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Usually ships in 1 business days | | Only 1 left in stock, order soon! | | | | | | The proof is in the testimonials that have arrived by the thousands: "This is a really great book. It's simple. It's straightforward. We read it. We ran our ad. We got over 100 telephone calls. We sold our home."—John Henke, Boise, ID. "Our real estate broker was green with envy. In 5 days we got 24 bids higher than the highest bid she got us in 11 1/2 years. You're our hero!"—Elizabeth & Tim Hunter, South Berwick, ME. "I had a business opportunity I couldn't take advantage of unless I sold my home immediately. I saw your book in a bookstore and sold my home the next weekend. Thanks!"—Doug Walker, Salt Lake City, UT. "Thanks to your system I sold my home in 5 days at $1.26 million. You saved me $78,000 in real estate commission!"—V., Potomac, MD.
Now in its third edition and timed perfectly to address a challenging real estate market, How to Sell Your Home in 5 Days turns the conventional on its head to present an innovative, practical, and foolproof alternative that makes the market work for you, the seller. Based on the one basic truth of free enterprise—that your home is worth exactly what the highest bidder will pay for it— this step-by-step plan shows exactly how to price your home attractively; make a timetable; write an effective ad; use buyer psychology, price points, and magic numbers to get the best price; and conduct round-robin bidding. It includes new information on the Internet—including a supporting website, www.5-day.com—the most recent testimonials, and updates to every phase of the process, from whether or not to renovate a kitchen before selling to the ins and outs of transferring ownership. Homes sold through the five-day plan sell for an average of 5% more than through conventional sales, plus, the seller doesn't have to pay a broker's fee—making this book among the best deals of the century. | | | |
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Bill G. Effros | | Paperback: | 309 pages | | Publisher: | Workman Publishing Company | | Publication Date: | March 01, 2007 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 0761146814 | | Product Length: | 10.76 inches | | Product Width: | 8.44 inches | | Product Height: | 0.75 inches | | Product Weight: | 1.57 pounds | | Package Length: | 8.6 inches | | Package Width: | 8.4 inches | | Package Height: | 1.0 inches | | Package Weight: | 1.45 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 24 reviews |
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15 of 17 found the following review helpful:
 Auctioned a home I could sell. May 09, 2007
By Rags
I hehab houses and finished one TOO nice in a run down area. On the market for six months and had tried everything including a Realtor listing! Everyone liked it but we could get no one in that araa that could qualify for a mortgage.
The 5 day auction raised interest, brought in lots more prospects, and we close the sale next week!!!
14 of 16 found the following review helpful:
 Underprice the home as a strategy? May 11, 2009
By Barry Arthur
"Barry"
While this book is an easy read and has some good information in it, one of the primary concepts the author, Effros, uses to try to get a home sold is the "auction" effect. Basically, WAY underprice the home and hope that several people realize that the price is very low and everybody bids the price up to a reasonable level.
I have seen this work in strong, hot markets. When you're located in slow market in the country where foreclosures and short sales are ruling the day, this method is a waste of time. I've read several other reviews glorifying how it works, but too many buyers have an expectation that the home should be low and so I don't believe this is a viable strategy for the market.
Again, well written book, I just don't think the material is applicable. I actually recommend How to Sell Your Home in Any Market by Loren Keim. Another strong read but better information.
10 of 11 found the following review helpful:
Worked like a charm Jan 18, 2008
By Larry Colgrove Jr.
I bought this book in 2003 and used it to sell a rental house. At the time there were 5 or 6 other homes for sale on the same small street. I sold mine in 5 days while the others languished on the market (because they were over-priced) for months. Definitely recommended reading.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 Great in theory, but not in this market Aug 04, 2009
By L. Michaels
I am trying to sell my house and decided to check out Bill's book from my library before signing with a full service realtor. I made sure I had the most recent edition, read through it thoroughly, went to his web site, and read over the recent forum entries. Even though I saw nothing from the Chicago area and nothing of any real positive success stories, I thought I'd give it a try. I followed the book exactly, spent over 650.00 for advertising (newspaper and internet) and had lousy results. It was a waste of money to follow the book for the advertising advice, but if you look at the forum, people are using different methods, such as signs and flyers. Still, I have read of no great results and it seems that Bill's book is out of touch with what is going on in today's market. His book sounds promising, but, in reality, it doesn't work in the current real estate market.
8 of 10 found the following review helpful:
 Outdated, not for cool market and not for Massachusetts Jun 01, 2009
By Patrycja E. Missiuro
"pacia"
My husband and I decided to try to sell our house based on the 5-day method. We live in Cambridge, MA. It is Spring 2009, the market has cooled but it is still not too bad. Well, we followed the book cover to cover - with an awful result at the end. We advertised in the paper with 0 responses, on craigslist with ~10 responses (craigslist is flooded with real estate ads and frankly, most buyers in MA use agents b/c they have no time to browse craigslist) and we ran around the whole Boston putting fliers up (20 responses).
We had over 70 people visit and 49 people bidding. However, they were all bottom feeders hoping to finally own a home (they could not afford it before). So our bidding ended at a way below the market price - we know b/c we were able to sell it 20% higher later through a regular sale! What a waste of time and energy! I wish I can have my money back for the book - btw, if you check out the forum that the book's author started online - pretty much everyone is failing to sell. I advise not to bother with this - it is a scam - and the author just keeps repeating himself like a broken record now and says to everyone who fails - "I guess you do not want to hear what the market price is for your home".
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