Durham Region For Sale By Owner Private Real Estate Sales

Plan to attend For Sale By Owner Oshawa Open Houses this weekend.

1304 Belair Crescent, Oshawa

Saturday, September 20 & Sunday, September 21 - 2 to 4pm

Directions to this Private Real Estate sale open house.

This Oshawa For Sale By Owner home is located in a prime area of the northeast part of the city. Pride of ownership certainly shows in this bungalow. The owner has updated it from top-to-bottom. There is nothing more to do.

You will find 3 spacious bedrooms on the main floor as well as a bright and cozy updated kitchen. The basement has been finished into a rec room with a wet bar, 4^th bedroom, laundry room, bathroom and workroom.

Entertain your friends on the large L-shaped deck overlooking the fully fenced, landscaped backyard. Features are air conditioning and a 9 by 10 foot shed in the backyard. The lot size is 40 by 145 feet. Shopping malls are a 2 minute drive. Eastdale Collegiate and public schools are within walking distance.

Plan to attend this and other Oshawa Open Houses this weekend.

Recycling has become a daily practice. Everyone is using their green and blue boxes to eliminate waste going to landfills. But saving our planet goes beyond this.

In September 2007 a company opened in Whitby called envirosponsible. They provide the opportunity for individuals to dispose of items rather than taking them to the dump. These include building materials, windows, metals, kitchen cabinets, etc.

Also for sale are rain barrels and composters. You might also find some antique doors and decorative building materials from the past. Check out the drain water heat recovery kits. You can save on your heating costs.

Before you dispose of or buy and building materials, check out envirosponsible. You can help the earth and save money as well.

Check out the inventory at envirosponsible.

Selling your home? Have a look at our Durham Region Real Estate website for private sales.

A home inspection is required to reveal deficiencies in the property. Hopefully they are not major, as you have spent a lot of time to find your dream home. You don't want to start shopping again, and at the same time don't want to have to spend thousands of dollars the day you move in.

When the home inspector finds a problem, they will in some cases be able to provide a ballpark figure for repairs. Some home inspectors have worked in the construction field prior to becoming licensed. They are in a position to offer some prices to correct the situation.

After the inspection and assuming that you want to take another step in the purchase, you can request some time to have contractors give a more accurate quotation. This will give you the opinion of a professional in the area of the problem. If you decide to go this route, here are some tips to ensure you don't have a problem later.

• Confirm the contractor is qualified, insured, experienced and licensed in the trade you require. The best way to find someone is word or mouth. If not, you can contact trade organizations. Don't be afraid to ask for references and check them out.
• Get all quotes in writing. These should include materials required, the scope of work to be performed, a start date and the estimated time it will take to complete the work.
• If you decide to hire someone, have them draw up a contract. You can ask your lawyer to review the agreement before you sign it.

HomesByOwner of Durham Region proudly recommends APOMInspections, a Professional Home Inspector. Daniel Giddings, a licensed home inspector, has had extensive experience in the field. He has also worked in the construction business for the past 15 years. He is in a position to provide quotations and also recommend a professional in the field if required.

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When buying or selling real estate, water testing will be required if the home is serviced by a well. Some steps will be required depending on what side of the sale you are on.

If you are a seller, take a water sample at the time you decide to put the property on the market. If there is a problem, it can be corrected before a buyer enters the scene. Their offer to purchase will be conditional on a water test. Testing 3 times a year is recommended to keep you up-to-date on the quality of your family's drinking water. The Ontario Ministry of Health provides all the services you require to complete this task.

As a buyer, you will want to include a condition in your offer. This will allow you enough time to determine that the well water is suitable for human consumption. Your mortgage company will also require a copy of the report. They will not finance a property with poor quality water.

Whether you are buying or selling a property with a well, you can contact a local Public Health Lab. They have the test bottles as well as instructions how to have the water tested.

Learn more about selling privately on our Durham Region Homes For Sale website.

Can a real estate agent really get 26% more for a home than a private seller? This is a claim that a realtor made in a post on his blog.

On September 18 we posted a comment on the agents post. We asked for verification of this statement so we could read the article. Here is our request.

There is a post on Activerain where the blogger claims that a real estate agent will get about 26% more for a house than the For Sale By Owner seller will.

Lets do some math. A Realtor sells a property for $300,000 which is market value. Based on the above statement, the FSBO seller will only get $238,095 for the same home. That's a lot of money to give away.

Obviously this statement is not correct. I am currently trying to obtain a copy of the report that makes this claim. How can you even start to compile a statistic like this?

Stay tuned

Well, we never got any response. We will have to take this as another weak attempt by the real estate community to discredit the ability of someone selling their own home.

See what our Durham Region For Sale By Owner company can do to help you sell your own home.

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Here are some tips to prepare your home for winter.

