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However the seller agent is saying that there is an offer already submitted to the bank and our offer will be looked into only if the other offer is rejected by the bank or the other person backs out from his offer. However we know for sure that our offer is better than the offer that is submitted to the bank.Is there anything that we can do to make that our offer is looked into by the bank. the state of the home on the MLS listing shows as ‘contingent back up”. can somebody please answer me?

All offers have a date and time. The person that put in the earlier offer is the one that will be rejected or accepted first. It is law. All offers have to be presented in the manner they are received. Right now it is a sit and wait game. Good luck to you on getting or finding the home you want. Also with short sales the response time is longer because you are dealing with a company and not an individual.

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Please read my 360 blog and let me know what you think. Important information contained within. Please answer the poll question, too. I am still at a loss as to how, In America, they can legally prevent me from advertising my home for sale by owner in the MLS. What do you think?
leaptad , I can ask it in both places, if I want, to get more INFORMATIVE answers. Your answer isn’t one of them.

After reading your blog/rant, all I can say is, "Jeez, Louise, who lit the fuse on your tampon?"

They can legally refuse to list your home simply because the MLS is a private company and as such can do business with or refuse to do business with whomever they choose. So long as they do not discriminate based upon certain prohibited criteria (generally race, creed, color, religion, national origin, gender or family status when it comes to housing transactions) they are completely legal in refusing your listing.

I think you need to find a cut-rate realtor who will get your home listed with the MLS if you want it listed there. Keep in mind that unless you offer a full 3% split to the selling broker/agent, you’ll not likely get any benefit from the listing.

BTW, Dearie, it’s not the law that bars you from listing as you allude with your voting question on your blog/rant site. It’s the MLS. And they are fully within their rights to block your listing.

Please read my 360 blog and let me know what you think. Important information contained within. Please answer the poll question, too. I am still at a loss as to how, In America, they can legally prevent me from advertising my home for sale by owner in the MLS. What do you think?
leaptad , I can ask it in both places, if I want, to get more INFORMATIVE answers. Your answer isn’t one of them.

After reading your blog/rant, all I can say is, "Jeez, Louise, who lit the fuse on your tampon?"

They can legally refuse to list your home simply because the MLS is a private company and as such can do business with or refuse to do business with whomever they choose. So long as they do not discriminate based upon certain prohibited criteria (generally race, creed, color, religion, national origin, gender or family status when it comes to housing transactions) they are completely legal in refusing your listing.

I think you need to find a cut-rate realtor who will get your home listed with the MLS if you want it listed there. Keep in mind that unless you offer a full 3% split to the selling broker/agent, you’ll not likely get any benefit from the listing.

BTW, Dearie, it’s not the law that bars you from listing as you allude with your voting question on your blog/rant site. It’s the MLS. And they are fully within their rights to block your listing.

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I am looking to buy a home on the northside of Eau Claire Wisconsin. I would like to be outside of eau claire a little bit, but would not like to get any farther then 10 miles out of the Northside of eau claire. I have searched MLS listings and have been in contact with multiple real estate agents, but just have not found what I am looking for. If anyone has any homes for sale, or knows someone PLEASE let me know. I would like to be in a new home before summer ends so I am able to enjoy it. I don’t care if the home needs a little work, we NEED to get out of the place we are renting ASAP.
Thank you in advance for any information or help from anyone.
I am not looking to build right now, I am just looking for something to buy to get us through the next 3-4 years till i am completely done with school. I would concider land if it already had utilities stubbed to it, then i would put a double wide on the land or something for the time being

Check with the bank and see about getting pre approved if so you might could find some chep land and build what you want or whay the bank or resoreses allow you to do with your income,or try to get in touch with Grege Lyman. He lives in that town and might could help.To make sure its the right Grege,Ask him if he knows Johnny Walker in Birmingham,Alabama,if so thats the man.

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So far I know to get the house looking good, advertise (hold open houses, make flyers, get in the mls BUT what else?) I need a list.

I am a real estate broker. If you feel comfortable with pricing, negotiations and contracts, the best way to sell your home is to the following:

1. Find a broker who is willing to do an MLS entry only. It should cost you around $300 and they should give you a lockbox. Advertise your listing price 2-5% below your competition. Offer 4% to the buyer’s agent. Offer to pay 2% for buyer’s closing cost. (Note: an alternative to an MLS only entry is an open listing. It will save you a few hundred bucks and you only need to pay the Realtor who brings you a buyer).

2. Open houses don’t work. 2% of all transactions are closed because of an open house. You’ll just attract noisy neighbors and people who plan on robbing/raping you now or later.

3. If your MLS entry does not include a sign (some MLS boards require the broker to use a sign), then make sure your For Sale By Owner sign has the words "broker friendly" or "Broker co-op" or the MLS number.

4. Craigslist and the pennysaver online are great free publications. Again, use broker friendly.

5. Find out who your buyers are and post flyers or bandit signs around the areas they would be. For example, if your potential buyer’s are couples with young kids, post your flyers at day care centers and parks. If your buyers are single professionals, then advertise in employee lounges of nearby companies.

Good luck

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I just listed my home for sale on the MLS (in Colorado), and I was wondering when do I start shopping for title insurance? Do I start calling title insurance companies now? Or will the title insurance companies require me to have a purchase agreement first?

Typically, the party who pays for the Owners title insurance would be the party to choose the title company.

If you have a realtor, let them handle it, they’ll know when and who to open it with. If you don’t, the house is for sale by owner (FSBO). Usually title companies prefer to have a contract signed when dealing with FSBO’s.

You can easily call a local title/escrow company and ask if you are in a ’seller pay’ area. If you are, ask what their fee is for the owners policy based on your sales price. You can then call several companies and ask for their fees to compare.

You can also ask if they would open a pre-sale order for title insurance.

If you’re in a ‘buyer pay’ area, let the buyer and/or their realtor deal with it.

Good luck