Hi,
I've sold two homes by myself (FSBO). You need to do all the things a real estate agent would do (photos, detailed sell sheet, open house, some local paper ads, etc.) which will take some time and effort and a small amount of money, but that's part of doing it yourself. The first home was easy since the person who purchased it knew me. No commission paid for the sale! Our attorneys took care of all the details. The second home was a bit more difficult since real estate agents don't like to show their clients FSBO homes so they didn't drive any traffic to the open houses (when they did, they bad mouthed the home). The purchaser saw my ad and came to the open house and then insisted that their real estate agent provide a sales offer. I wound up paying a 3% commission to the selling agent and $250 for the FSBO website. Saved about $13,000. A bit of work, a bit of stress, but well worth it.
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