[Boomer]

rshoffer,

Your tale of your sale -- yet another illustration of the mysterious workings of the human mind.

You mentioned something that I should have, too, and that is the "as is" clause. The sales contract that was written by my attorney, for the FSBO I was talking about, had 25 little clauses in it. The "as is" clause was there. Even though as sellers we certainly should and must be upfront with our buyers, we also need to protect ourselves as much as we possibly can by clarification in the contract. Telling someone something is one thing. Having it in writing -- priceless. I cringe at the number of people who think it is perfectly OK to do a FSBO without an attorney in it with them. Of course, I am the one on here always doing that "cost of sleep" thing from my soapbox. Others may be more adventurous.

Had that house I was selling for family not sold so quickly, I had my favorite real estate agent waiting in the wings. I have FSBO'd five times and used an agent twice. The most recent personal residence sale and purchase were through an agent, five years ago. A really good, highly professional agent.

Boomer