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Show Me The Money!.......2000-07-21
This is an excellent resource for libraries seeking big bucks for large projects. The indexing and state by state information provides for easy searching for local grant giving organizations. Future publications of this resource may wish to add company information in state by state format instead of alphabetical so one doesn't wind up going back and forth. Though the information is absolutely marvelous the cost is overpriced, especially for libraries seeking funds! Smart librarians should resource share in order to fully reap the benefits without wiping out the budget.
Good resource, but not sure it's worth the cost.......2000-05-19
This guide is chock-a-block full of great info, but it's all to typical of trade books for fundraisers -- if you can afford these overpriced guides, maybe you don't need to be raising money after all. How many libraries have the resources for this?
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The Directory of Corporate & Foundation Givers 1999 (Directory of Corporate and Foundation Givers)
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ASIN: 1569952531 |
Book Description
The reference book on selling your own home and saving thousands by avoiding commission fees. This book teaches you how to price the property, show it, and close the deal using a simple step-by-step approach.
Customer Reviews:
Sold Our Own Home in 10 Days.......2007-02-11
Followed the tips for preparing our home, setting a price, advertising, and making appointments with prospective buyers. The sign went in the yard on a Wednesday and 10 days later we had a signed purchase/sale agreement. The book is very encouraging and right on the money. A nice home at the right price pretty much sells itself. There's no magic to it, but the process only works if you have the time and sense to apply the steps in the book. If you're too busy, too lazy, or too confused, then get yourself an agent and give them a big chunk of your hard-earned equity.
Best book on selling by owner.......2005-10-11
I noticed that the only negative reviews on this book are from REALTORS. Of course, they haven't read the book they only want to discourage people from selling by owner, saving money and cutting them out of the deal. Realtors think that they are entitled to a commission, they should think again.
It's easy to see who the realtors are here writing 'reviews'.
The people who sell their own homes by following the advice in this book are the right and true reviewers.
I highly recommend this book, and it's unique information to anyone who is thinking of selling their own home...it will save you a fortune in outrageous real estate commissions and save you time and effort!
If you have sold a house or bought one forget this book!.......2004-12-01
I was really looking forward to this read - however greatly unsatisfied when I finished (within an hour). Most of what is inside would be common sense for anyone who has sold or bought a house in the past using a good agent. This is not to say that I like using an agent - I don't and won't. What I do mean is that if you have had past experience with this kind of transaction and had a good agent that walks you through the process than you have already covered much of the content of this book- like home inspections and appraisals and oh ya duh get a good lawyer. Save your money for the lawyer and your ads!
Beware.......2004-06-09
Do not believe this book. Hiring a realtor is the BEST way to sell your house. I tried to use this book and lost thousands of dollars and ended up hiring a realtor anyways. The keys to selling a house are advertising and having a way for buyers and their realtors to see your house at all times of the day. This book does NOT provide adequate information on this, and you do need a realtor for the advertising and access to your house for showing.
Be aware of the pitfalls.......2004-03-31
This book is readable and nicely planned out, but it may oversimplify selling by owner. It reads like a Tony Robbins/Up With People/Judy Garland-Mickey Rooney let's-put-on-a-show MGM musical. I wanted an MLS listing to help with advertising but the flat fee listers don't do it in every state. This book makes it sound like there are many advertising avenues available to FSBO listings (without being very specific), but I couldn't find any in my state, and the Internet listings aren't much good in areas where many people don't have computers. (Yes, there are such places even in 2004.) Plus, the FSBO sites I found were connected with flat fee listers, so prospective buyers aren't necessarily going to find them. I had to give up and list with a realtor. If you want the book for general information and/or you live in a state with a hot real estate market, it isn't bad, but don't expect selling to be as easy as the book makes it sound.
Book Description
Sell It By Owner & Save takes you on a journey into the real world of real estate. You will discover an abundance of insightful, practical and do-able information for selling a home without an agent. This book goes beyond the basics in every realm and guides the reader through the scariest part of selling by owner — the paperwork. Written and devised with the express purpose to save the seller thousands of dollars in commission fees Sell It By Owner & Save explains and illustrates with true to life examples the entire selling process in a language that is comprehensible. The author prepares the seller for an eventual sale, manages to remove the fear of selling by owner, offers encouragement and builds confidence with his win-win commonsense attitude which is clearly evident in his easy to read and unique style of writing.
Customer Reviews:
Never Pay Commission Again.......2006-12-05
I found this book extremely informative. My house sold in 90 days in a fairly stagnant market. The downloadable forms were perfect. Once completed, I took them to a lawyer and he asked me what exactly I expected him to do since the paperwork was all in order. My costs were 1/10 of what a broker would have charged.
Knowledgeable author, easy style.......2006-03-25
I'm hoping to sell my condo myself next month and bought this book in preparation; I'm about 3/4 of the way through, and am feeling much more comfortable with the idea of selling my house myself, and have a better idea of what to expect - when showing, when negotiating, etc. Definitely a helpful book!
