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SOLD - 4/2004
1.1 months
(Listing date to closing date)
Margaret Little
(Listing #1351)

1126 Old Cahaba Circle

Helena, AL 35080
Old Cahaba

Pat, good afternoon! Wanted to let you know that you can indicate 'under contract' on our home. We have a closing date of April 21st. We had two contracts in a week and a half! The first contract, the couple was working with a real estate agent so unfortunately we will be paying part of a commission fee (it was the couple who saw the house on the website - not the real estate agent). The real estate agent said she had shown them close to 100 homes. This is their first home. The second contract which came in the next day, there would have been no real estate fee. Oh well, we certainly would not have guessed we would have had two contracts in just a little over a week. We are counting our blessings.

We have already been thru inspection, appraisal and loan approval so we should close. We have indicated under contract on the sign in the yard and after closing will have the sold sign out.

Thank you for your website - it was invaluable to the selling of our home!

Take care!
Margaret Little


 

            

SOLD - 4/2004
1.9 month
(Listing date to closing date)
Sharon and Todd Strickland
(Listing #1299)

2309 Meadowlark Drive

Hoover, AL 35226

Bluff Park

Dear Pat,

The for sale by owner was a huge success! We had our house under contract in five weeks! We even had back-up offers, but ended up selling to our first interested buyers. They found the house on the website. I will never pay realtor commissions again ...   It was too easy to do on your own!

Thanks for your direction,
The Stricklands


 

            

SOLD - 4/2004
9.8 months
(Listing date to closing date)

$229,900/$226,000
(Asking Price/Selling Price)

Karen and Rick Kolaczek
(Listing #992)

8012 Balsam Trace

Trussville, AL

Peppertree

Pat,
 
As you will recall we had selected an agent to sell the house as it had been on the market for what we thought was too long.  We left the pictures on the internet because they were better quality than any pictures taken by the agent.  (Thank you.)
 
I have recommended your services to everyone I know.  We were discouraged by the length of time it was taking to find a buyer but my advice to your clients is to be patient!
 
The buyers for our home found it on your website, not the MLS (Multiple Listing Service).  I had to refer them to our agent.  They were qualified, knew what they wanted, and were familiar with our house before they ever saw it.  They were perfect candidates.  It will be difficult to hand over the commission check on this one! 
 
The beauty of your service is that when someone inquires about a house, they are already well informed by your pictures and data sheet.  Your services eliminate the agents parading numerous prospective buyers through a home that they have no information on and no interest in whatsoever.  That is such a waste of everyone's time.  

Thanks for your help and thanks for leading our purchaser to us!
 
Karen Kolaczek


 

            

SOLD - 4/2004
1.4 month
(Listing date to closing date)

$202,000/$200,000
(Asking Price/Selling Price)

Chi-Hao Luan
(Listing #1331)

2309 Pinecrest Drive

Vestavia Hills, AL 35216

Seller:

Dear Pat,

Listing on your website bought about tremendous response from potential buyers. We selected our buyer in less than two weeks. Your advice on appraisal and pricing also helped the selling to go smoothly.

We surely will recommend our friends to use your services.

Chi-Hao Luan

Buyer:

Hello Patrick,
 
First I'd like to tell you how pleased we were to find your site.  My wife and I just moved here from Savannah and were in the market for a home but did not want the hassle of using a real estate agent.  We had a bad experience with an agent in Savannah while purchasing our first home and I swore that I would never use another one.  I think your site allows the seller and potential buyer to interact with one another and "get to know each other".  I believe that this makes for a smoother transaction than going through the real estate "middle-man" and also provides a better value to both the buyer and seller.

We purchased the property located at 2309 Pine Crest Dr., listing # 1331, from Chi-Hao Luan.  He and his wife could not have been nicer, as a matter of fact they have invited us to an authentic Chinese dinner at their new house. 

Please feel free to use myself and my wife as a positive testimonial. We would be glad to let other potential home buyers know how happy we are with your site.
 
