[Indy-Guy]

I sold my home in Indiana myself. Had no problem. Yes I would have a lawyer take care of the transaction. Locally I would use McLin Burnsed who is the closing law firm for The Villages. They will handle the closing for you.

A friend of mine asked me about selling his home himself. I told him to at least put a for sale by owner sign out for a few weeks so if there is an easy neighborhood sale out there you can get it yourself. He decided to list it with a Realtor and had the Realtor over to list the home and had all the paper work done except the final signature. They went outside to take a photo of the Villa. While they were taking the photo his neighbor walked up and asked him what he was doing as he saw the Realtor's sign of his car. My friend said he was selling his home the neighbor said he would buy it for his in-laws. Sale done and my bet is that Realtor won't go outside and take a photo till the paperwork is done from now on.

The first thing a Realtor does when they list your home is send a mailing to about 50-100 of your neighbors telling them your home is for sale. Do the same it must work or the Realtor's would not do it. Especially in The Villages many people have a friend that has told them if a home near them goes up for sale to let them know.