rockinblu's Q&A

HOMEOWNER1867,For your home to appear in the MLS it has to be listed there through a Realtor. This can be a flat-fee MLS entry only, a Realtor who provides services on an a la carte basis, or a full service arrangement. If you were thinking somehow your house would get on the MLS just through an appearance on, or with a fee to Zillow, it just doesn't work that way. Since you seem to be heading in the FSBO direction, you may be interested in the blog attached to the link below. Good luck.  http://rockinblu-rockinblu.blogspot.com/2009/02/thinking-about-doing-fsbo.html

Hi Wayne,You may be interested in the blog attached to the ink below. Good luck.http://rockinblu-rockinblu.blogspot.com/2009/02/ive-got-my-fingers-crossed.html

lotus1964,You sure can. This is not Trulia. You can begin by starting here.BTW, if you're doing a FSBO, you may be interested in the blog attached to the link below. Good luck.http://rockinblu-rockinbl ... fsbo.html

Oops! Sorry, my previous post was meant for Christina who obviously doesn't know about the " Good Neighbor Policy" regarding spamming..

Watch your earlier posts from today, and you'll get the idea from what happens to a couple of them.

onemorejim,While the blog attached to the link below is directed to FSBOs, whether you'fre represented by an agent or not there may be some things of value in it for you. Quite honestly I think the inside photos need to be reshot with a wide angle lens to give a better view of the room, and things removed from the kitchen counter to give the appearance of more counter space.http://rockinblu-rockinblu.blogspot.com/2009/02/thinking-about-doing-fsbo.html

You might want to try starting here.

"but we have to pay closing cost on the new house and pay off our 2 debts so that we can afford the bigger mortgage payment."~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Think about it. Who really cares other than you and your family?It seems the appraisal hasn't even been done yet. It could surprise a few people, and the house actually appraise. Maybe you're being prepared by your agent for the worse. If worse does comes to worse, depending on the amount of commission involved, there could be an outside chance to get the deal to work, the agent might take a cut along with you dropping your price. It doesn't hurt to ask. Also, keep in mind you're heading into the slowest period for RE sales and how much the carrying costs on your present home will be.

dreamhouse2007,Glad you have a real buyer, but sorry that it's a relative. While it has been done,  it's much, much more difficult doing a short-sale when a relative is involved due to the arms length rule. I'm sorry, but I scanned the Realtors listed in Central Valley, CA on both Zillow and Trulia and didn't recognize any names, so I don't have anyone I could really recommend. Good luck. I have a feeling this is going to be a diificult one.

Jon,Very nice site.