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Help-U-Sell "Short Sell" sign in window

By rob918   Follow   Tue, 19 Apr 2011, 1:09pm   740 views   6 comments
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I was going through a lower income part of Pasadena, CA yesterday (300K condos/400K single family home 2bd, 1 bath price range neighborhood) when I saw this sign in the window of a Help-U-Sell real estate office. The sign in the window is advertising "Short Sells" instead of Short Sales.

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1. rob918 Follow Befriend (3) 10 threads 135 comments Pasadena, CA

   1   1:11pm Tue 19 Apr 2011   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike

2. bubblesitter Follow Befriend (5) 10 threads 2,329 comments

   2   1:29pm Tue 19 Apr 2011   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   What's up with that "For sale with owner"?

3. rob918 Follow Befriend (3) 10 threads 135 comments Pasadena, CA

   3   2:01pm Tue 19 Apr 2011   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   bubblesitter says What’s up with that “For sale with owner”? I have never sold or bought with this RE company before. I have always used a traditional, full service company like Century 21, Coldwell Banker, etc. because I never had any interest in selling a home myself. Help-U-Sell is a hybrid of an agent and a FSBO, so I guess that's where they came up with the slogan "For sale with owner." Once you make a contract with the office the flat fee is $4,950 and the agent will provide signs, MLS listing and the agent will deal with contracts and escrow, but the owner must show his or her own property, etc. They are all over California and in 38 states. Their web site says that the corporate headquarters are in Florida. http://www.helpusell.com/

4. vain Follow Befriend (2) 68 threads 876 comments

   4   2:08pm Tue 19 Apr 2011   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   rob918 says but the owner must show his or her own property You would think that the "agents" would invest in some lock boxes for their business.

5. pkowen Follow Befriend 30 threads 555 comments San Carlos, CA

   5   2:14pm Tue 19 Apr 2011   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   The inability to write, speak, and understand basic 6th grade English always screams "professional" to me.

6. sfvrealestate Follow Befriend 11 comments Studio City, CA sfvrealestate's website

   6   3:30pm Tue 19 Apr 2011   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Pkowen, welcome to L.A. real estate.