I have sold four homes without a realtor. I used to be a realtor, plus I have spent many years in marketing, so have a lot of experience in staging, pricing, conducting open-houses, etc. In each case I retained a competent realtor and negotiated a price (always less than 1% of the sales price) to take over as soon as a buyer and price was set. The realtor wrote the contract, did the title work, set up the appraisals and inspections, and set the closing. Once the buyer was secured the realtor did everything and I had no hitches. In three of the four cases, the buyer did not retain an attorney, and no problems occured. The one who retained an attorney had some headaches in that the attorney demanded the standard approved contract be amended needlessly (to justify his fee IMO), causing some delays and hard feelings between the realtor and attorney. When I sell my current home to move to the villages
I will do the same.