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What you can do to speed up the sale....

1. Have a garage sale ( but advertise it!) to get rid of a few household items you no longer have use for...and use the opportunity to hand out a sales flyer about your home to every person that comes by!

2. Make sure to put "Shown By Appointment Only" below your phone number on your sign, and on your flyer. This won't stop all "door knockers" but it will stop most from showing up unannounced, expecting to walk right in at any time they like. ( Looks more "professional")

3. Make sure your home smells nice! Pot porri works great....or Try vanilla scented candles or even better, bake some chocolate chip cookies in the oven just before your "Open House". Just pick up a can of the "ready made dough" at the grocery store and pop them in the oven!

4. Burning candles in the bathroom and adding some fresh cut flowers on the dining room table can add to the ambiance of the home when entertaining potential buyers.

5. During an "Open House", if you have pets, keep them at a friends house or some other location for the day. Many people are allergic to dogs, cats and other pets that we love.

6. Go by the local plant nursery and pick up few fresh plants to perk up both the inside and the outside of your home (like the front porch). Plastic plants work too....One great place to place fresh plants is just outside the front door. Not only do they look good, but they smell nice too.

7. Let your neighbors know when you're planning an "open house" to let them know you're probably going to have a few visitors and ask if it's okay to allow people to park in front of their homes while viewing yours!

8. Open the curtains and blinds and put the lights on in any dark rooms of the house to lighten things up. Bright rooms look larger, cleaner and more appealing than closed up dark rooms.

9. Start packing items you don't often use and put them away in the garage or attic. This will improve the look and feel of the house and make it easier on you when the house does eventually sell.

10. Organize, organize, organize. Go through your entire house, including garage, pantries, closets, and basements (all areas that will be seen by would be buyers) and organize the contents to make each area look as spacious as possible. This will enhance the overall appearance and appeal of your home.

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FSBO Internet techniques Not just for Central Ontario anymore!!

If you are the owner of the house and want to sell it, direct the "for sale by owner" or FSBO technique is a better option for you to get financial gain from it. The local property market (Simcoe county), although vibrant, may require you to have some skills to sell your property in this market so that you can gain financially.

FSBO or for sale by owner method is continuously gaining importance ( growing at a an astonishing rate), as here you the seller and the buyer gains a huge 3 to 6 percent of the sales value and if the cost of your for sale by owner property is $200,000, your financial gain is in the range of $6000 to $12000, which is a huge amount that you can put directly in your pocket.

Actually a real estate agent earns a substancial profit for his excellent marketing skills and if you can develop these same marketing skills, you are definitely going to have the outcome of your for sale by owner property in your favor. The real estate housing market is very vast and with the invention of Internet, this market is now global and therefore you need to think globally, not just locally here in the Barrie and Orillia Ontario area, but across the globe. This is where Homes By The Owner truly shines

The advertising of for sale by owner property plays a key role for a favorable transaction and in addition to the conventional for sale board much more is needed for getting financial gain from your FSBO property. You should use all latest and modern tools of communication and advertising your for sale by owner home so that a large number of audiences see your ads.

In addition to the advertising, you need to sharpen your negotiation skill so that you get financial gain from your for sale by owner -FSBO-house. You should negotiate the price in such a way so that the buyer feels, he or she are also getting largest benefit from your FSBO house or property especially in our local waterfront properties like Wasaga Beach, Collingwood and Midland. You should keep the initial price just a little high so that you are comfortable in reducing the price of for sale by owner home at negotiating time.

So, the latest means of communication along with the modern advertising tools are sufficient enough to bring large numbers of people to you. You must have some excellent negotiation and marketing skill so that you can strike a deal and gain financially from your "for sale by owner" or FSBO property.

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Learn 5 Ways to Sell your Home Privately with no commissions

In order to sell your house fast without a Real state Agent you must learn new and creative selling techniques. You can do what the Realtors do (sell and market homes) if you're willing to put in the sweat to make it happen. Saving money with FSBO sales is what it's all about. You can save up to 7% of the sales price in many areas. That would be $35,000 on a $500,000 home!

Here are five great ideas to get you started on the FSBO (For Sale By Owner) track:

•1. Sell your house to an investor. This is "the" fastest way that I've seen to get your house sold. You can get a no-hassle offer, a quick closing, and you don't have to make any repairs. You do have to be prepared to take less than fair market value. That's their incentive to purchase your house fast. On average, you can receive between 60% - 65% of the fair market value minus repairs on an all cash purchase. You can receive more in some cases, depending on the programs of the particular investor or company. Homes by The Owner specializes in working with investors.

