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Posted on 3/31/21 at 1:52 pm
Posted by zachtiger
St. Francisville
Member since Oct 2007
223 posts
Posted on 3/31/21 at 1:52 pm
Anyone had any luck selling their home on Zillow for sale by owner section? Let me know if successful. Ive tried to list mine on there times and I cant get it to show up. Any info appreciated. Thanks
This post was edited on 3/31/21 at 1:55 pm
Posted by Geauxld Finger
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2005
31676 posts
Posted on 3/31/21 at 1:54 pm to
in today's market, you wont have any trouble im sure
Posted by zachtiger
St. Francisville
Member since Oct 2007
223 posts
Posted on 3/31/21 at 1:55 pm to
Hoping it goes quick. Im just having trouble getting the listing to show up on Zillow at all
Posted by WigSplitta22
The Bottom
Member since Apr 2014
1448 posts
Posted on 3/31/21 at 1:58 pm to
I don't have much info on how to do it but i sold my house with FSBOBR and didn't get many hits. When my wife put it on Zillow is when things took off. Probably sold it two weeks after that
Posted by The Nino
Member since Jan 2010
21520 posts
Posted on 3/31/21 at 2:23 pm to
Offerpad is another option if you can't get Zillow to work, or is you want to use it in conjunction. I've never bought/sold on either, but several of my neighbors have used offerpad. They said it was straightforward and quick
Posted by financetiger
Member since Feb 2008
1666 posts
Posted on 3/31/21 at 2:35 pm to
We bought a condo FSBO on Zillow
Posted by zachtiger
St. Francisville
Member since Oct 2007
223 posts
Posted on 3/31/21 at 3:13 pm to
Thanks! I just looked at that - do you know if they sold their house to Offerpad (says thats an option on the site), or did they just use offerpad as a listing site?
Posted by RushHour
East Texas
Member since Dec 2018
100 posts
Posted on 3/31/21 at 3:40 pm to
When you list on Zillow, they will contact you to make sure you are the owner listing the property. Are you answering the number when they call after submitting the listing? I believe it's a Washington number.

I listed mine on Zillow and sold it cash 4 days later in October.
Posted by zachtiger
St. Francisville
Member since Oct 2007
223 posts
Posted on 3/31/21 at 3:44 pm to
Wow that is awesome!! I havent gotten a call from them at all (its only been 24 hours). How quickly did you get a call from them?
Posted by Queen
Member since Nov 2009
3020 posts
Posted on 4/1/21 at 1:35 pm to
I had trouble listing mine because the listing used a landline and not my cell number. The landline blocks robocalls so they weren’t getting through. I contacted customer service and asked if the verification could come to my cell. They didn’t even ask, just made my listing live. Contact them.
Posted by MrCEO
Bora Bora
Member since Jun 2017
208 posts
Posted on 4/1/21 at 2:22 pm to
Pre-Covid I listed on Zillow. Within 24 hours they called to verify the info and it was listed. Under contract in 12 days. Very easy process.
Posted by skidry
Member since Jul 2009
3253 posts
Posted on 4/1/21 at 7:21 pm to
I listed on Zillow and got several calls. Buyer ended up being a word of mouth guy though.
Posted by zachtiger
St. Francisville
Member since Oct 2007
223 posts
Posted on 4/1/21 at 8:13 pm to
I used my cell #, they still haven’t called. I logged a trouble ticket - and still haven’t heard back. Not sure if they are just crazy backlogged or what
Posted by zachtiger
St. Francisville
Member since Oct 2007
223 posts
Posted on 4/1/21 at 8:15 pm to
Did you call them?? I tried and couldn’t get anyone on the phone, the phone prompts said to log a ticket and I did that.
Posted by DiamondDog
Louisiana
Member since Nov 2019
10527 posts
Posted on 4/1/21 at 11:17 pm to
There are few things in this world I hate more than trying to negotiate with blow hards with FSBO. Nothing is wrong with you their property. They will make no accommodations. They don’t agree and dispute everything on the inspection.

They should just put up a sign that says “For sale as is” because that’s pretty much all it is.

I’ve had nothing but terrible experiences with those bunch of goofballs.
This post was edited on 4/1/21 at 11:18 pm
Posted by AtticusOSullivan
Member since Mar 2016
2250 posts
Posted on 4/2/21 at 10:48 am to
I just went through this. Could never get Zillow to post my listing, no on ever called or reached out to me. I finally went through Fsbo.com and paid 399 for a broker to put the house on MLS. It is well worth it. They will assign you a broker in your area, he helped me alot.
Posted by MMauler
Member since Jun 2013
19216 posts
Posted on 4/2/21 at 11:59 am to
Zillow used to have a feature called “Make Me Move." The basic gist of the feature was to ask for a price that was in excess of the value and hope that someone just really wants to buy your home. Just for sh!ts and giggles, I put a price on my house that was about 20% more than the value of the house. I got at least 100 emails within a week. About 90% of those emails were from realtors wanting me to list my house with them. But I did get a few requests from people claiming to be actual buyers wanting to come see the house. I wasn't selling so I just ignored them mainly because I was worried that some might be scam artists looking to rob my home.
This post was edited on 4/2/21 at 12:12 pm
Posted by pwejr88
Red Stick
Member since Apr 2007
36157 posts
Posted on 4/2/21 at 12:17 pm to
I sold our last house on Zillow. What do you want to know?

It took a few days for them to call me.
This post was edited on 4/2/21 at 12:18 pm
Posted by slacker130
Your mom
Member since Jul 2010
7987 posts
Posted on 4/2/21 at 2:54 pm to
quote:

There are few things in this world I hate more than trying to negotiate with blow hards with FSBO. Nothing is wrong with you their property. They will make no accommodations. They don’t agree and dispute everything on the inspection.

They should just put up a sign that says “For sale as is” because that’s pretty much all it is.

I’ve had nothing but terrible experiences with those bunch of goofballs.


There's one common denominator here. Maybe if everyone you encounter are "blow hards" and "goofballs," you are in fact, the "blow hard goofball."
Posted by zachtiger
St. Francisville
Member since Oct 2007
223 posts
Posted on 4/3/21 at 7:48 am to
What broker did you use for the $399 to get it on the mls? Will definitely go that route
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