How to Sell a House Fast in a Slow Real Estate Market A 30-Day Plan for Motivated Sellers

by Bronchick, William; Cooper, Ray

• ISBN13: 9780470382608
• ISBN10: 0470382600
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-10-27
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

In a slow real estate market, selling your house can be difficult- especially if you owe more on your mortgage than your house is worth. In times like these, it's not enough to simply list your home and wait; you actually have to sell your home. This practical, important book shows you how to use marketing techniques, advertising, repairs and upgrades, home staging, and other creative, effective tactics to get your house sold fast- no matter how bad the market is.

Author Biography

William Bronchick is CEO of Legalwiz Publications, as well as an attorney, entrepreneur, speaker, and coauthor of the bestselling book, Flipping Properties. He is also cofounder and President of the Colorado Association of Real Estate Investors. For more information, please visit www.legalwiz.com.

Ray Cooper is a real estate broker and investor with over twenty years and 1,500 successful real estate deals under his belt.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. vii
Attitude Is Everything in a Down Market	p. 1
How to Research Your Competition and Learn Your Market	p. 11
The Secret of Effectively Pricing Your House for a Quick Sale	p. 27
Preparing to Show Your House for Sale-You Only Get One Chance to Make a Good First Impression	p. 39
The Best Offense Is a Good Defense-Getting Your Information Organized	p. 59
Choose the Right Agent or Sell It Yourself-Which Is Right for You?	p. 75
Owner Financing-Your Secret Weapon in a Soft Market	p. 103
The Right Way to Do an Open House	p. 117
Negotiating the Deal-You've Got a Buyer, So Don't Blow it!	p. 139
It's Been Several Months and It Hasn't Sold-Try the Round-Robin Auction Method!	p. 161
Help, My House Is Worth Less than I Owe!	p. 179
Review and Action Plan	p. 189
Website Directory	p. 203
Cost of Various Professionals	p. 207
Checklist of Repair/Replacement Items	p. 209
Comps Sheet Analysis Form	p. 211
Staging Checklist	p. 213
Sample Ads and Signs for Lease/Option or Owner Financing	p. 215
Open House Sign-in Sheet	p. 217
Round Robin Bid Sheet-Cash Sale	p. 219
Round Robin Bid Sheet-Owner Financed Sale	p. 221
State-by-State List of Commonly Used Security Lien	p. 223
Index	p. 225
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