•2. Hold an auction. There are several companies that will auction your house for you and you will have to pay ad costs. You can also hold your own auction. There are several books out that will show you how to do this. One we recommend is is "sell your Home in 5 Days"

•3. Raffle your house. This one is very creative. Find a non-profit organization that you would love to make a donation to. Then, promote the raffle through the organization and any other advertising means you can think of. Beware of the laws of your state and the fact that you usually need to advertise beyond your own area to sell enough tickets. For example: If you owned a house free and clear and you wanted to make $100,000, you could sell 1,000 tickets for $125. This would net you $100,000 and give the charity a $25,000 donation for their participation. The lucky winner would get a home for $125 (plus taxes of course)!

•4. Offer owner financing. Many buyers have the down payment, but can't get financing. Consider allowing the buyer to purchase your house using your existing financing. Technical term is a VTB..."Vendor Take Back" mortgage

•5. Use a combination of free listing sites. There are several websites on the internet that offer free classified ads. They're not hard to find. Just search for free classified ads on Google.

Homes By the Owner

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Tip #1- Handling Low offers while controlling your emotions!!

Selling your home on your own can be a scary and daunting task. In the process of selling your home privately you've made the decision to save commissions and sell without the help of a real estate agent. These FSBO sales Tips are here to walk you through the various situations you will encounter in the world of FSBO or For Sale by Owner.

Since FSBO's is all about saving money in real estate fees, and these For Sale by Owner articles are here to show you how to do that, the first Tip we are going to discuss is how to keep your emotions out of the real estate game.

Here is what I mean....You've lived in your home for many years. You've put your heart and soul into fixing it up. You have many life experiences tied into this property. You've earned the right to sell at a price that allows you to realize some great financial gains. However, you've just received a "low-ball offer". How will you handle it? The initial reaction to such an offer is to take it personally and to feel as though you've just been insulted. I know I felt that way. However, you need to rise above this type of emotional response.

Here is an example of handling a low FSBO offer for your home. Let's say you put your house on the market for $450,000 and nothing happens for awhile. Then, someone comes along and offers you $350,000. What?! You say. "I put the best years of my life in this house. How dare they low-ball me?", you scream to your spouse. What an insult! Does this person think you're stupid?

Ok, it's time to calm down and realize what's going on here. This is simply a business transaction. You need to take your emotions out of the equation. Take deep breath. You must understand the process that goes into selling a house. Your potential buyer is feeling you out. They're trying to figure out how motivated you are to sell. Are you desperate or can you take some time to allow the transaction to transpire? This person might realize fully that you won't sell for $350,000, but they want to see what your counter-offer will be. The buyer is trying to feel out what your bottom line price is.

The other possibility is that your potential buyer might be low-balling you precisely because you're a FSBO seller. For Sale by Owner offers tend to be lower because you're not being represented by a real estate agent and you'll accept the low offer right away. If you believe this, they may even think that you'll get scared and even offer to sell lower than the $350,000 offer!

However you need to relax and realize the game that's being played here. ( yes I know its a game with your life long home and a lot of money!!) Here is some options you should consider when you receive a low FSBO offer for your home....

1-You should now enter a counter-offer to this person at your original price, or even try asking for more. This lets them know that you won't be playing anymore games.

2-So as not lose the purchaser completely try a counter offer just a few thousand less, say $395,000

3-Show the purchaser the comparable home prices in your area, which justifies the price you bare asking and then ask him to get serious.

4-Do not counter offer at all. Just wait and see. When he calls and says what is happening just tell him that you thought he was joking....and then say when your ready to put in a real offer then call me.

Good luck!!

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More good economic news for Ontario's Simcoe County.

Local municipalities got a huge boost of cash from the Ontario Government. The one time only injection was based on population. But the good news is that everyone got there fair share. Estimates for jobs is a added 11,000 new jobs in Ontario will be create because of it.

This of course is good news for those of us in the real estate business. Growth in jobs geared towards infrastructure is long term thinking and planning. Roads, bridges and transportation links are all long term projects that see benefits for years to come in the real estate sector. The much discussed "ripple affect" will be felt throughout Simcoe County.

Here is the breakdown of cash received by town:

Barrie: 12.2 million

Orillia: 2.8 Million

Simcoe County: 5.5. million

Midland: 1.2 million

Innisfil: 2.3 million

Collingwood: 1.28 million

Penetanguishene: $698,057

Oro-Medonte: 1.4 million

Wasaga Beach: 1.1 million

This kind of money, if put to proper infrastructure developments, will affect real estate values in single family homes, multi-residential and commercial properties for years to come. Another good reason to invest in real estate for Barrie, Orillia, Midland, Innisfil, Collingwood, Midland and the Muskoka's

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