Cemetery-Plot.com » Cemetery Listing Services

5 Things to Consider Before You Sell Your Cemetery Plots

Cemetery Plot — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:34:38 +0000

Understand your options before you sell

So you have unwanted cemetery property, what options are available to you and what should you take into consideration?

You must have the right to sell the property
Just because you hold the deed to the plot, doesn’t mean that you can sell it. Sometimes family plots that have been passed down through generations are held in family trusts. The process of investigating this matter when it comes up for sell can put cemeteries in a tricky situation when paperwork is transferred, and often it’s just not done. Make sure that you have the deed and the right to sell the property.
You can donate the property and take a tax right-off
You should contact your accountant before you make this decision. Also, remember that donating the plot does not absolve the obligation to pay the transfer fees associated with transferring the property into the honoree’s name. (As Sandy Cobb found out in the Article “Donating a Plot for a Tax Write-off“)
Find out what other options the cemetery offers
The cemetery where you purchased your property may participate in a buy-back or exchange program.
Sell the property yourself
Similar to a “for sale by owner” transaction in Real Estate. There are plot listing services both free and paid, we recommend you visit Cemetery-Plot.com’s Cemetery Plot Listing Services Directory to find links to and reviews of these services.
Hire a Cemetery Broker to sell the property for you
This is similar to hiring a Real Estate agent to represent you the seller. Just as in a Real Estate transaction, there will be a commission which is typically 15% but can be higher. You should verify that the Cemetery Broker is licensed to practice in the state where your property is located. You can start your search at Cemetery-Plot.com’s Cemetery Property Brokers Directory.

The Plot Exchange – Listing Service

Cemetery Plot — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:01:12 +0000

About The Plot Exchange

Founded in 1999 by Internet Publisher Michael D. Martin
Martin, a State of California licensed cemetery broker and funeral insurance agent – with over a decade of direct cemetery property sales experience – began publication of PlotExchange.com because “the public is generally unaware of cost-effective approaches in purchasing cemetery property and making funeral arrangements.”

PlotExchange.com provides consumers the opportunity to access a current – and free – consolidation of cemetery property and related funeral goods and services at reasonable and negotiable prices.

Learn more at www.plotexchange.com…

Screen Captures from The Plot Exchange

Home Page

Search Results

Pricing Options

Free one month trial period (Credit card needed to secure listing)
$5.95 monthly after free trial

Listing Features

State-of-the-art Internet Security for Protection of Personal Data
E-commerce, Online Purchasing and Publishing of Classified Ads
Free Access to a State Licensed Cemetery Broker
128-bit Secure Socket Layer Protocol (SSL)
SSL Encrypted Transactions by COMODO
Interactive Map Link Inserted Into Ads
Authorize.net as Payment Gateway
E-mail Security to Prevent Spam
Inclusion of Three Photos in Ad
7/24 Online Internet Presence
7/24 Control of Ad for Edits
Easy Ad Management
Free E-mail Tech Support

Links

The Plot Exchange: www.plotexchange.com

About this Review

There are services available online that will list your cemetery property for sale online for a fee. Buyers and sellers use these services to find cemetery property available at discounted rates from individuals who have owned the property and no longer need it. This is a review of one of those listing services. Reviews include a short description of the service, screen captures showing their website and current pricing information. Visit the listing service’s website for more information.

Grave Solutions – Listing Service

Cemetery Plot — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:00:38 +0000

About Grave Solutions

Grave Solutions is the premiere source for cemetery property and products, and the nations only Multi-Listing Type Program for all cemetery property. For sale by owner, for sale through brokerage, and for sale by cemeteries. Our company is dedicated to providing the consumer every economic opportunity available in the purchase of cemetery and funeral arrangements.

Grave Solutions has developed a Resale Program for the sale of cemetery property which private individuals no longer have a need for. It is estimated that there are over a Million Cemetery Spaces available nationwide. Until now, families have had little opportunity to market that property except to place a costly ad in their local paper obituary column. With the electronic commerce available, Grave Solutions “Resale Program” is the proper format to assist in the sale and transfer of cemetery property at prices which will be, generally, much lower than the best promotional prices that the cemetery charges.

The Cemetery Registry – Listing Service

Cemetery Plot — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:28:31 +0000

The Cemetery Registry is a division of the Final Arrangements Network and allows listing on both the Network’s website as well as its own.

About The Final Arrangements Network

The Final Arrangements Network is a powerful source of both information and instructions on one of life’s hardest facts, death. You will learn how to make informed decisions about funerals, cemeteries, cremations, caskets, urns, memorials and grave stone and a host of the other things that have to be done and decided on when someone dies.

Final arrangements for death are never easy but they can be much better taken care of in the light of understanding before an final emergency occurs, then in the heat of fear and grief when it does happen. It is the intent of The Final Arrangements Network to provide you with the tools and knowledge to do just that. Our hope is to save our clients both emotional stress and if you follow some of our tips a good deal of money as well.

Screen Captures from The Cemetery Registry

Home Page

Listings by State and Cemetery

Listing Page

Pricing Options

Single Listing: (Private)
$99.95 – Lifetime

“Absolutely Private” Online Registration where you can protect Your Name, Email, Phone Number, Address, City, State and everything that would expose your privacy is kept hidden from the public. Sell your cemetery lots, grave sites, burial plots, Mausoleum Crypts, Niches and never have to worry about exposing yourself or your family to the public on the Internet. Pay once never pay again and sell until your grave sites, cemetery lots for sale are sold. Unlimited Changes and “List until Sold” Guarantee

Single Listing: (Standard)
$89.95 – Lifetime

Standard Registration, Unlimited Changes and “List until Sold” Guarantee.

Links

The Cemetery Registry: www.thecemeteryregistry.com
The Final Arrangements Network: www.finalarrangementsnetwork.com

About this Review