For Sale By Owner

73 reviews

19 William St, Balaclava VIC 3183, Australia

www.forsalebyowner.com.au

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For Sale By Owner is a Real estate agency located at 19 William St, Balaclava VIC 3183, Australia. It has received 73 reviews with an average rating of 5.0 stars.

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MondayOpen 24 hours
TuesdayOpen 24 hours
WednesdayOpen 24 hours
ThursdayOpen 24 hours
FridayOpen 24 hours
SaturdayOpen 24 hours
SundayOpen 24 hours

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  • The address of For Sale By Owner: 19 William St, Balaclava VIC 3183, Australia

  • For Sale By Owner has 5.0 stars from 73 reviews

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  • "CONGRATULATIONS Dear Colin & Team We’ve been meaning to send this for some time now, so here it goes"

    "Thank you forsalebyowner"

    "Please don’t waste time and money using an RE agent"

    "This is the second house we sold using For Sale By Owner platform"

    "I had a very positive experience with ForSaleByOwner"

Reviews

  • JLT

CONGRATULATIONS Dear Colin & Team We’ve been meaning to send this for some time now, so here it goes... Never in our wildest dreams would we have ever imagined that somewhere out there exists an alternative to ‘property selling’ such as a company like yours, “I’m talking 25 years now!” WOW We congratulate you and the team in that you are all decent, honest and fine people. You are true professionals, people and a brand one can always TRUST, 100%. We have successfully SOLD several properties over the past 10 years and in our lifetime have dealt with many a property sellers who just take shortcuts, pressure you to undersell, undervalue and just tell you and potential buyers what they want you to hear.... but you, your company and your team truly busts all miffs that “You can’t trust property sellers”. We can’t speak for any others but our personal view is that the property selling industry should be proud that for the first time ever, there are people out there that truly do their job 100% & more. We are living proof of that... We are writing to you to express my family’s sincere appreciation regarding your guidance, support and ‘out of this world’ customer service you have delivered us this past several years. It is difficult in this day and age to trust a property seller in general, considering the horror stories you always hear and sadly most times experience. We can however say without fear or favour that the integrity, professionalism and courtesy shown by you, your company and your team has been truly exceptional. It obviously shows that your passion is more about helping vendors and owners being able to sleep at night rather than just profiteering and taking shortcuts. We cannot recommend you highly enough!!! Our praise and blessings go out to you, your company and your team. It has been our privilege to have dealt with “For Sale By Owner.” My family and I would have no hesitation in highly recommending you to vendors and owners who are looking for an honest, genuine, dedicated and sincere service and team in which you provide. Again thank you and congratulations to you and your team to the dedication to detail, integrity and professionalism and, furthermore, please accept my family’s heart warmed thanks. Wishing you every success and happiness now and in the future..

  • Katrina Mccallum

Thank you forsalebyowner.com.au for facilitating the process to allow me to sell my own property in under a month! I am very fortunate and have sold my property to a cash buyer with no conditions and just a 2 week settlement - amazing! Selling my own property was a rollercoaster of emotions. There were highs and lows, excitement then disappointment. I am an anxious person so found the process quite stressful but I am glad I persevered and didn't go with an agent (I did doubt myself and talked to one after a few weeks regarding him taking over the sale). I haven't sold a property before so I can't compare but I guess you would have the same hopes then being dashed when the potential buyer didn't make the offer so it's probably not that less stressful using an agent. I truly believe now you just need to wait for the right person to come along and feel very fortunate that they did in my case. Living in Cairns, the average real estate agent commission is 3.3% plus GST. Agents also sell their marketing package for an average of $3000. I just worked out I saved $21,965 by using forsalebyowner.com.au! Wow!!! I found Colin to offer first class customer service. He was always kind and encouraging. Colin organised a local professional photographer who was amazing and excellent value for money. He helped me set up my realestate.com.au ad and offered words of wisdom when I felt like it was all too much pressure. Thank you Colin! My advice to anyone considering forsalebyowner.com.au is - DO IT! The platform is easy to use and editing your ad and photos is super easy. All enquiries came as a text message and email. It is also easy to track all enquiries as they are recorded on the platform. My only regrets (these were my own choices that I wished I'd done) are not getting a floorplan & drone shots done (my property is near the beach and I think showing that proximity would have gotten a quicker sale in hindsight). I would again just like to express my gratitude to Colin for providing an easy way to sell your own home. The satisfaction of being in control of the sale and negotiations makes the doubts and uncertainties I experienced worth it to have gotten a great result! Best of luck to all future forsalebyowner.com.au customers :)

