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NEW REDUCED PRICING SUMMARY

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Basic Listing with homeowner-provided photos and brief description (6 months) - $199
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Deluxe Listing with professional photography and detailed description (12 months) - $399
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MLS + Realtor.com listing (12 months) - $299

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Deluxe listing + MLS + Realtor.com (12 months) - $698

 **Call Amanda at (205) 915-5589 to discuss best option for you.         

 *prices subject to change without notice

For a low one-time fee we provide you with everything you need to successfully sell your home without a real estate agent ... saving  you $$THOUSANDS$$ in real estate commissions!

Hundreds of people a day visit our web site.  Most of our client's get several hundred visits the first week they are on our site!

You will be able to offer your prospects a mini-open house Visual Tour on the Internet, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  And you don't even have to be there!  If they like what they see they will call you to set up an appointment.  Think of your time savings !! ... you will now be dealing with only people who are serious about buying your home.  

Here's what we include in our Deluxe Listing:

bulletFast, professional, courteous service.  We can normally schedule your photo shoot within a week of your phone call/e-mail and have your web page available for your review  within 2-3 business days of your photo shoot. 
bulletHigh quality, professional digital photo shoot of your home.  25-31 interior/exterior color photos on your WEB page.  Slideshow including even more photos.
bulletTips on staging your home for the photo shoot and for showings.
bulletDescriptive information about your home included with the photographs.  We develop this information with your input. 
bulletListing of your home on our WEB site until you sell it (up to 12 months)
bulletA summary of your home on the New Listings section of the WEB site for 30 days.
bulletA summary of homes with price reductions on the New Prices section of the WEB site for 30 days.
bulletOne yard sign and one directional sign. Our professionally designed signs are two-sided and mounted on wooden stakes.  (Extra directional signs are $10 each.) 
bulletA real estate sales contract
bulletReferral to a local real estate closing attorney who can assist you with the contract and with your closing.  Click HERE for a list of complimentary services provided by this attorney. 
bulletA lead paint disclosure form for homes built prior to 1978.
bulletOptional "lock box" for your house key ($30).
bulletA report with details on recent comparable sales in your neighborhood and pricing recommendations for your home. Click HERE for a sample report


 
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Fact Sheet and Take-One Box.

take-one.JPG (16338 bytes)To help you market your home to drive-by traffic we provide a home Fact Sheet with a color front photo and a high-quality  "Take-One" box mounted on a separate wooden stake.  (The Fact Sheet is e-mailed to you for printing on your PC at your convenience.)   CLICK HERE to view/print a sample Fact Sheet.  (You will need the latest version of the free Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to view this Fact Sheet.)

 

 

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Last and best of all -  Under Contract and SOLD riders to put on your Yard Sign ... soon!
 

PRICING SUMMARY

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Basic Listing with client-provided photos and description - $199

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Deluxe Listing (12 months) - $399

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MLS + Realtor.com listing (12 months) - $299

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Deluxe listing + MLS + Realtor.com (12 months) - $698

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Directional and Open Sunday signs - $10

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Optional yard sign post rental - $50

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Lockbox - $30


Two-sided directional sign - one is included with your listing.  Additional directional signs - $10

"Take-One" box mounted on wooden stake -
included with your listing  

Directional sign with Open Sunday rider (no charge for Open Sunday rider)

Two-sided Open Sunday yard sign - $10

Yard sign with Agents Welcome Rider (Included with MLS listing) and Home Warranty Rider (no charge)

Yard sign, Agents Welcome rider, and Home Warranty rider on optional post ($50 one-time charge for post rental).

Frequently Asked Questions 

What does your service cost?

Probably less than you think. We currently have several package options to meet your budget needs.  Your home will stay on our WEB site until you sell it (up to 12 months).

 

How long does it take to sell a home on your site?

Average selling time is 4-5 months.  We do a very effective job of getting your home wide exposure through a Visual Home Tour on the Internet.  Your home location, appearance and price are key factors in determining how long it will take to sell.

 

How do I go about pricing my home?

It is very important to price your home correctly when first putting it on the market.  We believe that the best way to do this is through a professional appraisal.  Another benefit of an appraisal is that it gives your buyer the assurance that your home is priced correctly.

 

What does an appraisal cost?

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Approx $350. 

 

How effective are you?

