 Not Yet Sold - December 5, 2011 |
|
Overall: 8 |
Quality: 8 |
Value: 8 |
|
The For sale by Owner as a company has been nothing but great! The problem to be aware of is that if the buyers in your price range or area have buyers agents, your home may get very little activity. We actually found out that some agents will actually discourage showing your home because it is FSBO. So much for working in their clients best interest! To clarify, we had a buyers agent comm. of 3%, a 1/2% above the avergage commission in our price range. Again For Sale By Owner has been great to work with, but we did everything right and it is not enough in this market. |
| |
 A scam - August 29, 2011 |
|
Overall: 0 |
Quality: 0 |
Value: 0 |
|
Don't be tricked out of your money.
www.ForSaleByOwner.com is a wolf in grandmother's clothing. You might think the "one-month listing" means you'll only pay for one month of service. But the fine print somewhere sets up a reoccuring charge to your Visa until you actively cancel the "one month only" service. $ + $$ + $$$ = a lot of money.
|
| |
 good site - July 15, 2011 |
|
Overall: 8 |
Quality: 8 |
Value: 9 |
|
This site made selling my own home much easier than i thought it could be. I got lots of interested buyers and sold my home in just 2 months. |
| |
|
Overpriced for Neighborhood? - May 24, 2010 |
|
Overall: 10 |
Quality: 10 |
Value: 10 |
|
I originally listed my meticulously renovated home with a traditional full commission national realty firm, but was told that realtors within that firm were not showing my home since thay felt it was overpriced for the neighborhood. After enduring six months of wasted time, I listed my home through ForSaleByOwner.com and sold it myself within 45 days for $15,000. above appriasal to a walk-up buyer. Saved myself over $12,000. in commissions. Thanks you ForSaleByOwner.com !!! |
| |
|
Sold in 9 Days - January 30, 2009 |
|
Overall: 10 |
Quality: 10 |
Value: 9 |
|
We put our house on forsalebyowner.com at the start of the downturn of the housing market. But, within 9 days our house sold! Great experiance would recommend it to anyone! |
| |
|
Great Experience - January 23, 2009 |
|
Overall: 10 |
Quality: 10 |
Value: 10 |
|
Our experience selling with forsalebyowner.com was top notch! We used the realtor option (3% comission). The Realtor posted the ten pictures we took and the write up that we wrote on Realtor.com. We had a much better write up with more pictures than most Realtors provide for their paying clients. |
| |
|
Great Opportunity for Sellers - January 26, 2009 |
|
Overall: 9 |
Quality: 8 |
Value: 7 |
|
We actually did not have many responses but we sold our house in about three weeks to the second person who contacted us. Our house was listed with a real estate agent for 6 months with no results. |
| |
|
Why give away 6%? - March 11, 2009 |
|
Overall: 10 |
Quality: 10 |
Value: 10 |
|
We had our home listed with an agent for a few weeks, and had to pull it off of the market for 6 months due to a delay in job relocations.
We were so unhappy with the quality of work from the typical agent that we decided to do it ourselves the next time around. By far the best choice we could have made. We easily had 5 times the amount of viewings, and I assure you we tried much harder with each one than any agent would have.
Long story short, we sold our house in just under 3 months, for very close to asking price, and saved 6% ontop of that.
The agents rely on lowering the price of a home to sell it instead of building value in a product, and then negotiating on the price. Seemed like a simple concept to me. |
| |
|
Better than a Realtor - January 17, 2009 |
|
Overall: 8 |
Quality: 10 |
Value: 8 |
|
We tried a local Realtor.....eck! All they could do is say "lower your price" and tried to compare our beautifully upgraded home to the foreclosure market. ForSaleByOwner.com generated REAL prospects from many different areas. Although our final sale was actually a "lease-purchase", it resulted in a full price sale, and we were able to move on with our lives. Owners: You can do it too, do not let those lazy Realtors run your life. I would be glad to offer help.
