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- On 3 Aug 2011
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Why Pay House Premium "for Schools" Instead of Private Schooling?,
Zoas said:
Another consideration is that you can drop out of the private school or apply for financial aid in the form or reduced tuition if things get tight. An expensive home in a good school district doesn't give you that option.
Another option which I've used is District of Choice. Some top rated districts give you a permanet spot and the sending district cannot contest it unless too many students have left.
And there's the old standby of using someone else's address to get into a better district. Just sayin'.... - On 25 Jul 2011
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How to Avoid Having a Buyer's Agent in California,
Zoas said:
corntrollio says
Can you find us FSBO houses that sold for significantly less than realtor-sold houses that are apples to apples?
Kind of not worth the effort really. How do you find a property that sold, determine it was a FSBO, find the previous owner, then interview them to find out what they wanted vs. what they accepted? And it's got to be a resonable model match for a realtor sold property.
I believe the NAR statistics are that fewer than 1% of homes are sold FSBO. And I don't think it's because of a realtors "cartel". As some have mentioned, the used home forms are downloadable, escrow does most of the work, etc...
Nope. Selling a home takes a lot of work and a bit of knowledge, especially if it's a short sale. Most people are not up for that. Kind of like doing a valve job on an engine. Most of us could do it, but don't. - On 25 Jul 2011
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How to Avoid Having a Buyer's Agent in California,
Zoas said:
klarek says
It's because of people like you that I'm using an agent (he's kicking back 2/3 of his commission)
Well first off, you misunderstand my hypothical. I'm saying a FSBO is not going to discount 6%, or even 3%. He's going to want it all because he doesn't really have a clue about the sales process. You'll be lucky if he read the first chapter from "The Idiot's Guide..."
Your agent is going to kick back 2/3 of his commission? Yeah, that can happen when it's your relative and the broker will allow (or they are the brokers). Other than that, don't count on it.
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