Selling by Owner 101

Anytime you invite strangers into your home there is a potential for crime.  You have to be smart about it!

Just this past week an agent and a client were robbed during an open house in L.A., no one was hurt but it can happen anywhere to anyone.   We don’t hear much on this in Rochester, NY but not to say it can’t happen.

For Sale By Owners have to be diligent when doing open houses, be smart!  This article discusses some safety tips to review before opening up.  Take a look.

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For Sale by Owner in Nashville Tennessee-Just got better

Don Martin of Martin Properties is the latest broker to partner up with List2Move.com in Nashville Tennessee.  Don has been practicing real estate for 26 years and claims to be the first broker in Nashville Tennessee to help out the For Sale by Owners in Nashville.

Don’s stats for 2011….

Our 2011 figures so far (Oct)
Avg list price $323,138
Avg sale price $306,377
Avg % – 95% of list price
Avg Days on Market 180
Median Days on Market 141
Avg saving minimum $8792.31 – max $17,983.62
(Courtesy Middle Tn Multiple Listing Service)

List2Move allows homeowners to enter the exact data required for their local broker’s MLS online, upload their own photos, electronically sign listing agreements and disclosures, and submit payment directly to the broker. All of this can be done from the comfort of their own home. The broker then simply takes the data and inputs it into the MLS. List2Move eliminates the need to send faxes, drive to listing appointments, wait for payments, and struggle with broker website issues.

Flat Fee Real Estate Expands With List2Move

Real estate brokers use List2Move’s exclusive technology to service For Sale By Owner sellers.

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The Internet is changing real estate like it has many other industries, and a broker’s action today will determine their survival over the coming years.

Rochester, NY (PRWEB) December 07, 2011

List2Move.com, operated by Flat Fee Central LLC of Fairport, NY, announces the addition of their 10th affiliate this week bringing their Flat Fee MLS network to over 40 cities and towns on the East Coast.

“This is an exciting time for us because the flat fee MLS market is exploding,” says Tim Scata, President of List2Move. “The Internet is changing real estate like it has many other industries, and a broker’s action today will determine their survival over the coming years.” Tim goes on to say, “We are building a network of tech savvy brokers who are proactive and ready to embrace this movement and profit from it, taking control of their future before it’s decided for them.”

Mike Spafford of Alternatives Realty joins List2Move to exclusively cover the entire state of Vermont. Located in North Clarendon, Mike will be using List2Move’s fully automated website technology to accept flat-fee listings to service For Sale By Owner customers who are looking for MLS exposure. Mike will be servicing For Sale By Owner clients in cities and towns across Vermont including Barre, Bennington, Brattleboro, Burlington, Colchester, Essex, Hartford, Milton, and Rutland.

List2Move also recently began offering services in Ithaca NY. For Sale By Owner property owners can now get their property listed on the Ithaca Board of Realtors Multiple Listing Service for a one-time flat-fee and save thousands in commissions. This service is brought to you by Oscar Gile, Licensed Real Estate Broker, who has lived and worked in the Tompkins/Tioga County area for the past 27 years. To learn more about selling For Sale By Owner in Ithaca NY or to contact Oscar, please visit our Ithaca site.

About List2Move

List2Move is technology for the real estate innovator! Founded in Rochester, NY in 2006, List2Move began with the belief that if you gave For Sale By Owners the same tools used by real estate agents and brokers, along with the infrastructure to mange their own listings, they could effectively sell their own homes.

With locations from Vermont to Florida, List2Move is expanding across the country bringing like-minded real estate brokers together to form the nation’s largest network of flat fee MLS providers. This recession based real estate market is forcing traditional brokers to look for new ways to capitalize. List2Move solves this problem by bringing for sale by owner sellers and brokers together using technology, thus saving both the homeowner and the broker precious time and money while still creating new valuable relationships.

List2Move allows homeowners to enter the exact data required for their local broker’s MLS online, upload their own photos, electronically sign listing agreements and disclosures, and submit payment directly to the broker. All of this can be done from the comfort of their own home. The broker then simply takes the data and inputs it into the MLS. List2Move eliminates the need to send faxes, drive to listing appointments, wait for payments, and struggle with broker website issues.

To see if there is an exclusive List2Move affiliate in your area, visit List2Move at http://www.list2move.com. Licensed professionals interested in bringing List2Move.com to your city, please visit http://www.FlatFeeCentral.com to learn more or call 888-407-4390.

Rochester NY’s FLAT FEE, FSBO Leader

You have heard about “Location, Location, Location” in real estate but when you are selling your homes by owner you have to think about INFRASTRUCTURE, INFRASTRUCTURE, INFRASTRUCTURE!  Why? Because if you hitch your wagon to the wrong star you run the risk of leaving lots of money on the table.  