  • Veronique Dang

Please don’t waste time and money using an RE agent. It doesn’t matter how old you are as long as you have access to a mobile phone or computer with Internet you will save a lot of money selling on your own. My neighbour and I sold with For Sale by Home Owner. My neighbour sold theirs on first inspection and saved $14.2k, I saved $16k respectively. A lot of conveyancers and RE agents will tell you that you may not be able to get the price you want. Trust me buyers are coming to buy your home and location. The basic game of negotiations isn’t rocket science either, don’t tell buyers the price you want initially as they will negotiate it down. I let buyers make offers first and allow the market to create competition with consideration of time. My neighbour and I love FOR SALE BY HOME OWNER. WE’LL NEVER USE RE AGENTA AGAIN.

  • Julian Greculescu

This is the second house we sold using For Sale By Owner platform. Thank you guys for facilitating this. The first property I sold, brought me and my wife more than $30K comparing with the best prediction we got for a real estate agency. The second one was price wise just there. Overall with the better return and no agent commissions we ended up with at least $50K more in our pocket which for someone who works for every cent it means a lot. Thanks "For Sale By Owner" I and my wife could not be happier. PS Second house took a longer time to sell and stayed under offer for 62 days. Although it was no effort for bringing our ad back "Under Offer" I think "For Sale By Owner" should change their procedures and don't automatically move the property to "Sold" after 60 days of being "Under Contract.

  • Rebecca Zhang

I had a very positive experience with ForSaleByOwner. Paul is very helpful to provide supports. He answered my questions and explained things well. Selling a property is not an easy task. Marketing strategies, negotiation skills, and working with buyers, you name it... Paul and his team certainly provided guide to me in a timely manner and made the process easy for me. It was a tough market for sellers, after 11 Cash Rate rises, and potentially more Rate rises. I sold my property in 6.5 weeks and achieved a result that I was looking for. So, thanks to Paul and his team!

  • Jelise Camilleri

I highly recommend For Sale by Owner. I'm so happy I made the decision to go with them. I bought the package with professional photography included. They organised the photographer (same business that works for all the local real estate companies). The process of writing the ad and receiving enquiries was really straight forward and they do offer 24/7 advice with the package. My ad popped up on Realestate.com and looked fantastic, any updates were reflected promptly. My property was under contract within 2 weeks of being up.

  • Jenn Turnell

I recently advertised two properties through this site. It only cost $69 per property and was listed on all the accessible realestate platforms within an hour of finalising. They have a lot of features available however I already had the add written up so just needed a no frills ability to get my property out there. I started receiving queries the same day - pdfs were send through to my email, and the tenants were able to easily send me 1Form applications. I would definitely use them again.

  • Stan Lawson

The service provided by the forsalebyowner team was nothing short of outstanding. Creation and editing of our online listing was simple and we pretty much ran the campaign without needing anyone’s help. Our property went under contact on week 7, which is an amazing result given that properties in our area seem to be on the market for an average of 4 months. I would highly recommend them to anyone thinking of selling their property and looking to do so without a real estate agent.

  • Nic Swan

Easy, Friendly and always only a phone call away if needed. What we thought was going to be a very stressful situation was made to be so simple. Everything was done with ease; from initially creating the account, listing the house and now marking the house as sold we cannot fault this great company. We sold within 4 days of listing and have saved so much money by not having to pay commission to anyone. Would and have highly recommended private sale through For Sale By Owner!

