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Listing Advertised on ForSaleByOwner.ca

Your property will be advertised on our website at ForSaleByOwner.ca, which has been in operation since 1997.

We have assisted thousands of Canadians through the process of buying and selling hundreds of millions of dollars of real estate property.

"Open House" on ForSaleByOwner.ca

Promote your open houses with our automated system - "set it and forget it"!

Our open house system will display a noticeable "Open House" flag in the search results and on your listing page one week prior to the start date, and remove itself once the end date has finished.

This is a great way to get more interested buyers into your home.

Sales Contracts Provided

For eligible Canadian provinces (AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, NS, ON, PE & SK), you are given access to download sale/purchase contracts directly from your account.

They are provided as interactive PDF files for ease of use.

40 Photos on ForSaleByOwner.ca

This is the maximum number of photos that can be uploaded and displayed on your ForSaleByOwner.ca listing.

Since a picture paints a thousand words... the more photos, the better!

Printable Feature Sheets

With the click of a button, you can automatically generate a printable feature sheet that pulls photos, data and contact information directly from your listing. It creates a PDF file that can be printed directly from your web browser or saved to your computer for later.

You can hand them out during open houses, or to anyone who stops by for a showing.

Shown here is an example of what the feature sheet template looks like, with room for 6 photos.

This handy feature is included in all of our packages.

Click here for a larger preview of our automated feature sheets.

Social Media Sharing Tools

We provide social media sharing tools that easily let you share your own listing across popular social media sites, or for searchers to share their findings with others.

Spreading the word has never been more simple!

FSBO Listing Syndication

For additional exposure, our Canadian listings from ForSaleByOwner.ca are automatically submitted to the following classifieds websites:

This creates a broader reach for your listing!

Complete & Relevant Listing Data

All of our packages give you the ability to fill out a variety of data fields to ensure a complete and accurate listing. These fields include the number of bedrooms, bathrooms, square footage, lot size, parking, year built, room dimensions, fire place, air conditioning, hot tub, pool, and much more.

All of this additional information helps your property be represented in a professional manner.

Automatic Google Indexing

Every day, we automatically submit all of our listings to Google using an XML sitemap system specifically designed for search engines. These sitemaps are accessible to all search engines, meaning that others are easily able to crawl our listings, too.

All of our listings are submitted and indexed by most major search engines, giving our customers more exposure on Google and other popular search engines.

SPAM Prevention System

Using a combination of formulas, we have a custom built spam prevention system in place that filters out the majority of junk and scam attacks from getting through to you. When someone sends an email to you through your listing's contact form, we strive to detect and block messages that do not appear to be legitimate, increasing your online safety. It also saves you from the inconvenience of having to sort through several fraudulent or spammy messages.

However, it's still important to use common sense and to ensure that all prospective buyers view your property in person before any agreements are made.

Private Website Linking

Do you already have your own website to help promote your listing?

At For Sale By Owner Inc., we encourage our customers to list their property on multiple websites to further increase their exposure. Simply paste in the URL into the "Private Website Link" field when you add or edit your listing, and a personalized button will appear on your listing that goes to the external link.

Virtual Tour Linking

Did you get a professional virtual tour done of your property? If so, add the link to your listing and a virtual tour button will appear for users to click on in order to view it.

This allows potential buyers to get an even better impression of your property and is therefore a highly valuable selling tool.

Audio Voice-Overs & Video Linking

Your listing will be seen and heard better with an embedded voice-over recording and a link to your own video.

Video adds a rich user experience, while an audio recording that summarizes your listing gives it a personal touch.

Online Support & Tips for Success

We have various guides available for free on our website to help you make the most out of your selling experience.

Topics include preparing yourself and the property for sale, property inspections, using social media to promote your listing, showing your home, documentation, working with buyer's agents, and much more.

You can view our Successful Seller's Guide or Dealing With Buyer's Agents guide here on our website at any time. We are also available 7 days a week to support you with your listing.

No Cancellation Fees

There are no cancellation fees for any of our services. Period.

No Listing Change Fees

There are no fees when you submit change requests (listing amendments) for your MLS^® System posting on REALTOR.ca, such as a price change.

You can also freely update your listing on ForSaleByOwner.ca as often as you like, which you can do yourself directly in your online account.

No Selling Fees

There are no selling fees for any of our services. Enjoy the savings!

