Comments on: You do my nails; I’ll sell your house http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/28/you-do-my-nails-ill-sell-your-house/ Seattle's Leading Resource for Real Estate Information Sun, 21 Mar 2010 02:14:14 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Clackamas Real Estate Guy http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/28/you-do-my-nails-ill-sell-your-house/#comment-232195 Clackamas Real Estate Guy Sun, 23 Dec 2007 06:53:55 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/28/you-do-my-nails-ill-sell-your-house/#comment-232195 I've heard of people trading a boat to sell a house. Its was a high end home. I would do it, I think. I’ve heard of people trading a boat to sell a house. Its was a high end home. I would do it, I think.

]]> By: Lizette Fitzpatrick http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/28/you-do-my-nails-ill-sell-your-house/#comment-166811 Lizette Fitzpatrick Fri, 03 Aug 2007 14:25:24 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/28/you-do-my-nails-ill-sell-your-house/#comment-166811 Great idea about bartering! Many times when I am showing homes in Central Kentucky I love some of the furniture inside. I don't always ask if they would like to sell. I've bartered for many things I have wanted. I grew up in a pawn shop so buying things new were not something I did. The poorest people always bought the nicest things then pawned them because the couldn't afford to keep them. I'd like to barter for services if it is something I really want. Great idea about bartering! Many times when I am showing homes in Central Kentucky I love some of the furniture inside. I don’t always ask if they would like to sell. I’ve bartered for many things I have wanted. I grew up in a pawn shop so buying things new were not something I did. The poorest people always bought the nicest things then pawned them because the couldn’t afford to keep them. I’d like to barter for services if it is something I really want.

]]> By: Jaime http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/28/you-do-my-nails-ill-sell-your-house/#comment-165477 Jaime Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:07:25 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/28/you-do-my-nails-ill-sell-your-house/#comment-165477 Ardell- Great post! I agree with you about bartering. My hubby and I provide Web/graphic design services to small businesses in Seattle and are always willing to barter. Unfortunately, when we try to barter for services from another business, we usually get the cold shoulder. Maybe I should look into starting up a site for this... Ardell-

Great post! I agree with you about bartering. My hubby and I provide Web/graphic design services to small businesses in Seattle and are always willing to barter. Unfortunately, when we try to barter for services from another business, we usually get the cold shoulder. Maybe I should look into starting up a site for this…

]]> By: ARDELL http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/28/you-do-my-nails-ill-sell-your-house/#comment-165095 ARDELL Sun, 29 Jul 2007 16:50:30 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/28/you-do-my-nails-ill-sell-your-house/#comment-165095 Actuall Kev, I did barter when I worked for Coldwell Banker. Wasn't a problem. Here's how I did it. I was on a split of 65/35 with 35% to Coldwell Banker. I'm remembering a real life example from back in 1994 or so. Divorce. Sold house and woman purchased a townhome. Downsized. Furniture in current home did not fit into new townhome. Client was short on closing costs for new home. Sale price was $200,000 or so. Total commission $6,000 for list side. 35% to Coldwell Banker is $2,100. Take that off the top. Now you can barter with the difference. I "bought" everything she wasn't bringing to the new place or trashing. This helped her move out without needing to have a garage sale. Simplified her move, and gave her the money she needed for closing costs on the purchase side. Simple, easy, everyone happy. Did the same thing with a snow blower on another house which I gave to my sister and brother-in-law as a Christmas present. He's still using it today in PA. What I give them as a barter price is more than someone will pay them at a garage sale. So everyone's happy, even Coldwell Banker. I am not bartering with their dollars...only mine. As to the owner of the Coldwell Banker Franchise at the time, I learned it from him. I saw him buy a boat from someone to give them the cash they needed to purchase. LOL We were very creative in the early to mid 90s before 1998. We have to get creative again, I think. Back to win-win, after being in the win-lose of hot market times. We can't barter the whole commission any more than the Country Doctor could always get paid in eggs. But it's a piece of the puzzle, and can be implemented quite easily. Actuall Kev, I did barter when I worked for Coldwell Banker. Wasn’t a problem. Here’s how I did it. I was on a split of 65/35 with 35% to Coldwell Banker. I’m remembering a real life example from back in 1994 or so.