  • Jillian Fletcher

I have no hesitation in recommending For Sale By Owner to anyone anywhere, Colin organised the photography while I had control over the ad FSBO then published it in the main listings. They gave me the confidence to go ahead and sell my property. It was so easy, safe and if I ever needed help the team were there for me. But the dashboard is so comprehensive it made the whole experience enjoyable and so, so easy. Thank you Colin and team I will be singing your praises always.

  • Pam Grainger

I have had nothing but excellent results by advertising rentals and sales of our properties through For Sale By Owner for over 7 years. We, as owners are able to meet and choose our Renters ourselves and we have always have a great friendly relationship with them. By advertising ourselves through For Sale By Owner, we have have achieved peace of mind in knowing and having direct contact with our Renters and to top that off....great savings!!!

  • Gennadiy Starcheus

This is amazing service that empowers you to lease or sell your home and save heaps. There are other similar sites, but in my personal experience none of them provides the same level of service and customer satisfaction. Paul, Alice and Colin have provided advice along the way taking the stress factor out completely. It feels empowering to be fully in control rather than at mercy of ignorant agent. Thank you, FSB, for your great service!!!

  • oscar morandini

I have now used For Sale by Owner for many years and can say that on each occasion, the results have been impressive. Needless to say that I have appreciated helpful advice when needed and it is comforting to know that a quick response from the team @ For Sale by Owner is assured. I am not easily impressed, but can say that for sale by owner always meets my expectations with a competitive price. Well done Team. Keep up the good work!

  • John Jones

Great experience from start to finish. Very professional and prompt service from Colin and Alice who stepped me through the process of selling my own unit. Particularly Colin who was on call Saturday during the day and night to assist with negotiating the multiple offers we received from potential buyers. Also a big thanks to Bill the photographer who gave great input on how to present our unit prior to taking professional photos

  • Michelle V

This is the 4th time we've used For Sale by Owner, 3 for selling and 1 for leasing. The platform have improved so much since I first used it back in 2015. The team are so helpful when needed and I love that I have the freedom to update the listing any time I want from photos to opening times etc. I have highly recommended to many including our Broker who wanted to help his clients get the best price.

  • Cath Bozinis

Using For Sale By Owner (FSBO) to sell my property was such an easy experience!! I have saved $1000's on agents costs and I sold for a price that after speaking with many agents in the area, I am very happy with. The FSBO team, in particular Colin, was very responsive in answering my queries. Thanks so much to FSBO!!!! I cannot recommend using this service to sell your property highly enough!!!!!

  • Baljinder Randhawa

This is the best site to sell your property, no hassle , very helpful staff ( Paul ) , he helps you with any queries , quick response back . I used my self ( for sale by owner) twice , It’s save me a lot of money (commission) & hassle going through property agents , I highly recommend use this site for your property (land or house/ lot ) sales . Thanks heaps guys you are doing amazing job .

  • Elle Martin

It has been an amazing experience using For Sale By Owner. Best thing, there are No agent fee’s for sales. Personally I think the only reason you would not succeed, is overpricing a property. Other than that, I see no reason to use a mainstream real estate agent anymore. I have had multiple properties in the system with Great results. Thanks to For Sale By Owner. Regards, Elle

  • Y Chan

Very easy to use. I was a bit hesitant at first due to a poor experience previously on a different service provider, however, this platform is the real deal! If you like dealing with people, can negotiate and familiarise yourself with legal requirements, save yourself the money or hassles and sell your property yourself with FSOB.

  • virginia tippet

This is the 4th time I have used "forsalebyowner". I got 4 unconditional offers in week1 at full price, with no agent commision. Why an earth would you use a real estate agent and willingly give away your money? Genuine Aussie company, always great to deal with, easy to use and great helpfull staff. Just do it and save thousands!

  • Daniel Gagliardi

Very happy with For Sale By Owner's service. The platform was easy to navigate. Their communication was prompt and helpful. We were successful in securing a tenant via their advertising on RealEstate.com. We will definitely be using their services again in the near future as we have multiple properties coming up for lease/sale.

