The For Sale By Owner Handbook by Piper Nichole
Publisher: Career Press
ISBN: 156414805X
P I P E R N I C H O L E Have you ever wanted to sell your own home? Jennifer Wake is banking $45,000 from selling her home solo. This nurse by night, For Sale By Owner by day, says, "It really paid off."
The For Sale by Owner Handbook guides you step-by-step through the home-selling process. It gives you inside real estate trade secrets to sell your home like a pro.
A team of national leading experts-pros from: "Trading Spaces", Oprah Winfrey’s magazine, Better Homes & Gardens, Country Living, House Beautiful, "This Old House", Yale University, University of California-Berkeley, New York University, American University, and the Fannie Mae Foundation (just to name a few!)—take you by the hand and teach you how to:
- Sell your home for the best price
- Make your home irresistible to buyers
- Negotiate contracts with ease (sample real estate contracts included)
- Hassle-free closing
- How to make sure buyers are financially qualified to buy your home
- How to get your home listed on the MLS (Multiple Listing Service)
- And every single step along the way
In addition, there are numerous interviews with national experts, including:
- Real estate agents – successful home-selling tactics
- Attorneys -- provide legal advice and contract tips
- Interior designers -- to make your home look more spacious
- Home inspectors -- What you want to see, what you don’t want to know (see the sample inspection report)
- Appraisers, mortgage lenders, title insurance pros, home warranty experts, termite inspectors, and more.
From the Back Cover
"A must read for both novice and experienced home owners looking for realistic selling options to avoid costly sales commissions." — Patrick M. Butler, president, Home Financing Center Realty, Inc.
"Makes the process easy to understand and easy to implement successfully. Good luck to all that make the money-saving effort!" — Norm Bour, host, "The Real Estate and Finance Show"
"Piper has done a masterful job of helping homeowners avoid costly mistakes I see people make every day." — Ron LeGrand, real-estate investor and best-selling author of How to be a Quick Turn Real Estate Millionaire
Top 5 Home Selling Tips from experts featured in The For Sale By Owner Handbook by Piper Nichole.
Better Homes and Gardens magazine, Karol DeWulf Nickell: “Consider selling yourself. While most homeowners are too busy to deal with the hassle of selling a home, it can be worth exploring, since it could save you thousands on commissions by selling by owner.”
TLC’s Trading Spaces, Hildi Santo-Tomas: “Less is more. You’re entertaining people in your home that may want to buy it. Make it look as good as it can so you can sell it.”
University of California, Berkeley, Thomas Davidoff: “People tend to be in too much of a hurry and take the lower price instead of waiting a few weeks and getting a higher price. People make the mistake of selling too low.”
Outdoor Living, John Byrd: “The first impression is most important in life, you want the visitor to feel they have come home.”
R.T. Hayes & Associates, attorney Tom Hayes: “If it’s not in writing, it’s not binding.”
The For Sale By Owner Handbook by Piper Nichole features experts from Trading Spaces, The Oprah Magazine, Los Angeles Times Magazine, Better Homes & Gardens, House Beautiful, DIY Network, This Old House, NYU, UC-Berkeley, Yale and scores of others! [Buy the book]