| If it's time to buy a new home and you already | | | | you sell your house. It is very important that your |
| decided to sell your house, wait a bit before you turn | | | | home's selling price is determined by you, not a real |
| to a real estate agency. | | | | estate broker who takes a x% fee for selling your |
| Maybe this is your first time home selling, and you think | | | | home. |
| it would be better to entrust the whole stuff to a | | | | It is recommended to get information about prices |
| professional. But what makes you think you can't do it | | | | from as many sources as possible, for instance with |
| on your own? | | | | the help of Real Estate Websites. |
| FSBO means 'For Sale By Owner' and it is used to | | | | An agent may tell you that the main reason to use |
| describe home owners who sell their homes | | | | them rather than FSBO is that they can place your |
| themselves and don't use a real estate company | | | | home in the Multiple Listing Service, and you can not. |
| when they sell their homes and land. | | | | They may imply that your chances of selling without |
| Believe it or not, with the proper knowledge and the | | | | being in the MLS are next to nothing. Don't believe it. |
| right help just about anyone can successfully sell (or | | | | The truth is that up to one in 3 homes sell by owner |
| buy) without using a real estate agency. Sometimes an | | | | and very few, if any, of those were MLS listed. |
| owner can even do a better job than many real | | | | Usually buyers look at For Sale By Owners as well as |
| estate agents. | | | | listed homes. They don't only browse ads that are in |
| FSBO makes selling a home on your own easy. A | | | | the MLS, though realtors dreaming of that. |
| growing percentage of homeowners are realizing how | | | | Honestly, you don't need a real estate agent to sell or |
| easy and economical it is to sell your own home | | | | purchase property - that's clear. Keep your money for |
| without using real estate agents and agencies. You | | | | something else and give a trial to rely on your own |
| can save a lot on real estate commissions every time | | | | skills. |