• Check your insulation. You should consider R-30 to be the minimum. Generally older homes do not meet their requirements, therefore some should be added.
• Clean all eaves troughs of leaves and debris. Make sure water can flow freely. Check to see if any troughs are loose and if so, secure them.
• Contact a heating contractor and have your heating system checked. Make sure there is a new filter installed.
• Outdoor faucets should be shut off and drained.
• Chimneys should be cleaned and inspected. If this has not been done in awhile, don't use it until a professional has looked at it.
• Check the shingles on your house. Replace loose ones. If they appear dried out and curling, call a roofer. They may need to be replaced.
• Get your snow shovels, salt and sand ready. If you require any of these, buy them now. When they are needed in the winter, some stores run out.
• Trim trees that overhang the roof on your home. If they become weighted with snow and ice, they can damage your roof. The motion created by the wind will cause premature wear.
• If you have any water pipes that are exposed to freezing temperatures, make sure they are insulated.
• Make sure all downspouts are secure direct water away from the foundation of your home.
• Take some time and caulk around all windows, doors and exterior trim. If the existing is dried out, remove it and apply some new. Also check the weather stripping around doors and windows.
• If your home is older and has storm windows, install them before the weather gets too bad. You might also consider buying new vinyl windows as they will be more energy efficient.

Some of these steps require a professionals assistance. It will be money well spent. If you are doing any work yourself, consider that you want to keep the bad weather out. It will also help you save energy costs. 

Selling your home? Check out our Durham Region Homes For Sale website. 

The other day I was talking with a real estate agent. I asked how business was. They responded that it was dead. Nothing was happening because their phone was not ringing.

I then asked how many listings they had. Five right now and working on getting another one in the next couple of days. But nothing is happening right now on any of them. Very few showings and no phone calls.

I decided to take it to another level. I asked what they were doing to market and advertise their listings. I'm glad I was sitting down because I was not prepared for what I heard. They stated ‘why should I spend money on advertising when no one is calling. It is dead out there'.

Later I was thinking, here is a professional that is an expert in marketing real estate. Don't they know that the first rule of advertising is to run ads when the phone is not ringing? It certainly is a good place to start to get some calls.

I also look at the free classified websites that are available to post ads. Why they are not packed full of realtors promoting their listings is a mystery to me. Large sites like Craigslist and Kijiji offer a lot of traffic that can no doubt get their phone ringing.

Learn what HomesByOwner of Durham Region can do to advertise you Private Real Estate sale.

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Oshawa open houses for Durham Region private real estate sales are advertised on HomesByOwner.com.

1304 Belair Crescent - Saturday, September 13 & Sunday, September 14 -- 2 to 4pm

This Oshawa For Sale By Owner home is located in a prime area of the northeast part of the city. The owner has updated it from top-to-bottom. There is nothing more to do.

You will find 3 spacious bedrooms on the main floor as well as a bright and cozy updated kitchen. The basement has been finished into a rec room with a wet bar, 4^th bedroom, laundry room, bathroom and workroom.

Entertain your friends on the large L-shaped deck overlooking the fully fenced, landscaped backyard. Features are air conditioning and a 9 by 10 foot shed in the backyard. The lot size is 40 by 145 feet. Shopping malls are a 2 minute drive. Eastdale Collegiate and public schools are within walking distance.

Directions to this Private Real Estate sale.

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This Oshawa for sale by owner home was built by Herman Kassinger and is located in Rose Garden. All schools, parks, churches and a convenience store is a short walk away.

The raised bungalow features 3 bedrooms on the main floor as well as the living room, 4 piece bathroom and eat-in kitchen. You can walkout from the kitchen to a deck.

The basement is finished into a bedroom, laundry room, 3 piece bathroom and rec room with a fireplace. There is an entrance from the attached garage. Large windows create a bright basement.

Features and updates of this Private Real Estate sale are central air, central vac, a new roof and 5 windows and 2 doors installed in 2007.

Directions to this Oshawa FSBO home.

Check out our Durham Region Homes For Sale website for private sales.

Private sales of real estate in Canada amount to 25% of the market. This number surprises a lot of people, however statistics will verify it.

Have you ever bought a new home from a builder? If so, this was a private sale. No real estate agents were involved in the transaction as it was not listed on MLS. The builders representative drafted an offer which contained a condition for a few days to allow your lawyer to review it. If you accepted the agreement, you proceeded with the purchase.

So what is so difficult about selling your own home? You market the property, find an interested buyer, then get your lawyer involved. They handle the paperwork. You end up saving $10,000, $20,000 and even more in Realtors fees.

But let's be honest and qualify this argument. It does involve some work on your behalf. You have to step into the shoes of an agent. What you expect them to do will be your job.

The forecast is that the number of private sales will double in the next 3-5 years. That's right, 50% of residential real estate sales will be completed on a private basis. Technology has changed the way real estate is bought and sold.

Are you ready to join the For Sale By Owner revolution?

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Check out our FSBO website for Private Sales.

Learn how to Sell Your Home privately and save paying thousands of dollars in real estate agents commissions.