7 Days a Week Listing Services

We strive to be available 7 days a week to support you with your listing, including MLS^® System services.

Listing Advertised on REALTOR.ca

Be seen on Canada's largest real estate website by getting a posting of your property on REALTOR.ca.

All British Columbia REALTOR.ca listings are loaded to the local real estate board that is closest to the property's physical location. For more details, please click on the "MLS^® System Listing on Your Local Board" section of this page.

Did you know that the REALTOR.ca and MLS.ca websites are actually the same website? If you type the address MLS.ca into a web browser, your browser will redirect you to REALTOR.ca. Many people don't know this, so we've taken a moment to explain it to make things more clear to our sellers.

With a posting on REALTOR.ca, your property will receive maximum exposure to the most serious buyers and real estate agents, with the flexibility of still being able to sell privately without commission.

REALTOR.ca DDF^® Listing Syndication

Aside from REALTOR.ca, your listing is also automatically submitted to up to 20 additional Real Estate Industry websites for maximum exposure:

PLEASE NOTE: The listings marked with "(FSBO)" are submitted using our own listing syndication service, whereas all others are provided by REALTOR.ca and are subject to change. Some listings may not show up on the websites mentioned above due to technical difficulties, or because the listing may not qualify due to restrictions imposed by the destination website.

Open House Data on REALTOR.ca

Announce Your Open Houses on REALTOR.ca!

(Unlimited times for the duration of your listing)

With this service, the brokerage will update the REALTOR.ca website with your open house schedule for up to 4 weeks in advance. This will allow for your REALTOR.ca listing to come up in a search result for any buyer or agent who has used the Open House search parameter on the REALTOR.ca website when searching for available properties to view.

30 Photos on REALTOR.ca

Show up to 30 interior/exterior photos of your property on your REALTOR.ca listing.

In addition to the 40 photos that you can show on your ForSaleByOwner.ca listing, you can also have 30 photos displayed on the REALTOR.ca website. Any combination of exterior and interior photos is acceptable.

Exception: the Vancouver Real Estate board allows up to 20 photos on REALTOR.ca.

MLS^® Paperwork Assistance

Worried about filling out the MLS^® System paperwork? Don't be! We make it easy, and it's included in our pricing!

We fill out the forms with you and then you e-sign them. It's that simple!

After 22+ years helping people sell on their own, we know that some people may feel a little overwhelmed with the whole sales process, and the paperwork is usually the number #1 source of the stress. We take most of the "work" out of doing the paperwork - so you don't need to worry about it!

Learn more by visiting our Paperwork Assistance page.

MLS^® System Listing on Your Local Board

We load your MLS^® System listing to your local real estate board!

Our brokerage members belong to multiple local real estate boards throughout Canada.

This allows us to offer a premium service on our REALTOR.ca listings, because each listing is actually loaded to the local real estate board that is closest to the property's physical location.

This means that your REALTOR.ca listing will be fully visible to the local real estate agents in your area, and to the general public, giving your listing FULL exposure on the MLS^® System & REALTOR.ca.

You can learn more about local boards on our "What is a Local Board?" page.

Property Evaluation Tools - Pricing

Need help pricing your property? The Sold Data reports we supply contain real MLS^® System market data based on the comparable criteria that you choose. Each report request will include up to a maximum of 8 comparable properties in PDF format, and each seller can make up to 3 separate report requests.

Please note that this service is currently offered in all areas of BC except Chilliwack and Powell River at this time.

Learn more about this service.

Special Refund Offer for MLS^® System Service

In anticipation of the launch of our new service, we are now offering sellers in your province a discount on a ForSaleByOwner.ca website listing until we are fully set up there with MLS^® System service.

The ForSaleByOwner.ca website is very busy after 20 years of continuous operation, and thousands of home owners have been successful selling on our site - without being on the MLS^® System.

You can select our "No Time Limit" option on the ForSaleByOwner.ca website for a special pricing of $149.00 and if you sell your property for that cost you will be thrilled - and so will we!

When we are ready to go and if your property is still for sale, we can credit you back the entire $149.00 to be used towards the MLS^® System service upgrade cost which will be approximately $500.00, "No Time Limit" when we launch in your province.

Please let me know if you have any additional questions about our service. Toll Free at 1-800-831-3726 - Extension 101 - Ask for Rob.