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If you’re looking for the Joanne Y. Cleaver who sold her house on Facebook Marketplace, as reported in the New York Times…you’ve found her!
You read in the New York Times how I sold my $725,000 house on Facebook Marketplace and saved at least $25,000 in agent commissions. Get the full story – and more importantly – how you can use this proven homeselling strategy to do the same. It’s all in my new book, that shows every homeowner how to use Marketplace, combined with my proven selling strategies, to sell your house for top dollar, with minimal hassle and maximum profit.
Order the Kindle book “Sell Your House on Facebook Marketplace” now! Click here to order.
“Sell Your House on Facebook Marketplace” arms you with all the need-to-know details that couldn’t fit into the Times story, including:
- The key industry professionals you must have to successfully sell via Marketplace (not agents)
- How to work with these professionals to price, market and sell your house for top dollar, without the legal entanglements and financial drain of working with agents
- How to vet potential buyers
- How to identify and deal with potential scammers
- How to deal with buyers’ agents
- Tools like scripts, email templates and Marketplace listing templates
- Timelines
- Tips
- Tactics
- …and more
Additional coverage:
Six ways retirees can make money from downsizing, AOL, September, 2024
The relevance of a real estate agent is on the table, August 26, Business Times
Building on the wisdom and success of Negotiate Real Estate Commissions and Save More Money!, “Sell Your House on Facebook Marketplace” is designed for home sellers who want to keep more of their hard-earned equity for themselves. Pre-order now and learn how this new, powerful tool can clear the way for a swift, smooth, profitable sale of your house.
Home sellers and house hunters! Looking for tips and a toolkit about how to negotiate real estate commissions and save thousands of dollars? You’re in the right place! Join my Facebook group where we swap news and tips on this new skill that homeowners and househunters must have in this hypercompetitive real estate market. And, buy the Kindle book, which is a toolkit with templates, timelines, and scripts for negotiating with confidence. Sign up here for occasional news and tips on home selling, home buying and, coming soon, a toolkit for getting your money back from scurrilous businesses!
“Negotiate Real Estate Commissions and Keep More Money!” is getting major media coverage!
New York Times: “Five Ways Buying and Selling a House Could Change”
Marketwatch: “These home sellers don’t want to pay a 6% commission – so they’re pushing back”
NextAvenue: “The real estate commission war is over. Now, prepare to fight your own commission battle”
Consumer Affairs: “New real estate selling rules: more questions than answers”
I’m glad that the media recognize how important it is for consumers to make the most of this historic chance to re-write the rules of home buying and selling so they can finally keep more of their home equity in the process.
Meanwhile…for the rest of you….read on! Then let’s talk about how I can help you engage your audience with compelling content — from blogs to books and beyond.
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Some of my latest:
Found on the Articles page, this piece about staying the course on an international trip that would not be postponed due to compromised vision, for NextAvenue: Travels with my seeing eye husband,
Found on the Articles page, this September, 2021 story for the Chicago Tribune parses the counterintuitive trend that homeowners are reluctant to convert equity to spending money: Property values are climbing but home equity loans are no longer in vogue. Here’s why.
Found on the Articles page, this August, 2021 story for the Chicago Tribune outlines the clear and present danger to consumers of sloppy security in home closings: About to close on the sale of your home? Be aware that cybercriminals are lurking
Found on the Articles page, this June, 2021 Washington Post story highlights the overlooked, rare commodity of shade in public places: Another pandemic summer, another battle for protection from the sun, June 8, 2021
Found on the Articles page, this June, 2021 Washington Post story offers a bird’s eye view of the fad for adult treehouses: Vacationers are flocking to treehouses, June 10, 2021
Found on the Essays and Commentary page, this essay about the healing and practical power of quilting made the Sunday issue of the Chicago Tribune. Quilters are patching together hope through mask-sewing effort Chicago Tribune March 27, 2020
Found on the Articles page, here’s how AARP Wisconsin is advocating for better retirement savings plans for those who work for themselves and for small businesses: AARP Bulletin – Wisconsin Considers New Retirement Options for Workers – January 2020
Found on the Articles page, this piece for MIddle Market Growth magazine about how Native American Tribes are driving economic growth in their communities – Native American Investors Chart a New Path, March 2020
Found on the Articles page, I explained for The Points Guy why parents face a surprising and unsafe conundrum when traveling with babies, Why You Can’t Reserve a Crib at at Hotel, December 18, 2018
Found on the Essays and Commentary page, this Chicago Tribune essay illustrates ho how one popular, and useful, employee benefit can have the unintended downside of undermining equal pay. How Work-life Programs Stall Women’s Careers, Pay – Chicago Tribune, April 2, 2019
Found on the Articles page, this story about new strategies to help Wisconsinites more effectively save for retirement. AARP Bulletin – Build a Nest Egg – September 2018 Need a Nest Egg? First, Make a Nest Sept. 2018
Found on the Articles page, this profile of McDonalds CFO Kevin Ozan, published in EY magazine Kevin Ozan_EY magazine July 2018 .compressed
Found on the Articles page, this feature for Arthritis Today outlined ways that people with all types of arthritis and related conditions can still enjoy traveling. Soak in the Joy of Travel, June 2018 Arthritis Today June ‘18045.compressed
Found on the Articles page, these stories for cryptocurrency startup ThirtyK delve into rapidly emerging issues for this new industry: Wanted: Messiah to Spread the Word on Cryptocurrencies, April 25, 2018, or download the story here: Wanted: Messiah to Spread the Word on Cryptocurrencies | ThirtyK
Unblocked: Women Working to Gain Influence in Cryptocurrency , May 1, 2018, or download the story here: Unblocked: Women Working to Gain Influence in Cryptocurrency | ThirtyK
Found on the Essays and Commentary page, this June 1, 2018 commentary about the potential and shortcomings of the “Freelance Isn’t Free” law in New York City, published in Crain’s New York business: Patch This Loophole in the Freelancer’s Law – Crain’s New York Business
Found on the Articles page, this June 6, 2017 feature for the Craft Industry Alliance that outlines how creative entrepreneurs can use crowdfunding to build a sustainable business.
Found on the Articles page, this piece published in the April 2017 issue of Chief Investment Officer about the fundamental importance of due diligence when outsourcing asset management and investment administration.