Divorce. Sold house and woman purchased a townhome. Downsized. Furniture in current home did not fit into new townhome. Client was short on closing costs for new home. Sale price was $200,000 or so. Total commission $6,000 for list side. 35% to Coldwell Banker is $2,100. Take that off the top. Now you can barter with the difference. I “bought” everything she wasn’t bringing to the new place or trashing. This helped her move out without needing to have a garage sale. Simplified her move, and gave her the money she needed for closing costs on the purchase side.

Simple, easy, everyone happy. Did the same thing with a snow blower on another house which I gave to my sister and brother-in-law as a Christmas present. He’s still using it today in PA.

What I give them as a barter price is more than someone will pay them at a garage sale. So everyone’s happy, even Coldwell Banker. I am not bartering with their dollars…only mine.

As to the owner of the Coldwell Banker Franchise at the time, I learned it from him. I saw him buy a boat from someone to give them the cash they needed to purchase. LOL We were very creative in the early to mid 90s before 1998. We have to get creative again, I think.

Back to win-win, after being in the win-lose of hot market times. We can’t barter the whole commission any more than the Country Doctor could always get paid in eggs. But it’s a piece of the puzzle, and can be implemented quite easily.

]]> By: Kevin Tomlinson http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/28/you-do-my-nails-ill-sell-your-house/#comment-165082 Kevin Tomlinson Sun, 29 Jul 2007 16:11:01 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/28/you-do-my-nails-ill-sell-your-house/#comment-165082 ARDELL I can see a CB agent walking in after a closing with a commission check, half of what it should be. I'd love to be a fly on the wall. "We'll Mr. Corporate manager, I bartered away half the commish for one year of back waxes". :) ARDELL

I can see a CB agent walking in after a closing with a commission check, half of what it should be. I’d love to be a fly on the wall.

“We’ll Mr. Corporate manager, I bartered away half the commish for one year of back waxes”.

:)

]]> By: ARDELL http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/28/you-do-my-nails-ill-sell-your-house/#comment-164952 ARDELL Sun, 29 Jul 2007 06:26:53 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/28/you-do-my-nails-ill-sell-your-house/#comment-164952 Bob, I like the idea of bartering. Kind of like the old fashioned Country Doctor who gets eggs and chickens for fixing up the kids. Bob,

I like the idea of bartering. Kind of like the old fashioned Country Doctor who gets eggs and chickens for fixing up the kids.

]]> By: ARDELL http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/28/you-do-my-nails-ill-sell-your-house/#comment-164951 ARDELL Sun, 29 Jul 2007 06:25:52 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/28/you-do-my-nails-ill-sell-your-house/#comment-164951 Marie, If you can locate that "Bizex" let me know. I'd be interested in joining anything local. I'm surprised there's not more activity on Craigslist for bartering. Marie,

If you can locate that “Bizex” let me know. I’d be interested in joining anything local.

I’m surprised there’s not more activity on Craigslist for bartering.

]]> By: ARDELL http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/28/you-do-my-nails-ill-sell-your-house/#comment-164950 ARDELL Sun, 29 Jul 2007 06:24:53 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/28/you-do-my-nails-ill-sell-your-house/#comment-164950 Cindy, Clearly stagers could barter with agents. You certainly have something we can use! Cindy,

Clearly stagers could barter with agents. You certainly have something we can use!

]]> By: cindy@staged4more http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/28/you-do-my-nails-ill-sell-your-house/#comment-164944 cindy@staged4more Sun, 29 Jul 2007 06:12:01 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/28/you-do-my-nails-ill-sell-your-house/#comment-164944 Haha I love your title! It's true, I would love to barter, especially spa treatments ;) You "stage" my face, I stage your house! Cheers, Cindy Haha I love your title! It’s true, I would love to barter, especially spa treatments ;) You “stage” my face, I stage your house!

Cheers,
Cindy

]]> By: Bob Meyer http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/28/you-do-my-nails-ill-sell-your-house/#comment-164920 Bob Meyer Sun, 29 Jul 2007 04:39:24 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2007/07/28/you-do-my-nails-ill-sell-your-house/#comment-164920 I couldn't agree more...and in addition to a direct trade(s) as mentioned, one can join a local trade exchange and find hundreds of members to trade with. Realtors in So. Ca. are members and trade their commissions (or take trade dollars as payment, which they then spend for printing, fine dining, dental work, printing, etc.) I couldn’t agree more…and in addition to a direct trade(s) as mentioned, one can join a local trade exchange and find hundreds of members to trade with. Realtors in So. Ca. are members and trade their commissions (or take trade dollars as payment, which they then spend for printing, fine dining, dental work, printing, etc.)

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