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I want to put a FSBO sign in my yard. Problem is, the dirt was compacted, and is HARD. How do sign installers dig the holes to install the signs? I know it's done, there's a bunch around :mrgreen: .
Ofgift

Meant to include that, if my house does not sell via the 5 Day sale, and it might not, even though we are going into our strongest selling season now, I may keep it fsbo. I may do a second sale a month lataer, or just list it at the perceived market value, rather than the beginning bid price.
Or, if I can get a 3 month contract with a RE agent, I may do that instead.
Best wishes.
Ofgift

So what you're sayin is that even my very first post has a count of 631? That's sad...
Ofgift

I just posted 2 responses, and both came up marked 630 posts. So I went to a couple of former posts, and they too, are marked as 630 posts.
And hereI am, working my fingers to the bone, trying to get to 1000 posts, legitamately, and your counter is notcountng! :cry: How many others has it stolen from me?
I'll bet that by now I've probably posted lebenty million times, and all YOU have is 630!
What gives?

Ofgift
who now has bo-o-o-ney fingers!

I just lost a response to you because BP was down,
Google "Kyle Cascioli." His website has a contact place, but go to the site itself. He has a lot of 5-Day related information. He is a RE agent in Denver who does a modified version of the 5 Day sale, and his site can be helpful.
Google “the official site of the 5-Day Method and the Book How to…†Sign up for the forum, read, ask questions, learn.

Basically, and not real accurately,
Have your house inspected, and have the results available.
Advertise your house for about half what it’s worth during a 5 day period starting any WEDNESDAY you choose, show it ONLY Saturday and Sunday for a few hours each day, and sell it Sunday night. You advertise starting on a Wednesday. If you do not have 25 responses by Friday night, do NOT proceed with the sale. Find out what happened, correct it, and reschedule for another time.

You determine what the market value is, cut that in half, and list it on local print media and free websites. The author gives you the info for the ads, (by owner, general location, description, date, days, times, “Will be sold Sunday night to the highest bidderâ€, your phone and email. You do not give your address until Friday night, after you know you have the 25 responses and are going ahead with the sale.
He gives you info for both the quick and the detailed descriptions, the telephone log, the bidding rules, etc. Avoid major events weekends, holiday weekends, etc. He tells how to handle various problems, and various things you might expect.

I will tweak his method several ways:
I will not use a 50% reduction for a listing price. I will use either a 20 to 25 % reduction list price, OR determine the lowest amount I’ll accept, and have the bidding start there. My hours will probably 1 to 5 PM on Sat and Sunday.

I will advertise at least the Wed. prior, so that I have two weekends of advertising. I do not think I will pay for a newspaper ad this time. I did before and did get many responses from it, but still do not think it was cost effective. I do expect to use Craigslist and other free websites, and probably a flat fee MLS listing, using a few suggestions regarding that. I may send out postcards to a local area radius. I don’t know how far I will go, a few blocks or subdivisions, or a few miles…
If I don’t get the 25 responses, I will cancel and reschedule.
I will have neighborhood comps available if there are any available. Not much is selling here now.

There’s possibly a few more things but I can’t think of them now.
I will hire a couple of friends to help with the 2 open inspection afternoons.
I will use a title company for the closing. I did talk to a re lawyer, and he said he’s too expensive for the little work that needed done, that a title co would handle it far less expensively than he would. That may be state dependent.
If you have other questions, ask!
Ofgift

DO consider the FSBO--for Sale By Owner. In fact, consider a modified "5Day sale" The book "How to Sell Your Home in 5 Days" may be available at your local library, and it is available at bookstores.
It helped me understand HOW to sell by ownner, without the fsbo companies. I am preparing to do one now.

I will not follow the book, but have decided to tweak it a few different ways.
If you're interested, I will be glad to share them.
Ofgift

Thanks. The pipes are polybutalene, so it must be the sigots themselves. They're 15 yo, and our water is very hard.
Ofgift

A few months ago I had a water line break which was repaired. Even now when I turn on the outside spigots (front or rear) the first couple of pints of water is brown-dirty. Does that indicate there is another break? Those spigots aren't turned on often, but have been enough that I would have thought any sediment would be out of them.

Water from spigots inside the house does not have that problem. What's the explanation?
Thanks,
Ofgift

I've been pretty sick for about 2 weeks. Started out with a sore, burning throat that proceed ed into my lungs. Finally feeling better, and am now, after finding out that my throat and lungs still burn after I go into my room, I'm washing the walls with baking soda. I'll rince them later today, and see how that works. If it doesn't, I'll go to vinegar, and wash then rince. Most of my doors and windows are open, I hope this helps.
I can't even move back into my other house, it got half painted by a hire that didn't follow directions and got really enthsiastic. Paint color happens to be different, so now it needs repainted!
This is where I am, so I need to get this solved, if it means removing the sheetrock from that room and putting in new. I simply can't do with inflamed throat and lungs for days, let alone months...
Thanks for your suggestion.
Ofgift

Thanks Matthew. This house was built in 1994, so is probably not affected by that.
Ofgift