List2Move (formerly called FlatFeeRochester.com) was started right here in Rochester NY almost 7 years ago with the idea that if you give the sellers the RIGHT tools (the same ones the agents and brokers use) and a little coaching along the way, that they would be able to successfully sell their own real estate.  Well Rochester, it is working really well!  We can tell you with confidence that by listing with List2Move.com you have a 42% better chance of not paying any co-brokers commission at all. (And much better service and better signs than anyone in or out of town!)  We have saved our homeowners (our neighbors) over a $1,000,000 (million)  in commissions!

That being said, it is also true if you go with the cheapest service out there you are going to get some real cheesy looking signs, and little if any infrastructure which makes a big deal if you are really trying to save the most money.  So if you want to save the most money, have the least amount of problems and sell quick there is still only one real contender, the market leader….List2Move.com

This week List2Move added Alternatives Realty to exclusively cover the whole state of Vermont.  Located in North Clarendon, Mike Spafford of Alternatives Realty will be the latest broker to join List2Move in it’s nationwide expansion across America.  Mike will be launching his List2Move brand website by January 1, 2012 offering Flat Fee MLS.

List2Move was started 6 years ago in Rochester, NY with the belief that if you gave For Sale By Owners the same tools used by real estate agents and brokers with the infrastructure to mange their listing they could effectively sell their own homes.  The concept is working and sellers are saving thousands of dollars!

To see if there is an exclusive List2Move affiliate in your area just go to List2Move.com.  Realtors interested in bringing List2Move.com to your city please go to Flat Fee Central.

Are you selling your home by owner in Hilton Head or in Beaufort South Carolina?  Great news!  List2Move.com is now working with FSBO’s (For Sale by Owners)  in both areas.  Now you can work with a broker who knows who is local vs. someone in New Jersey!

Here are the links….

List2Move.com Hilton Head, SC

List2Move.com Beaufort, SC

Listing your home is as easy as logging in and listing your property.  The last thing you do is pay on the List2Move sites, so go ahead and get started selling your home.

This week List2Move opened it’s doors in Roanoke Virginia.  The packages offered are some of the most competitive packages we have seen in the United States.

If you are selling your home by owner (For Sale By Owner) you would be crazy not to talk with the friendly people at Homestead Realty.  Better yet you can just log in and list your home, because the last thing you are going to do is pay!  Getting started is simple- and if you have any questions just call (540) 904-4069 .

Remember these people at Homestead Realty are local!  They are your neighbors who wanted to bring to you the best infrastructure to beat the commissions!

List2Move was started 6 years ago in Rochester, NY with the belief that if you gave For Sale By Owners the same tools used by real estate agents and brokers, they could effectively sell their own homes.  The concept is working and sellers are saving thousands of dollars!

To see if there is an exclusive List2Move affiliate in your area just go to List2Move.com.  Realtors interested in bringing List2Move.com to your city please go to Flat Fee Central.

We get these questions all the time.  Should I replace windows, roofs, garage doors etc… My response is usually, “if it is not broken, don’t rebuild the house!”  For Sale by Owners should always use common sense!  If the window is broken you can replace the glass but you don’t have to replace the fixture.

From Investopedia.com.

Unfortunately, not all home expenses are treated equally for the purpose of determining your home’s basis [for tax purposes]. The IRS considers repairs to be part and parcel of home ownership –something that preserves the home’s original value but does not enhance its value. This may not always seem true. For example, if you bought a foreclosure and had to fix a lot of broken stuff, the home is obviously worth more after you fix those items, but the IRS doesn’t care — you did get a discount on the purchase price because of those unmade repairs, after all. It’s only improvements, like replacing the roof or adding central air conditioning, which will help decrease your future tax bill when you sell your home. For gray areas (like remodeling your bathroom because you had to bust open the wall to repair some old, failed plumbing), consult IRS Publication 530 and/or your accountant.

When you are looking at flat fee brokers do yourself a big favor, check out their websites…Do they look like a fly by night or do they look like they are entrenched.  You will know the difference in a New York second.

Look for things like photos, owner’s phone numbers, enhancements, open house flags.  Do they offer featured listings, mortgage calculators, maps etc.

If you think that all flat fee brokers are the same think again!  There are those brokers that are me too brokers and there are brokers that are the leaders in their market.  Stay away from national companies that can’t tell you who the local guy is.  These companies farm your listing to the lowest bidder, and you are smarter than that, it will be a bad experience because neither care about your experience.

Line up yourself up for the best For Sale by Owner experience and find your self a broker who is entrenched.  List2Move prides itself in it’s infrastructure.  Go with the Flat Fee FSBO leader in Rochester NY.  List2Move.com