Great book!, Add a flat-fee MLS .......2006-03-20
This was HIGHLY INFORMATIVE. It really helped the most! I recommend reading it in it's entirety. If not, you will miss out on much needed tips. However as a FSBO, to really get more online marketing exposure for your home, you need a flat-fee MLS service. With that and this book, I am sure you can be sold soon and without paying an agent a full 6% commission.
Useful for first time FSBO.......2005-09-12
I thought the book was very useful. The only down side is there was no informatioon on using the flat fee service for listing a home. Definitely by a real estate agent as they don't want you to use that method. Did it anyway and it worked fine. The book was good for making sure everything else was in order. Helped reduce the stress of selling for the first time and by doing it without an agent.
Great Investment.......2005-08-09
Plenty of information and 'how to' details. Author covers all angels and gives very simple solutions and suggestions. Buy this book before you sign with a realtor!
Book Description
For Sale By Owner is a four step program that teaches individuals to sell their own homes in a correct and professional manner. It teaches them how to price their home correctly, how to properly present their home, how to market it effectively and how to close the sale.
Customer Reviews:
ZERO stars, or worse.......2003-05-30
WARNING: Lee Burbidge IS a "sleazy salesman", through and through. I worked for him and his sons for a few years, and became very intimately acquainted with their business practices. Lee's son Brae, by the way, interestingly enough also posted a review on this page (see the September 10th entry). I'd be suspect of any review of this "book" posted from their homebase of Utah. The Burbidge's are not interested in providing quality services to the public. They are long-time seminar shysters who will take advantage of anyone unlucky enough to wander into their web.
Apply the cost of this towards a real-estate attorney.......2000-06-16
I can guarantee the people that sold their houses in one day didn't need this "book" to do it. They would have sold regardless. There's very little real information in here. It basically tells you to clean up your house and make it presentable (common sense). Most of the audio talks about writing a newspaper add (just read some of the ones by realtors and mimic their styles). It really lacks the most important information needed by any home seller, marketing. Newspaper ads can work, but it shouldn't be the only technique used. The author doesn't even touch other areas of marketing like flyers, grocery stores, local businesses, the internet, or sending letters to all your neighbors offering a finder's fee. He also assumes everyone sells houses in the summer and fails to talk about what to do in the off peak times.
Most of the photocopied examples you can get from any decent real-estate attorney. Since you'll probably hire one anyway, save your money on this waste of paper.
Business Builder.......2000-05-27
I'm a real estate agent who work mostly with Buyer, a Buyer Agent. I use the package to introduce myself to "for seller by owners" because I know that most of them need help in selling their house and that they will become buyers when they do. This "for sale by owner" package has been successful for me as well as the people I give one too. It is a great well done workbook, video and audio tape presentation. It teaches the basics in easy to understand terms. I recommend it to agents who are looking for business builders and to anyone who is trying to sell their own home. It is easy for anyone who is new to the real estate field to understand and use. Buy it and try it. It works for professionals who are providing service added marketing and for the new comer.
Look for a different book.......2000-05-17
Don't buy this!
The "book" is a bunch of photocopied papers, many of which are just there as space filler (e.g., a ream of sample appraisal forms -- you already saw these when you bought your house, there's no need to see multiple pages of the appraisal form for another propert).
The video is especially bad; it just drips sleaze. It conveys the image of the sleazy salesman remininscent of the cheap promotional videos that you'll occasionally catch on the TV.
Great Book.......2000-05-10
I bought the kit and followed the instruction. With some luck, I sold my house in one day open house. The kit is still brand new. I am going sell it in the auction site. Thanks to the author. It is my first time selling house by my own and I know nothing about the selling before I got this kit. It is a wonderful experiences.
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For Sale By Owner
Manufacturer: StarSoft Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000B58N30 |
Product Description
Should You Sell Your Home Yourself?
Are you thinking about selling your home? If so it would be beneficial to review the pros and cons of selling your home by yourself before hanging out the sign.
Did you ever want to sell your home on your own, but were afraid the job would be too big? It doesn't have to be. This book is a must have for the do-it-yourself type. It's straight-forward and thorough in covering everything necessary for your successful sale.
You get help on topics such as
Preparing your home for the market.
How to advertise your home.
How to show your home.
How to hold an open house.
Negotiating the deal.
Finding a good lawyer.
Contracts.
and more.
Includes a "Cheat Sheet" to help you remember what has been done and what still needs to be done.
Product Description
The FSBO-CD® will help you sell your home in this tough buyers' market. The CD-ROM is filled with knowledge and strategies that work in the current market, plus, it enables you to pull the most up-to-date information you need, directly from the Internet, with a click of the mouse. The FSBO-CD® will help you tame this brutal market.
The FSBO-CD® will also reveal nine simple steps that will help you sell your home quickly -- Plus the CD-ROM answers other questions FSBOs want to know most, according to the National Association of Realtors.
The CD-ROM simplifies the process for you to get knowledge and current information, and to keep track of it, because of the extensive use of hyperlinks built right in. Everything you need to 'sell by owner' is organized and 'linked' on one convenient CD-ROM - just 'click' to the information you want within the CD-ROM or on the Internet and back again... and you can print any pages you wish if you need a hard-copy.
