‘For Sale By Owner’ Articles

This is a story from my days of selling Real Estate in Florida … Dangers of Working with a For Sale By Owner!!!! I had a conversation with an owner of a For Sale By Owner recently that shocked me. Like most For Sale By Owner (FSBO) homes, they are overpriced. Not a big surprise — [Continue]

In the Real Estate Industry we have this tool called the MLS.  The MLS stands for Multiple Listing Service.   All members of the Buffalo Niagara Association of Realtors have access to this tool.   We hope that each member takes time to review their listings to ensure that they are complete and full of information — [Continue]

Art Galleries fascinate me.  I can spend hours and hours browsing an Art Gallery and never purchase a thing.  Yes I want the many beautiful pieces of art, but I cannot afford them.  Kinda sounds like a few buyers of Buffalo Real Estate that are shopping today?   Open house shoppers are much like those that [Continue]

Selling your Buffalo home should be treated as any other transaction. It should be made without emotional involvement. Many times Buffalo Sellers use their hearts instead of their heads when making such an important decision as listing their home for sale. By not thinking objectively, it costs Buffalo home sellers important time and money. [Continue]

Well Let's talk about how we approach to having an Open House. Expect that an Open House won't sell your home. But some homes are sold through an Open House. An Open House is our opportunity to meet potential Buyers and start the home buying process with them. It might sell another home we have, and an open house we have elsewhere may just sell [Continue]

I am often asked why a home has not sold by worried sellers.   Many times they it is the smallest details that ensure a successful sale of your home.  The largest driving factor of your home selling quickly is pricing, and then condition.   Many times sellers forget that the condition of their home affects the [Continue]

Selling your Western New York home by yourself there are many things that you have to think about. For Sale by Owners have a lot to do get their homes sold and they are at a disadvantage to get it right the first time. One of the most important things when selling your WNY home by your self is all the details. [Continue]

Price reductions are emotional decisions for many Western New York home sellers. A price reduction may be the thing to get your home for sale a SOLD sign on it. Western New York Buyers have many options and price is usually the thing that will stop them from looking at your home, much less even [Continue]

The Today Show recently featured Barbara Corcoran discussing the Five Biggest Real Estate Myths.   This is something that I think both Buyers and Sellers need to watch. I am always asked “Is this a good time to sell?” or “Should I purchase a home in WNY now?”   Those are loaded questions folks.   You cannot answer [Continue]

If it is so easy kids can take great pictures… so why do Realtors® use such horrible one? Bad Real Estate Photos cost Sellers Money Photography is a bit of a passion for me. I can’t tell you the number of times that I have had an out of town client turn their nose up [Continue]

True, you do not have to list your Buffalo area home with a Real Estate Professional. You can do it by yourself, there are homes that do sell. But do you want to? Here are some things to think about before you list your Buffalo home by yourself: 70% to 80% of for sale by [Continue]

Having your WNY home for sale it can be tough, and keeping it in showing condition can be overwhelming. Some of the best advice I can give you comes from Mary Poppins, keep it up as you go along. And if you have a showing of your WNY home, hum this Julie Andrews classic while you prepare for the showing. It might just relieve some of the [Continue]

By not thinking objectively, important time is lost, money can be lost and so much more. To prevent this from happening to you, don't make the three biggest mistakes when listing your Western New York home for sale. When selling your home it should be treated as any other transaction. It should be made without emotional involvement, but many [Continue]

Back in January I wrote about this, and this morning I spoke with a potential seller that wanted to know about National Internet Exposure for their Williamsville home for sale.   So I thought that I would republish it today… What does a Buffalo home seller get with National Internet Exposure? This article has been swirling [Continue]

Spring has come and gone and we are suddenly at the end of August.  With the Real Estate Market being so strong many people are thinking that it might be a good time to sell their home.   If you are thinking about sellling, there are many things that you need to do to prepare for [Continue]