We just sold our "up north" home by owner on Zillow; went without a hitch and sold in 4 days. Took lots of pictures in all sorts of light to get best shots, looked over other people's listings for wording ideas and hired an appraiser to be sure we were not under or over priced. The appraisal was well worth the $400 (the home appraisal's done by bank for closing are not as thorough). Our attorney charged $1200, closed at title company. To list it with a real estate agent, it would have cost $19,000. If you have a fairly marketable home in a decent area, it's well worth it. If you think it might be harder to market, you might benefit from realtor/MLS. Just do your homework ahead of time and check out all of the homes sold in your area over the past 6 months.
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