  • Kaye Stephens

For Sale By Owner is an easy valued process. I don't know why more people don't try to sell their own property. It takes away the stress of dealing with inefficient real estate agents. I achieved a higher sale price with a shorter settlement compared to a recent sales campaign with a Real Estate Agent.

  • David Deacon

For Sale By Owner is an easy way to sell your property. We have sold 4 properties now and the system is quick and easy to use and we saved thousands of dollars in the process. The team is extremely helpful during the process and they have a great lead tracker. We Highly recommend For Sale By Owner

  • Sarah Collins

Very happy with our experience. The process was so simple and easy to follow. We sold our block of land with For Sale by Owner for $60,000 over the agent appraisal. Great website with a lot of good tips on how to deal with the sale along the way. Couldn’t be happier with our result thanks to FSBO.

  • Jo T

The team at For Sale By Owner are always on hand to help. Best experience found by all of the 150 parties that either attended for inspection or made enquiries with the message that, "It's refreshing to be spoken to honestly by the owner/s themselves". **I WILL USE THEM AGAIN, & AGAIN, & again...

  • Three Hills

It was a simple and streamlined experience. We sold our property for a good price after the second inspection. We paid a little extra for professional phots which included drone shots, floor plan and virtual furniture. Overall we spent around $1000 to sell our home and saved more than $30,000

  • Andy Morgan

We saved a significant amount of money using For Sale By Owner. After having the property on the market with an agent for quite some time, we decided to try and sell it ourselves and were able to do so within 3 weeks. Would definitely recommend them to anyone thinking of selling themselves.

  • George Wilkins

An excellent service. The sale was completely under our own control. The viewers were all friendly and appreciated being shown around without being pressured by professional sellers. We did no other advertising, and saved at least $16,000. Thank you "For Sale By Owner'.

  • Anthony

For Sale by Owner is an amazing site to sell and rent. I was renting out one of my properties and received over 20 applications in the first couple of hours. It was rented very quickly. Easier and CHEAPER, than any Real-estate agent. I will be using them again.

  • Rose Dyson

I sold my property using FSBO platform and services, they are fantastic, flexible and easy to use. The staff is super helpful and responded to all my inquiries super quickly and always in a positive way. Certainly a one stop shop. I highly recommend them :-)

  • Mik Roks

For Sale By Owner was defiantly an easy and affordably way to list your home or land for sale privately. The site is well thought-out and best of all provides a secure way to reserve and track all your inquires. I can defiantly recommend you give it a go.

  • Naushad Usoof (Nash)

Great service. Wonderful team. Thank you Colin for the amazing advise. You are such a great Gentleman. I recomment anyone who wants to rent their property or sell their property, do not hesitate to advertise on For Sale By Owner. Thank you again Colin.

  • Rod Raatjes

For Sale By Owner made the whole process and experience easy, uncomplicated and smooth. The team were very helpful and supportive from start to finish. Would not hesitate to recommend FSBO to anyone contemplating empowering themselves by going alone.

  • Ken Mclaren

I am pleased I used for sale by owner for a second time, I achieved an excellent sale price without all the stress of dodgy realestate agents and without marketing and commission cost. Colin was very helpful throughout the whole sales campaign. Ken

  • Marek S

Very useful service that I've now used multiple times to lease my rental properties myself. User friendly website with on phone local assistance on hand. Value for money & many options to further the property advertising if you chose.

  • Michael S

Second time using your services to find a tenant. We had about 14 enquiries in 10 days. We invited them all to viewings and got four applications and chose one to be our new tenant. It's just too easy and no dealing with agents !!

  • Dinh Nguyen

I have sold my property through For Sale By Owner. The staff have been great and very helpful. I was very pleased with their service and highly recommend For Sale By Owner to anyone thinking of selling their own property.

