Comments on: Using Craigslist To Sell Your Home http://www.moneycrashers.com/using-craigslist-to-sell-your-home/ Personal Finance Blog, Your Guide to Financial Fitness Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:28:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Guesthttp://www.moneycrashers.com/using-craigslist-to-sell-your-home/#comment-35043 Guest Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:03:00 +0000 http://www.moneycrashers.com/using-craigslist-to-sell-your-home/#comment-35043 How can I trust what you say if you can't even spell "roll" correctly? How can I trust what you say if you can’t even spell “roll” correctly?

]]> By: Samhttp://www.moneycrashers.com/using-craigslist-to-sell-your-home/#comment-24274 Sam Tue, 22 Mar 2011 18:43:28 +0000 http://www.moneycrashers.com/using-craigslist-to-sell-your-home/#comment-24274 How safe is Craigs List? I had my home broken into after I listed it on a conventional website, I am concerned about how many potential thieves troll CL looking for a potential target. I also know that, at least here in DC, half of CL ads are placed by scammers. I've posted ads on CL and most of the responses I've gotten were from scammers. How much does CL put you at risk? How safe is Craigs List? I had my home broken into after I listed it on a conventional website, I am concerned about how many potential thieves troll CL looking for a potential target. I also know that, at least here in DC, half of CL ads are placed by scammers. I’ve posted ads on CL and most of the responses I’ve gotten were from scammers. How much does CL put you at risk?

]]> By: Erik Folgatehttp://www.moneycrashers.com/using-craigslist-to-sell-your-home/#comment-21543 Erik Folgate Sat, 29 Jan 2011 22:51:27 +0000 http://www.moneycrashers.com/using-craigslist-to-sell-your-home/#comment-21543 Hey Andrew, You're right, this article is a little dated. Now, you can submit html in a craigslist ad that allows you to insert html code that points to larger photos hosted somewhere else on the web. I'll check that video out to see if that's what you're referring to, but maybe there are some other good tricks, thanks for sharing that! Hey Andrew,

You’re right, this article is a little dated. Now, you can submit html in a craigslist ad that allows you to insert html code that points to larger photos hosted somewhere else on the web. I’ll check that video out to see if that’s what you’re referring to, but maybe there are some other good tricks, thanks for sharing that!

]]> By: Andrewhttp://www.moneycrashers.com/using-craigslist-to-sell-your-home/#comment-21476 Andrew Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:26:37 +0000 http://www.moneycrashers.com/using-craigslist-to-sell-your-home/#comment-21476 Erik, you don't have to buy more photos on Craigslist. Here's the Youtube that shows you how to add unlimited photos. It's not that hard at all and I sold my van quick using this awesome technique. The pics are huge and absolutely sell the add. Most CL users select "Has Image" when searching so if you have no pics you won't get found. If you have unlimited large pics like I'm referring to, you'll get tons of looks. Just thought this would help. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d45oTN3ogpY Andrew Erik, you don’t have to buy more photos on Craigslist. Here’s the Youtube that shows you how to add unlimited photos. It’s not that hard at all and I sold my van quick using this awesome technique. The pics are huge and absolutely sell the add. Most CL users select “Has Image” when searching so if you have no pics you won’t get found. If you have unlimited large pics like I’m referring to, you’ll get tons of looks. Just thought this would help.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d45oTN3ogpY

Andrew

]]> By: SoCalTommyhttp://www.moneycrashers.com/using-craigslist-to-sell-your-home/#comment-4863 SoCalTommy Fri, 11 May 2007 16:07:00 +0000 http://www.moneycrashers.com/using-craigslist-to-sell-your-home/#comment-4863 Craigslist is terrific for the individual selling almost anything. If you start using it regularly please learn how to Flag bad ads. CL was created for just the kind of thing you did, but there are more and more Businesses who want to hog up what they see as "free" advertising. While you reposted daily to keep your ad near the top (which is also against CL policy, but that's a different discussion), the greedy real estate folks will spam (flood) a category with hundreds of ads for properties that may not even be their own listing. So the individual ad - YOURS - usually gets lost in the clutter. It takes multiple flags from several people (# is secret) to help keep CL ad space to what it was designed for - local, face-to-face, non-business transactions. There are categories for nearly everything someone migh sell and if you are in business, there is a Services section for business to post to. Craigslist is terrific for the individual selling almost anything. If you start using it regularly please learn how to Flag bad ads. CL was created for just the kind of thing you did, but there are more and more Businesses who want to hog up what they see as “free” advertising. While you reposted daily to keep your ad near the top (which is also against CL policy, but that’s a different discussion), the greedy real estate folks will spam (flood) a category with hundreds of ads for properties that may not even be their own listing. So the individual ad – YOURS – usually gets lost in the clutter. It takes multiple flags from several people (# is secret) to help keep CL ad space to what it was designed for – local, face-to-face, non-business transactions. There are categories for nearly everything someone migh sell and if you are in business, there is a Services section for business to post to.

]]> By: erik.folgatehttp://www.moneycrashers.com/using-craigslist-to-sell-your-home/#comment-4855 erik.folgate Sun, 06 May 2007 04:48:04 +0000 http://www.moneycrashers.com/using-craigslist-to-sell-your-home/#comment-4855 Well, I wasn't basing it on bids. I was just basing it on the exposure that it's giving our place, and I thought the amount of leads it has generated is impressive. We had someone else using a realtor in our complex and it has been shown twice. The word travels fast, too. Even if 10 people look at it and don't put in an offer, they may have friends or family looking and tip them off about our place. Word of mouth is a powerful marketing too as well. Well, I wasn’t basing it on bids. I was just basing it on the exposure that it’s giving our place, and I thought the amount of leads it has generated is impressive. We had someone else using a realtor in our complex and it has been shown twice. The word travels fast, too. Even if 10 people look at it and don’t put in an offer, they may have friends or family looking and tip them off about our place. Word of mouth is a powerful marketing too as well.

]]> By: Rich Schmidthttp://www.moneycrashers.com/using-craigslist-to-sell-your-home/#comment-4854 Rich Schmidt Sat, 05 May 2007 15:23:33 +0000 http://www.moneycrashers.com/using-craigslist-to-sell-your-home/#comment-4854 We've are buying a house as a rental/investment, and we just started listing it on craigslist. Thanks for the tips about pics & posting frequency! I do have to say, though, that your exuberance seems a little... over the top? "4. Watch the buyers role [sic] in!" seems like a bit much for 1 bid in 3 weeks... though I guess I've never tried selling a home without a real estate agent, so maybe that's what "rolling in" looks like...? We’ve are buying a house as a rental/investment, and we just started listing it on craigslist. Thanks for the tips about pics & posting frequency!

I do have to say, though, that your exuberance seems a little… over the top? “4. Watch the buyers role [sic] in!” seems like a bit much for 1 bid in 3 weeks… though I guess I’ve never tried selling a home without a real estate agent, so maybe that’s what “rolling in” looks like…?

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