Thank you,
  
Brandon Coates


 

            

SOLD - 4/2004
3.5 months
(Listing date to closing date)
Dona Tucker
(Listing #1233)

2028 Cross Crest

Hoover, AL

Russet Woods/Southwood Highlands

The day you put my home up on the web, before I even had my sign out,  I had four calls and three showings the first two days.  I didn't even put my sign out for the first four weeks after it was listed.  

I did have two offers of which were not even in the ball park (bad advice from a realtor) $15,000 from the listing price and $33,000 from what it just appraised for in Nov.  With the exception of a few they all said they saw it on the internet. They also said that the pictures were great. 

The contract that I accepted was for $225,000. 

 Thanks,

 Dona


 

            

SOLD - 3/2004
2 months
(Listing date to closing date)

$143,900/$147,500
(Asking Price/Selling Price)

Jeffrey Towers
(Listing #864)

215 Stonehaven Trace

Pelham, AL 35214

Stonehaven

The site was very helpful. Our house is in a cul de sac, therefore, we did not get a lot of drive-by traffic. If it wasn't for your service our buyers probably wouldn't have found our house. Thank you!


 

            

SOLD - 3/2004
4.9 months
(Listing date to closing date)

$234,900/$232,000
(Asking Price/Selling Price)

Kathleen and Jason Lawrence
(Listing #1193)

2253 Shelterwood Road
Hoover, AL

Bluff Park

Hey Pat, just wanted to drop you a note letting you know that sooooo many people complimented the photography of our home when you put it on the internet for us. The listings on the MLS can not even come close to the quality of pictures you make!

Thanks-
Kathleen and Jason Lawrence


 

            

SOLD - 4/2004
1.2 months
(Listing date to closing date)
Sharon and Terry Mathews
(Listing #1328)

3944 River View Drive

Vestavia Hills, AL

River Run Estates

(Near Liberty Park)

Dear Patrick:

We have now closed the sale of our home.  I have no doubt that your service was the driving force that led to the speed in which it was sold!!!!  We had over 800 hits to our website in the first 24 hours and the photo spread was beautiful.  Not only that; but, the first couple that viewed the house bought it.  We had their offer within 24 hours of the website going on line.  I will not hesitate to recommend your service to anyone who might need to sell their home.  Thanks so very much for the great layout you did.

Thanks again,

Sharon and Terry Mathews


 

            

SOLD - 3/2004
1.8 months

(Listing date to closing date)

$209,900/$210,000
(Asking Price/Selling Price)

Wes and Andi McCoy
(Listing #1277)

1609 Russet Crest Lane

Hoover, AL

Russet Woods

Your website was very helpful. I believe the pictures and descriptions represented our house well. Plus, the confidence you gave us by just talking to us and answering our questions. Probably 2/3 of the contacts were from the internet and 1/3 were from drive by. Thanks again.
 


 

            

SOLD - 3/2004
3.3 months
(Listing date to closing date)
The O'Connor Family
(Listing #1221)

1821 Covington Circle

Leeds, AL 35094

Oliver Crossing

Hi Pat!

Please list our home as "SOLD" on your website! And thank you for the wonderful service! Our house sold for full asking price - in less than three months! The family who bought our home got to see it on the web before making the trip from another state to make an offer. We are so pleased and blessed by the way things turned out.

We chose John Holliman, one of the closing attorneys listed with the helpful FSBO paperwork included with your service. Let us just say that he proves that there are indeed honest and ethical lawyers looking out for the little guy! He could not have been more caring and professional, and helped us save even more with his expertise and patient guidance.

With the money we saved in realtor fees, we were able to put a nice down payment on a much nicer home than we would have been able to afford otherwise. The "SOLD" sign is up in our front yard to let others know that ForSale-ByOwner.com works!

Thank you again,
The O'Connor Family


 

            

SOLD - 3/2004
24 days
(Listing date to closing date)
Charles and Denise Peek
(Listing #1304)

179 St. Charles Drive

Helena, AL

Jackson Square

Dear Pat,

Response to your web listing and yard sign was incredible. We received inquiries from many interested parties on a daily basis. House was under contract within 2 weeks of posting on your site. We even had a back-up contract within the first 2 weeks.

