We bought our CYV FSBO while out of the country. We had both a realtor and a couple of friends looking for us, plus we were searching online. We knew exactly what we wanted and where we wanted, and what position in the neighborhood we preferred (street on the other side of the wall; no roofs to look at, only sky and trees). Our friend in the neighborhood got wind of an upcoming villa in that neighborhood, the exact model and positioning we wanted. She knew the owners (turned out we did too, slightly) and could go in and take pictures. We communicated by Skype and email. My husband was a little hesitant to buy sight unseen, but we wouldn't be back very soon, so we had to act. We trusted our friend and the pictures and the house inspection, and we couldn't be happier. The exact same model is now up for sale down the street from us, also FSBO, at asking price $15K more than we paid for ours two months ago. As we look at sale prices for our model online, we know we got a terrific deal.
Last March our designer sold in half a day for 10% over the asking price, with our trusted TV sales agent. I have wondered if we shouldn't have tried a FSBO. It was the right time of year, with snowbirds looking at having to return home soon, and there was nothing new on the market except for Fenney area with no golf cart access to facilities up here. So that was fortunate for us.
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