Congratulations to Kyle McDonald, who in nearly a year has traded a red paper clip for a house. That’s right, a house. The paperclip was traded for progressively higher goods, until Kyle traded a movie role with the town of Kipling Saskatchewan in Canada for a house.

The story is truly an amazing one, and a little more admirable than say a million dollar homepage.

Kyle, you’ve inspired us here at Homethinking to starting monitoring Canadian real estate activity so that by the time you are ready to sell, you’ll be able to use the site to find a real estate agent to help you sell it for billions of dollar, or whatever you have in mind.

Fizzbow (a.k.a FSBO or For-Sale-By-Owner) is an industry term to describe about one in five homeowners who choose to sell their home on their own and without the assistance of a realtor.

If you’re browsing Homethinking, and after contacting a few realtors, the whole process has gotten you a little down, you may want to explore the option of listing your house yourself. Or even if you don’t, understanding the process will help grease the wheels of the sale by avoiding any misunderstandings.

There are lots of great resources on the Internet to help you sell your home. One very good one is Audrie.com, started by a group of former agents just outside of Atlanta. Articles range from setting the right price for the home to closing the negotiations and sale. There are scores more useful articles, so if you’re making the incredibly financially significant decision to sell your home at the moment, be sure to read up first.