For what it's worth, we listed our home higher than what the TV agent suggested, and higher than any other recent comperable resale in our village (Charlotte, so it is only 1.5 years old), and still sold in 7 days.
I mostly agree with gomoho, about values...the property is worth what someone is willing to pay for it. Just saying that some buyers might expect to see a lower asking price on a resale by owner... Converesly, some sellers, especially in a flat market, might choose (or need to) avoid a commision to be able to sell without having to come "out of pocket" to sell their home. Having been a Realtor for many years, and a buyer and seller of many of my own homes, I see both sides. If I wanted to sell the house myself, I might have been able to price it less than what we did (and less than TV listed competition), and perhaps netted more than if I had paid a commission, but I truely believe that there are many buyers who are not comfortable dealing with a FSBO, and that reduces ones audience.
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