Very.  We opened our business in October, 1999.  Since that time over 3,000 Birmingham area homes listed on our WEB site have sold (several others are currently under contract).

 

How do home buyers find your site on the Internet?

Several different ways.

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People searching the Internet for a home. Having been in business over 13 years we are well placed on all the major Internet search engines.  Many homes listed on our site have sold to out-of-state buyers who found the home on our WEB site.

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Drive-by prospects. We provide high quality yard/directional signs that encourage prospects to visit your Internet Visual Tour. We also provide you with a "Take One" box and high quality Fact Sheet that refers prospects to your WEB page.

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Telephone inquiries. We encourage our clients to have their prospects visit their WEB page. We also recommend that our clients modify their answering machine greeting to point their prospects to their Internet Visual Tour.

 

Do you get much traffic to your WEB site?

Yes.  Hundreds of people visit our WEB site each day.  Most of our clients get hundreds of visits to their WEB page during their first week on our site. That's like having each one of them taking an open house tour of your home (without you having to clean up each time)!

 

What other benefits are there to listing our home on your site?

You schedule appointments with only serious prospects.  If potential buyers has taken a Visual Tour before you schedule an appointment with them you will be more assured of working with a serious buyer.

 

Do you have any references we could contact?

Yes, feel free to call any of our existing clients. Their phone numbers (and usually their names) are listed on their WEB page.   Most of our new listings are referrals from delighted clients as well as repeat customers.

 

  

Patrick and Puca, our Welsh Corgi

Is there anything else included for your low flat fee?

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We walk thru your home with you and document all the key features to include on your WEB page.

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We provide one yard sign and one directional sign.  Our professionally designed signs are two-sided and mounted on wooden stakes.  The yard sign includes your web site listing number and your phone number.

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Fact Sheet and Take-One Box

take-one.JPG (16338 bytes)To help you market your home to drive-by traffic we provide a home Fact Sheet with a color front photo and a high-quality  "Take-One" box mounted on a separate wooden stake.  (The Fact Sheet is e-mailed to you for printing on your PC at your convenience.)  
 

CLICK HERE to view/print a sample Fact Sheet.  (You will need the latest version of the free Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to view this Fact Sheet.)


Get Acrobat ReaderClick on the Adobe logo to the left to download the free Adobe Acrobat Reader or to download the latest version if you have trouble viewing the Fact Sheet. 

Home Warranty

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We offer a Home Warranty thru American Home Shield. This warranty covers most home systems and appliances. The cost is $545 (payable at closing) and provides 12 months coverage for your buyer.  You are also covered under the plan while you are selling your home.  We provide a no-charge "Home Warranty Included" rider for your yard sign as well as promote it on your web page.
 

Do you offer an MLS option?

Yes, our MLS listing costs $299.  Click HERE to get details on how it works.  You can add your flat-fee MLS listing anytime ... when you initially sign up for our service or at a later date.

 

How do we pay for your service?

Payment for our service is due when we come to your home for the photo shoot.  We prefer personal checks.  We can take credit card payment with a $15 processing fee.

 

Sounds great. How do I get started?
Easy.  Just call or e-mail Amanda in the office to schedule your photo shoot: 

Office phone number:  (205) 915-5589
e-mail address:  support@forsale-byowner.com

We schedule our photo shoots Monday thru Friday.  The photo shoot takes between 1-2 hours.  We can normally schedule your photo shoot within a few days of your phone call/e-mail.  We will have your webpage ready for your review within 2-3 working days of your photo shoot. 

We will also need to know the phone number to put on your yard sign and your street address.

We look forward to helping you sell your home through a Visual Home Tour and saving you thousands in real estate commissions! 


Patrick McCaghren 
 


 

 

 



Amanda McCaghren Briscoe

(205) 915-5589 
(205) 278-4515  (fax)
support@forsale-byowner.com

 

 

 For additional information about ForSale-ByOwner.com, to report problems or to make suggestions for improvements to this WEB site please contact our office:  

Phone: (205) 915-5589                    support@forsale-byowner.com

 

ForSale-ByOwner.com, Inc. is a real estate advertising company and not a real estate agency.  All properties listed on our WEB site have paid a flat fee for our services.  ForSale-ByOwner.com, Inc. is not responsible or liable for incorrect information.  All information provided is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed and should be verified between the buyer and seller. The reproduction of any information on this WEB site including property descriptions and photographs without prior written permission is prohibited.

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