For Sale by Owner in California [Paperback]

This is another of Nolo Press's outstanding self-help books, this time targeting a specific California audience of people who, with a little footwork and research, can potentially save thousands of dollars by selling their home without a real estate agent, or lowering the cost of an agent by doing much of the work themselves.

Devine is an award-winning professor of real estate at San Francisco State University and a licensed real estate broker with more than 20 years of experience under his belt. Quite simply, California homeowners, following his advice, can save a bundle by selling their own home. This is the fourth updated edition of the book, incorporating the major changes in the California housing market and state and federal laws, and includes all the latest legal forms in a user-friendly guidebook. --Mark A. Hetts --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

For homeowners who want to sell their home without using agent,contains forms and instructions for the entire selling process. -- Los Angeles Times

The best all-around workbook guide for do-it-yourself home sellers. -- San Jose Mercury News

Well organized, and written in a straightforward, clear style. -- San Diego Union-Tribune --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Updated to reflect the most recent changes in the housing market, this third edition guide shows homeowners how to save thousands of dollars by selling their homes on their own. It provides essential contracts and legal forms and includes practical information about pricing, attracting buyers, minimizing tax, negotiating, the contract, escrow, and much more. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

A note to those outside California:

Even though For Sale By Owner provides state-specific forms and information for Californians, there's plenty of material in the book that can help home sellers in the other 49 states as well. Don't sell your home without it! --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

George Devine is a licensed real estate broker and a widely respected educator in the real estate field. He holds a B.A. from the University of San Francisco, and an M.A. from Marquette University, and has pursued additional studies at San Francisco State University, Seton Hall University and other academic shrines. Currently, he teaches real estate at the McLaren School of Business at the University of San Francisco, where he was named the Outstanding Adjunct Professor in 1991. For several years, George wrote the popular Real Estate Handbook column in the weekly Real Estate Guide section of the San Francisco Progress. He is the author of For Sale By Owner and co-author of How to Buy a House in California. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.