The FSBO- CD® allows you to easily access comprehensive information and advice culled from real estate professionals, government websites, and selective online resources, at the click of your mouse. For starters... click to the "Fast-Track" section, it will teach you what you need to know FAST and will link you to Internet sites you need now!
Customer Reviews:
Selling your home? This is a MUST read.......2007-03-16
Selling your home? Want to do it yourself? Then FSBO-CD is a must Read! Very informative, makes the job much easier and fun!
The navigation tools in the CD are really great because I can find any information I want by keyworkds, or by clicking on hyperlinked text. Then the back button brings me back to my previous spot. This helps to explore different parts of a subject without losing my place in the CD, and makes it easy and fast to learn and understand.
R.R. Bowker Publishing - Book Review.......2007-02-12
FSBO-CD®
Karen Varnas and Roy Wysack
[...], Livonia, MI, $[...]USD
ISBN: 0-9785163-1-1
Selling a home For Sale By Owner (FSBO) is a tactic that's growing in popularity; according to the United States Department of Commerce, about 30% of all real estate transactions are conducted without a realtor each year. Still, going the FSBO route can be scary, especially when you consider that 80% of FSBOs list with a realtor when they can't sell on their own.
Authors Karen Varnas and Roy Wysack believe that FSBO is a great option, provided you do your homework. Knowing that the Internet is full of resources for FSBO, they have compiled the best information in an easy-to-use CD-ROM. You'll find a host of information here in a well-organized, easily accessible format.
The CD-ROM opens with a full table of contents that is hyperlinked to the main sections of text, each of which is color-coded for ease of navigation. At the beginning of each section is a more complete breakdown of the material covered there. All content lists are anchored by hyperlinks to allow you to jump down to the relevant text.
Navigable arrows throughout the text allow you to return to the table of contents, jump to the next section, or return to the beginning of current section. Hyperlinks are embedded throughout to take you to related information located elsewhere on the CD-ROM. Each section ends with a list of hyperlinked Internet resources.
The authors provide a thorough grounding in FSBO, including a realistic explanation of the work involved. The "Fast-Track to FSBO" is a hyperlinked list of the steps involved; the reader can get a fairly good idea of the FSBO process within about 30 minutes of exploring the CD-ROM.
The authors offer suggestions for hiring an attorney, title company, and appraiser (all essential parts of the FSBO team), as well as giving advice for marketing your property. Other topics include pricing the home correctly, getting your home ready to sell, showing your home, legal issues, and financial and tax-related issues. Information is thoroughly researched and written in a friendly, frank style. Beautiful full color photos are scattered throughout to provide contrast to some of the technical subjects and make your research more enjoyable.
At the time of this review, the FSBO-CD® worked solely within a Windows environment - Windows Internet Explorer 6.0 browser or higher. Although loading may take a while due to the size of the file, it opened easily and navigation is relatively quick. Mac users may have to skip this CD-ROM, as it is not compatible with MAC computers or web browsers, such as Firefox.
In short, the FSBO-CD® takes a potentially confusing subject and delivers it in an easy-to-understand, easy-to-use format. Summary checklists, extensive appendices, and a well-researched list of links throughout the Web make this CD a great guide. Highly recommended to those going the FSBO route.
BookWire Review
Feb 8, 2007
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- How to Sell Real Estate by Owner
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How to Sell Real Estate by Owner
Wee Dilts
Manufacturer: Authorhouse
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ASIN: 0759660077 |
Book Description
A step-by-step teaching guide on how to sell real estate without a broker. Keep the commission. Tells you how to prepare
Customer Reviews:
How to Sell Real Estate by Owner.......2002-01-21
Excellent information for the average person to utilize if they are interested in selling their home themselves. Will save you hundreds of dollars.
Outstanding help book.......2002-01-09
Really easy to read and to put into practice. We followed the directions and save a great deal of money by selling by owner.
We lost all fear of dealing with brokers
Book Description
This book shows you how to keep commission dollars in YOUR BANK ACCOUNT. Provides meticulously detailed information on PRICING, APPRAISALS, DISCLOSURES, LEGALITIES, SHOWING, ADVERTISING, INSPECTION, DEALING WITH AGENTS and OFFERS. A failproof and easy to follow system; 70 pages with sample forms for the seller to keep on track; cerlox binding for ease of use. Showes the seller to be in COMPLETE CONTROL of the process of selling his home by himself. The author explains what to expect from the lawyer which the seller must employ. The more knowlegeable the seller is, the more effective the lawyer will have to be.
Customer Reviews:
Keep Your Money.......2002-03-09
This book is, in my opinion, worthless. Save the price and spend it on open house fliers and snacks. I am constantly amazed at the volumes of non-substansive books. They are sold to many, yet teach nothing more than general common sense items. I have found more effective methods watching used car commercials on tv. Many items are greatly misleading also. I have taught people to sell by owner for years and offer free on line seminars that put this book to total shame.
Leaves A Bit To Be Desired.......2002-02-12
The author gives some good information, but she lightly touches over topics leaving the reader with a lot of questions. The book is rather pricey with not a lot of content. I found several typos that should not have been missed before printing. For the price of this book, I think that it would be wise to look at other "For Sale By Owner" books.
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