Regards,

Charles and Denise Peek
 


 

            

SOLD - 3/2004
4.5 months
(Listing date to closing date)

$209,900/$213,000
(Asking Price/Selling Price)

Andy and Cathy Robertson
(Listing #1187)

3817 Hazelnut Drive

Trussville, AL 35173

Still Oaks

Dear Pat,

ForSale-ByOwner was great! We had lots of calls, lots of lookers and got two offers on the same day, allowing us to sell for $213,000 instead of the $209,900 list price.

We followed the easy instructions and advice that you gave us and had absolutely no problems with closing. We highly recommend your website and will use it again if we sell in the future. Thanks for your help and wonderful service.

Andy and Cathy Robertson


 

            

SOLD - 3/2004
3.3 months
(Listing date to closing date)

$159,900/$159,900
(Asking Price/Selling Price)

Mitchell Reed
(Listing #1220)

135 Chadwick Drive

Helena, AL 35080

Chadwick

(Pelham area)

I am convinced that the website was vital in selling our home. Our selling price was within $1900 of our full asking price. When you consider the "modest" fee to list on your website add the difference in the asking price and the selling price, the seller comes out thousands ahead over using a real estate agent.

Teach people how to do the math and they will see in dollars and cents what I am trying to tell you.

Thank you for your service and assistance.

Mitchell Reed


 

            

SOLD - 2/2004
1.9 months
(Listing date to closing date)

$198,500/$198,500
(Asking Price/Selling Price)

Mark and Joanna Kingery
(Listing #1228)

5275 Birdsong Road

Birmingham, AL

North Shelby Co.

Dear Pat,

We closed on our house this week and sold it for our asking price of $198,500.00. We were very pleased with the response from your web site receiving two offers within 21 days and all during the Christmas holidays! We would recommend your service without hesitation! Keep up the good work!

Sincerely,
Mark and Joanna Kingery


 

            

SOLD - 1/2004
3.6 months
(Listing date to closing date)

$199,800/$195,800
(Asking Price/Selling Price)

Dick and MaryAnn Tyler
(Listing #1156)

3468 Floyd Bradford Road

Trussville, AL 35173

Dear Patrick,
Our house has been under contract since 12/3/03. It took less then two months to find a buyer. We just closed Friday 1/23/04.

Your web sight made all the difference. Everyone who looked at our house had previewed it first on the internet either by surfing or by information taken from the yard sign you furnished.

Thanks so much. Referrals are on the way.

Sincerely,

Dick and MaryAnn Tyler


 

            

SOLD - 1/2004
3.1 months
(Listing date to closing date)

$138,900/$139,000
(Asking Price/Selling Price)

Kathy and Lance Weise
(Listing #1183)

1656 Savannah Park

Birmingham, AL 35216

Savannah Park

(Unincorporated Jefferson Co.)

Hi, Patrick!
We have been quite pleased with your website from both the buyer’s and the seller’s standpoint. What a savings! If it weren’t for you, we would have paid much more for our new house while the equity in our former house went straight to a realtor. We’ve already referred friends to you and hope to use your quality service again in the future!

Thanks for all your help!
Kathy and Lance


 

            

SOLD - 1/2004
9 days
(Listing date to closing date)

$229,900/$229,900
(Asking Price/Selling Price)

Joanna Reaves
(Listing #1245)

412 Crest Drive

Homewood, AL 35209

Mr. McCaghren ---
Wow! The ForSale-ByOwner.com website truly worked in selling our home. First of all, thank you so much for getting the pictures on the web so fast. After you posted our home on Wednesday morning, 1/15, we had over ten calls and had an offer in hand on Thursday morning! Can you believe it only took us one day to sell our home?

Thank you again for your services. I don't know if you have ever had a home sell this fast from your website, but it worked for us! If we ever need to sell a home again, we will DEFINITELY be using ForSale-ByOwner.com.

Sincerely,
Joanna Reaves

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