Larry Gilbert
gogilberts@comcast.net |
| |
|
easy way to sell your own house - January 15, 2009 |
|
Overall: 9 |
Quality: 10 |
Value: 9 |
|
Out story ...we had waterfront property and put in our ad on ForSalebyowner We new it would probably take a while to sell being on a remote island off the cost of Maine and at our higher price range. We started to get impatient and got a real estate agent to maybe help get us more exposure. Long story short the Broker listings did not bring in any prospects at all..... the Forsalebyowner ad did it. We now regret ever bringing in a Realtor as we ended up giving him a very small percent ....our advise to others would be do not get to impatient and stick with Forsalebyowner.... it will sell it and you can do it yourself. Thank you Forsalebyowner for your service. |
| |
|
Quick sale in bad market - January 14, 2009 |
|
Overall: 9 |
Quality: 9 |
Value: 9 |
|
Very easy to use. The website provided clear and concise directions for setting up all sale information. We had thousands of views and sold our house in a rough market at our asking price. |
| |
|
house didn't sell! - January 14, 2009 |
|
Overall: 2 |
Quality: 3 |
Value: 2 |
|
I never was able to sell my house on this site. I finally quit and hired a realtor. She sold it in 9 weeks after listing. |
| |
|
Great Sale - June 16, 2009 |
|
Overall: 9 |
Quality: 9 |
Value: 8 |
|
We tried to auction our house and no-one showed up! We listed with suppostly the best realtor in town and they didn't sell it in the six months they had the listing.
We listed with FSBO and sold it within three week!What more could you want? |
| |
|
Two Sold Two Months - June 11, 2010 |
|
Overall: 10 |
Quality: 10 |
Value: 10 |
|
Bought a never-lived-in house at a post foreclosure auction. We planned to upgrade it and move in; but, given the deteriorating economy, we put both it and the house we were living in on FSBO. In less than two months we got a contract on one and the following week on the other. Sold both, and we're now shopping for a bargain. The commission savings allowed us to price attractively and direct face-to-face negotiations with the buyers were invaluable in closing the deals.
P.S. Remember when stock brokers used to overcharge on commissions vs services rendered. |
| |
|
Well worth it. - June 5, 2009 |
|
Overall: 9 |
Quality: 9 |
Value: 9 |
|
House sold in three months in a heavily favored buyers market. Saved tens of thousands. Prices are more than reasonable, easy to set up, excellent customer service. |
| |
|
Smart Move - May 21, 2009 |
|
Overall: 10 |
Quality: 8 |
Value: 7 |
|
For sale by owner done everything they
said they would & more. My farm took about a year to sell but that was because the house wasn't finished. Anyway I just paid that one time price
& they took care of me untill it sold.
I was very pleased.
Thank you
Glenn |
| |
|
Try this before anything - May 11, 2009 |
|
Overall: 10 |
Quality: 10 |
Value: 10 |
|
I listed my house on forsalebyowner.com in March. And I sold my house by July. It is definitely worth the money. We were able to sell fast and kept most of the earnings for ourselves instead of paying it all to the a third or fourth party 4-6% interest. |
| |
|
Smart Choice - May 8, 2009 |
|
Overall: 8 |
Quality: 8 |
Value: 8 |
|
We had purchased our home through forsalebyowner.com and in turn decided to list our home that we were selling with them as well...we sold it with in 6 months. We were very happy with this choice, we were able to save thousands by doing it ourselves which was really very easy. I would highly reccommend instead of signing a contract w/a realtor and paying them a high percentage. |
| |
|
Don't use this site - April 9, 2009 |
|
Overall: 2 |
Quality: 2 |
Value: 2 |
|
This site is not as cheap or as good as other say. Be sure to read the fine print when you sign up. They will keep charging your credit card until you ask them to stop whether or not your house sells! |
| |
|
Very Pleased - April 3, 2009 |
|
Overall: 10 |
Quality: 9 |
Value: 8 |
|
We sold our house in 6 days. I especially liked the ability to key in the house features then print brochures for potential buyers. |
| |
|
Save Thousands - March 25, 2009 |
|
Overall: 8 |
Quality: 9 |
Value: 10 |
|
We sold our house in a little over 3 weeks, and this was in Sept.08 which was a very bad time for home sales. It costs so little that it's worth the try. |
| |
|
It works. - March 10, 2009 |
|
Overall: 10 |
Quality: 9 |
Value: 9 |
|
I tried to sell my apartment building for 2 years with a real estate agent and then on my own. Then my wife and I were in Lowe's and there was a "For Sale By Owner.com sign and I told my wife , Why not, we tried every thing else. Bought the sign and went home and listed it with For Sale By Owner.com and had many calls. Long story short we sold the property in 2 months. Recommend it to all who are selling. |
| |
|
This is the way to go! - March 3, 2009 |
|
Overall: 10 |
Quality: 10 |
Value: 10 |
|
I've sold several houses on my own but this experience was my best. I got two offers in 9 days! I wouldn't hesitate to use this site again. |
| |
|
Williamsburg Property - March 3, 2009 |
|
Overall: 8 |
Quality: 10 |
Value: 10 |
|
I would recommend this website to anyone selling (or buying) property! |
| |
|
OK service - February 22, 2009 |
|
Overall: 8 |
Quality: 7 |
Value: 8 |
|
The listing service worked, but it was not the easiest for me to use and it took longer than i expected. Haven't used other sites so maybe its not bad. |
| |
|
So easy to sell your own home quick.. - February 13, 2009 |
|
Overall: 10 |
Quality: 10 |
Value: 9 |
|
I sold my home in 3 days with for sale by owner..In this tough market, I think we did real well..thanks, Karen Miller |
| |
|
high fees - February 4, 2009 |
|
Overall: 6 |
Quality: 8 |
Value: 7 |
|
For sale by owner treated me better than my local paper that I had classified ads with and spent more money on. but the fees are a bit higher than i expected. i thought the site was a little misleading. |
| |
|
We sold our house in two weeks - January 23, 2009 |
|
Overall: 9 |
Quality: 9 |
Value: 10 |
|
After being told by a real estate agent that it would take six months to sell our house at a loss, we turned to ForSalebyOwner.com and sold it for more than our asking price in just two weeks.