  • Ivan Muhar

Fantastic platform to sell your property. Easy to navigate and set up. Although help was at hand, we did not require any. Our next property will up for sale soon and we will not hesitate to use For Sale By Owner again.

  • John Hamilton

Very professional business and very nice people to deal with. We sold our property after having been with an agent for quite some time. Very much enjoyed the process and will definitely be recommending to our friends.

  • Mohamed Afifi

The service from for sale by tender was great the help I received before the add was listed was great they didn't leave you by yourself they checked every single word in the add they even provided the photographer

  • Lisa Della

This is our third time using For Sale By Owner, and fully happy once again, would never use traditional real estates again. So easy to use, websites update quickly. no stress, no hassles. Thank you again.

  • Emma Crivelli

For Sale by Owner is a great portal to advertise property rentals. It is intuitive and displays the property to several platforms. It also contains all the required documentation via links on the portal.

  • hema bajpai

Good service to utilise for having direct communication with the buyers and Sale by Owner is the best experience we had with a professional team to start the process.would highly recommend to others.

  • Sandra & Michael Macdonald

We sold our house without an agent within 1 week of it going on the market! Couldn’t have been easier using this hassle-free, well supported platform. Colin & his team were exceptional.

  • Robert Adams

The staff were very helpful and the photographer did an excellent job to help present my property. I highly recommended For Sale By Owner for anyone planning to sell their home.

  • Ana Milenovich

Very professional, everything taken care of, fantastic photography and support. I would highly recommend them if you are considering selling your home without an agent.

  • Susan Harris

A long time use of for sale by owner - we secured a tenant after just one weekend of opens. Great vale, professional and a must have for owner manager landlords!

  • Astrid Petersen

Got a super deal on using FSBO and saved myself thousands in agent fees. Portal was easy to use to update my listing and manage enquiries. Thanks so much, FSBO!

  • Pete X

Fsbo was very helpful and very reasonable in all their dealings with me. I have been using them for many years to rent one of my property over this time.

  • Guy Hayston

Best decision I made. I had been trying to sell my holiday cabin for 2 years, after only 4 weeks on For Sale By Owner it was sold. Highly recommend it.

  • Aldo Perri

Easy to deal with. Helped to post photos. Saved $000's on commission. Sold above agent expectations. Used them before and will be using them again.

  • ridmi

Good customer service, easy to use website. Highly recommend for anyone wanting to sell their properties hassle free and save money in the process.

  • Rod Sherlock

I place my advertisement late on a Friday afternoon. I was impressed simplicity and value for money. In 2 days my property was sold. Rod

  • alexander dow

Our Family has used 4 SALE BY OWNER 3 times to date will never use a real estate agent again, service is the best i have had ever had.

  • Lynne Woolfson

Had most perfect experience using for sale by owner! Rented our property out in a week. Very grateful for fantastic service …

  • Linda Zenbergs

Very easy process which saves you a great deal of money. Nobody knows your property better than you - just have confidence.

  • Cameron and Wendy Bakic

This is the second time I have sold with this company and I will do it again in the future! Don't pay for an agent!

  • Andrew Cookesley

Using FSBO was easy, and great value. Prospects were often favoured by dealing directly with the property owner.

  • Karl Reyneke

Good value, very responsive and fast to list, personal attention and very helpful, professional knowledge

  • warren rodrigues

Paul and the team were awesome in helping in the sale of the property. Good Business to deal with :)

  • Oleg Grounine

I am very happy to use the For Sale By Owner. I use this site only to manage my investment.

  • jac stocks

These people were fantastic to deal with. I will use them again

  • Vickie Hayes

Fantastic to deal with, very helpfull and easy to use software

  • Chad Troja

Perfect site for Self managed Landlords. Highly recommend.!

  • Daniel Dobos

Fantastic service. Very professional. Excellent support.

  • Kristine Papaluca

Great service and not as hard as you think. Thank you

  • Eamon Chau

Happy to keep using to sell my properties!

  • *

quick response and good service

  • Nevil

A great site to deal with.

  • Peter Rue

It was ever so easy

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