from every home they sell. If you can advertise to these agents and
promise to pay them what they would get if they were to show the home next door to yours that is on the MLS,
you may just get a quicker sale and for a little more money.

Usually, when I help someone like yourself, the only thing I ask is if you should ever decide to list with an
agent, that you give me a chance to interview for the position.

Happy home selling!

Todd Clark - broker
Kastings & Associates
Phone: (503)524-9494
Fax: (503)622-8739