OUR ARCHIVES : December 2009


Getting a divorce – need to sell my house fast?

LITTLEBIT asked:
I am in the process of filing for a divorce, I need to sell my house fast. I tried the real estate agent (No Offers) The price is compatable to the comps in the neighbourhood. I’v had offers from investors to pay out the mortgage, but no extras. I have about eighty [...]

Selling mobile homes on rented lots -> How does it work? Where should I advertise?

tough asked:
I have a 1997 Liberty 14×52 mobile home in Missoula, Montana. The area is growing faster than imagineable and is a great university town. Payments are low and so is lot rent, but being a divorced single parent is difficult and has brought hardships which I’m recovering from.
I know about eBay, but what [...]

My Experience – Real Estate Comps from Realtor?

jodeerob asked:
I am interested in selling my home and I had a local real estate agent pull comps in my area. I had in my mind a price and she told me there was NO way I was going to sell my home for what I thought it was worth. She had [...]

How can I list my “For Sale by Owner” property on the MLS?

gc27858 asked:
I would like to sell my home myself in a fast-moving neighborhood. But really don’t want to pay a real estate agent. Is there a way I can put it on the local MLS for a fee? I’m sure it will sell quickly and I may consider giving the buying [...]

Selling mobile homes on rented lots -> How does it work? Where should I advertise?

tough asked:
I have a 1997 Liberty 14×52 mobile home in Missoula, Montana. The area is growing faster than imagineable and is a great university town. Payments are low and so is lot rent, but being a divorced single parent is difficult and has brought hardships which I’m recovering from.
I know about eBay, but what [...]

What’s better: a well-informed real estate agent or cheaper commission?

socalteacher asked:
We found a real estate agent who charges 5% commission to sell our home (2% for herself, 3% for buyer’s agent). Is that a good deal? She really knows the area, especially the townhouse community in which we live, so we figure that it’s better to have a real estate agent who knows [...]

What is the most important thing you want from a real estate agent?

Jeanne B asked:
I’m a real estate agent and I would like to hear from home buyers and sellers. I have two questions, and I would like only one answer for each question, although you may elaborate as much as you want on that one answer!
1. As a home buyer, what is the [...]

Advise in looking for a real estate agent?

Anne Marie asked:
With a new job, I have to relocate to another state and am needing to sell my house. This is my first house that I have owned, so I am unfamilar with looking for a real estate agent. I do not want to use the agent I had when I bought the [...]

Can you sell your home to a real estate company such as remax to rent out?

Mary N asked:
I am in the military and just got short notice orders. I applied for a humanitarian due to a death and now will be moving in about 30 days. I did not realize that it would go through that quickly and I know that my house would not sell that [...]

My home is blackballed by the previous real estate agent who owned my home,no one will show it-how can I sell?

shirley s asked:
I bought this home from a previous real estate agent who had committed fraud when she sold me the home. She was concerned that I would tell the people in the community that she was a deceitful person so she quickly blackballed me to the community. I decided it was [...]