9/21/2009

Review of The Complete Guide to Selling Your Own Home in California w/CD (FSBO) (Paperback)

Wow--what an easy to read, comprehensive GUIDE to Selling Your Own Home!In her For Sale By Owner book, Kathy Gottberg shares invaluable personal and detailed information to save yourself large sums of money.Her expansive table of contents and attached CD of forms take the reader through the steps of selling his/her own home.First she explains how real estate works, the "art" of pricing, negotiation (and renegotiation), disclosures and simple solutions.Even as a FSBO, there is still help available from the escrow officer, appraiser and inspectors. There is even a list of "Do's" (e.g. "stage your home"), "Don't" ("chatter nonstop"), and printable counter offer forms like #180 on the included CD.Selling Your Own Home does take time and energy and if you decide to use a broker or buy outside of California, the book has absolutely informed you of what to expect of the real estate process.

Gary Lange Ph.D.


Product Description
Is it possible to sell your home yourself and save a large amount of money? Absolutely! Is it easy and simple? Not always. Fortunately, with the comprehensive information, including all the forms, explanations and disclosures in The Complete Guide to Selling Your Own Home in California, you now have everything you need to successfully accomplish the goal of selling your home yourself.

Accompanying this book is a CD containing all the necessary legal forms and worksheets required in an editable and printable format to sell residential property in the state of California.

This book is organized into three parts. Part One addresses the choices you face and reveal some of the mysteries of the For Sale By Owner (FSBO) experience. Part Two is filled with the elements every seller needs to know before, during and after the successful completion of a sale. Part Three is for trouble-shooting or to use as a reference when a task is at hand or if you find yourself facing a roadblock. This final part also includes some simple marketing techniques that all sellers should at least be aware of before beginning the sales process.

In addition, the accompanying CD contains all the legal forms a homeseller needs for any phase of a transaction. Until now, finding forms to legally transfer real estate in California has been one of the greatest challenges facing those in the FSBO market. Feel free at any time to jump around in the book or to browse the CD to find anything that directly tackles your current concerns or questions.

About the Author
Kathy Gottberg became a real estate broker in 1983. She started writing about escrow and real estate related matters in 1985 and continues to the present time. Kathy and her husband Thom have bought and sold numerous homes and investment properties during the last 25 years and continually use the information contained in this book to buy and sell property successfully. They reside in La Quinta, CA.

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