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Originally Posted by spring_chicken
This makes no sense. You first say that FSBOs are almost always overpriced, then you say a realtor can get 6% more than the overpriced FSBO price? Two totally contradictory statements.
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I don't see a contradiction. If you price a fsbo too high, you probably won't get your price, but you will waste a lot of people's time. I believe that a good realtor can usually get a higher price than the owner can. It is called marketing and sales. I looked at a lot of fsbos before I decided that most people have an unrealistic view of the actual value for their house, and some tend to be greedy. They also seem to think that the buyer should share the commission that they think they are saving. When, in fact, the sales commission is not something the buyer pays. It is always a charge to the seller, and it should be.