Hi everyone, this is Ron McIntire, the President of spokanebyowner.com. I am excited to write the first blog associated with our web site and the services of spokanebyowner.com By starting this blog I am hoping to accomplish open discussion about the process of selling a home by owner, the benefits of selling a home by owner, and the issues surrounding selling a home. I am also a real estate investor so I plan to use this blog as a means to monitor and convey the factual status of the real estate market in Spokane without the slanted opinions which may come from various special interests. This week, I would like to begin the discussion on the topic of pricing a home. How do you go about getting a "fair" asking price on a home that is going to bring you a qualified offer within your given time frame? When an agent tells you how much they would price your home at, is that something you can really trust as accurate? Is it wise to ask more for the house than it is really worth, expecting a buyer to offer you less money? Can you get as much for your property as a real estate agent would? Can you sell it as quickly using your own for sale by owner marketing as an agent could? I have some definite "opinions" on these questions and more, but first let's see what you think. If you have some more questions or points to ponder, please post them and everyone interested in this discussion is welcome to participate. But first, one rule, I would like to implement for this forum and that is, the golden rule. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. With that said, I look forward to hearing from everyone, and hope that this undertaking of beginning a blog is beneficial to all home sellers, home purchasers, real estate investors, our employees, and the customers of spokanebyowner.com. Ron