by Glen Whitten | Nov 11, 2021 | Sellers
Hot market cooling off? Whatchu talkin bout, Willis? Cast your mind back… Picture it—Late summer. The last gasps of a Midwestern August. A mall just outside of Chicago. The anticipation was almost more than I could handle. My mom, my older sister, and I had...
by Glen Whitten | Nov 11, 2021 | Sellers
How Much Should We Pay A Buyer’s Agent? Dear Glen , We have our house for sale by owner (FSBO) and got a call from an agent who apparently has a possible buyer for our house. She said she wants to come over and “preview” the house to make sure it’s right for her...
by Glen Whitten | Nov 11, 2021 | Sellers
If Your House Is Not Selling, It’s Overpriced. (period) A letter from a reader. Dear Glen, I listed my house with a real estate agent in my area because we want to buy a small house in town. At first, I was excited because there was a lot of activity, but now it seems...
by Glen Whitten | Nov 11, 2021 | Sellers
Let the seller beware!! We’ve all heard the phrase “caveat emptor” which means, let the buyer beware. This phrase became familiar to me when I worked in retail. The idea was that, as a buyer, you have a certain responsibility to watch out for yourself. Whatever you...
by Glen Whitten | Nov 11, 2021 | Sellers
Just Business: How To Handle Low-ball Offers On Your House Dear Glen, We are selling by owner and had our first open house yesterday. It went well and we had several people that seemed interested. Today we got an offer from one of those people and it was really low....
by Glen Whitten | Nov 11, 2021 | Sellers
Ready, Set, Show (the House) Dear Glen, We are getting ready to sell the house and we want to do all we can to show it in the best possible light. Any tips for putting some lipstick on this place? Please be gentle–we don’t have a lot of money to spend on this. Thanks...
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