SEASON 3 - [FSBO] – TRAILER – EPISODE 33 - SELLING YOUR HOME “BY OWNER”

Welcome to Season 3 of the Happy Homeowners Hub Podcast, where host Fred Turner takes you step-by-step through the real-world process of selling your home “By Owner” the smart way.

In this season trailer, Fred introduces the topics and strategies that will be covered throughout Season 3, inspired by his book: The Happy Homeowners Handbook For Selling Your Home “By Owner.”

With over 17 years of experience in the Homes For Sale By Owner publishing industry, Fred shares practical homeowner-focused advice designed to help sellers feel more confident, prepared, and informed before putting their home on the market.

In this season, we’ll discuss:

• The biggest benefits of selling your home yourself 
• How much money you could potentially save in commissions 
• Preparing your home for sale 
• Pricing your home correctly 
• Marketing your home online 
• Open house strategies 
• Negotiating offers 
• Home inspections 
• Seller closing costs 
• Preparing for the move 
• FSBO mistakes to avoid 
• Discount listing alternatives 
• Real-life stories, humor, and practical homeowner tips 

Whether you are a first-time seller, downsizing, relocating, or simply exploring your options, this season is designed to help homeowners understand the FSBO process in simple, practical language.

Knowledge is power and could reduce stress, anxiety, and costly mistakes during the home-selling process.

Visit HappyHomeownersHub.com for additional homeowner resources, books, future downloads, and more.

Books available from Happy Homeowners Hub and sold on Amazon.com

For more details on these books, check out HappyHomeownersHub.com 

                       Click on the Amazon book links below

The Happy Homeowners Handbook for Navigating Property Claims

The Happy Homeowners Handbook For Navigating Water Damage Claims

The Happy Homeowners Property Claim Documentation Booklet 

The Happy Homeowners Handbook for First-Time Homebuyers 

The Happy Homeowners Handbook for Selling Your Home by Owner 

The Happy Homeowners Home Maintenance Journal 

The Happy Homeowners Helper (A Children's book to help with a move) 

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Transcript

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This is the season 3 trailer, and it's episode 32, which is about selling your home by owner. This season is all about one topic that could potentially save homeowners tens of thousands of dollars. I know as I have sold two homes by owner myself, and save thousands. That's right. No traditional listing agent, no giant commission check to pay. No wondering where all your hard-earned equity disappeared to at the closing table. Now, before some realtor listening starts throwing open house cookies, let me say this. There are many great realtors out there, and most sellers will use a realtor. Some of my good friends are realtors, but many homeowners simply don't realize that they may have another option. And that option is called For Sale by Owner, also known as FISBO. Some of this content comes from my book, The Happy Homeowners Handbook for Selling Your Home by Owner, which is available on Amazon.com. For more details, go to my website, happyhomeownershub.com. And let me tell you this: this topic is very personal to me, and you will see why in just a moment. Welcome to the Happy Homeowners Hub Podcast, where we share real life stories and break down the lessons, mistakes, and wins that could save you time, money, and stress on buying your first home, navigating your property claim, selling your home by owner, and home maintenance and repair tips. I am your host, Fred Turner, and each week I'll guide you through these four topics. Let me share some of my journey with you and what makes me qualified to talk about selling your home by owner. A number of years ago, I published a Homes for Sale by Owner magazine in the Chicagoland and Rockford area for over 17 years, helping homeowners understand how the process works and how they could potentially save thousands in commissions. We had three retail offices, one in Chicago, one in the West Chicago suburbs, and one in the Rockford area. At our peak, we were publishing 60,000 copies of our 128-page magazine every three weeks and distributing them to over 850 locations. Our slogan was Our Mission is no commission. We also offered seminars to educate homeowners on how to sell, market, and price their homes themselves, and how important it is to have a knowledgeable team to assist them along the way. I have helped thousands of homeowners successfully sell their homes themselves, and they save thousands in real estate commissions. I also have seen homeowners make some very avoidable mistakes along the way. Season 3 is about education and equipping you to avoid those mistakes. We're going to walk through the real-world process step by step in simple homeowner language. No confusing real estate jargon, no pressure, and no hype here. Just practical information from real life experience. This season will cover topics such as the five benefits of selling your home yourself, how much money you could potentially save in commissions, how to assemble your winning team, including your attorney, mortgage professional, interior decorator, and home inspector, preparing your home for sale and making show its best, pricing your home correctly so it doesn't sit on the market for too long, marketing your home, open house options, negotiation strategies, home inspections, seller closing costs, and even discount listing options if you decide you want a hybrid approach. We'll also talk about the emotional side of selling your home because selling a home isn't just a financial transaction, it's an emotional one. You've raised your kids there, you've celebrated birthdays there, you've sat around the Christmas tree there, you've watched football games there, you've argued over paint colors there, homeownership creates memories, and selling a home could feel overwhelming. But knowledge reduces anxiety, and that's one of the core principles of the Happy Homeowners Hub. And that's exactly why this podcast exists. I'll be sharing practical tips that many homeowners never think about. Things like pet orders during showings, decluttering strategies, curb appeal, what buyers notice immediately, how to handle low-ball offers, why pricing your home emotionally instead of strategically could cost you time and money. What happens after the home inspection report comes back and it looks like a NASA engineering document? Because trust me, home inspectors will find everything. Some things are important and other things are minor. Sometimes I think they could find moisture damage in a submarine. One thing we won't be covering in season three is the moving process because we already covered this in episode 28 of season 2. This season 3 is designed for first-time sellers, experienced homeowners, empty nesters, downsizers, homeowners that are relocating, and families simply trying to keep more of their hard-earned equity. My goal is not to pressure anyone into selling their home themselves, it's not for everyone. My goal is to educate you and provide a money-saving option. Some people may decide FISBO is right for them, others may decide using a realtor is a better fit. But either way, I believe homeowners should understand all of their options before making one of the biggest financial decisions of their life. One thing that confuses me is this homeowners can spend many, many months and thousands of dollars remodeling their kitchen, bathroom, and basement themselves just to save money, only to give it all away in real estate commissions later on. Throughout this season, I'll also point to helpful resources available at the Happy Homeowners Hub, including forms, checklists, and other downloadable resources. And of course, my seven books designed to help homeowners become more educated, confident, and informed, which creates happy homeowners with no regrets. And if you know someone thinking about selling their home, please share this podcast with them so they can see another option they may have never considered. Because saving even a portion of a real estate commission could potentially mean paying off debt, funding a child's education, remodeling your next home, boosting your retirement savings, or simply reducing financial stress. Thank you for joining me for the season 3 trailer of the Happy Homeowners Hub Podcast. My goal is to make your homeownership journey smoother, smarter, and way less stressful. I've got some great stories, tips, and occasional guest experts coming up in future episodes, so stay tuned. And remember, your home is your biggest investment. Be smart from the start. Thanks for listening. This is Fred Turner, and I'll see you at the next episode. Have a bless day. Goodbye.