Our listing was so professional that the real estate agent representing the buyers didn't even know it was a for sale by owner house until we signed the paperwork. |
| |
|
Would use FSBO and was once a realtor - January 19, 2009 |
|
Overall: 9 |
Quality: 10 |
Value: 8 |
|
We listed our house with for sale by owner because we had it listed with a realtor and I use to be one yet I did all the work it didnt sale int he three months we had it listed and I thought why stay with them since I did all the work. It took a little to sale but we did and with the economy the way it is I feel real lucky. The only thing they need to come up eith is a SOLD sign to put over your FOR SALE sign I made my own..Thank you |
| |
|
worked for us - January 12, 2009 |
|
Overall: 9 |
Quality: 9 |
Value: 10 |
|
sold our home for the asking price in a hard sale market. Could not ask for more. |
| |
|
Good Value - January 12, 2009 |
|
Overall: 8 |
Quality: 9 |
Value: 10 |
|
We had as many Realtors call as we had individuals. Dropped the Realtor fees and sold the house for the price that we wanted. FSBO should provide additional and better quality signs for your yard. |
| |
|
SE Kansas Success - January 9, 2009 |
|
Overall: 10 |
Quality: 9 |
Value: 9 |
|
My property was on the market for over a year, I worked with 2 different Real Estate Agencies and had no luck until I advertised with "For Sale By Owner"!
Great experience... |
| |
|
Good experince! - January 5, 2009 |
|
Overall: 9 |
Quality: 9 |
Value: 9 |
|
My home in South Carolina sold, as a result of FSBO listing. Although it was listed for over a year, the problem was, that we were in a location where the market was flooded with homes. We were in a Military area of SC. The home sold fro $10,000. below our asking price, but we were satisfied with that, because the "bottom" was falling out of the housing market EVERYWHERE, in the country. We are so thankful to have sold when we did. The one thing that drew more "hits" to our site, was the slide show. It enabled me to highlight the most desirable features of my home. I also appreciated that FSBO is constantly improving their site, and making it more user friendly. Thanks, FSBO! |
| |
|
A good experience... - December 21, 2008 |
|
Overall: 9 |
Quality: 9 |
Value: 10 |
|
Had my home with R/E agent.... didn't work. Lowered house price twice w/FSBO and got a call. Said they saw it on FSBO and wanted to see it. SOLD !! It got the exposure, photo quality good. No complaints. easy to use. |
| |
|
FSBO - December 17, 2008 |
|
Overall: 10 |
Quality: 9 |
Value: 10 |
|
We sold our home within 3 weeks of listing and when we purchased additional assistance, our attraction grew in many states.
WE LIKED THE PART WHERE THE VERBAGE COULD BE ADJUSTED ALONG WITH THE PICTURES. |
| |
|
Very good experience - December 12, 2008 |
|
Overall: 8 |
Quality: 9 |
Value: 8 |
|
It was easy to add and edit our listing. Their appraisal estimate was right on target. We did not utilize the MLS option. The house sold the first week on the market. A great way to sell a house if you don't mind doing the work yourself (i.e. showing the house, etc.). |
| |
|
It worked - November 16, 2008 |
|
Overall: 10 |
Quality: 10 |
Value: 10 |
|
It took almost a year to sell the property but in this economy I was just glad to sell it. FSBO was very helpful whenever I had a problem or question. I had almost 1,300 views of my listing. I will use them again if the need arises. |
| |
|
Don't recommend - November 9, 2008 |
|
Overall: 1 |
Quality: 1 |
Value: 1 |
|
I had my house listed for a year and a half with Forsalebyowner and nothing happened. |
| |
