Should You Sell Your Home By Yourself?

North Shore's Real Estate Podcast with Mike Quail

If you are selling your home yourself as for sale by owner (FSBO), I want to help. I can provide you with a marketing tool kit, or I can list your home myself. Buying a home? Click here to perform a full home search Selling a home? Click here for a FREE Home Price Evaluation For sale by owner (FSBO) – To many people it sounds horrible, but to others it sounds like a really smart idea because of all the available technology. They think the process will go smoothly, which it can sometimes. But, it's as easy to go to Las Vegas and win $10,000 while gambling, as it is easy to sell your home by yourself.

Some FSBO home sellers sell for more money, save on commissions, have no legal issues, and have deals which work. However, I have found that 75% of FSBOs end up hiring an agent. There are many reasons for this.

Even though you can go online and get loads of information, selling your house is still an intense process. It is much better to hire a professional. The biggest reason you want to work with a professional is because you can get more money, even after you pay the agent's fees.

If you are interested in selling by yourself, offer the buyers’ agents a 2.5% to 3% commission to get good buyers to look at your home. This will bring in people who are more likely to spend the most money. People working without a buyer's agent are looking to take advantage of sellers who are selling on their own.

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When professional agents list homes, we track the premium buyers who are spending the most money.

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In fact, I took a class where they encouraged us to go after FSBOs to see if we could get a large discount. We found that most FSBO homes are sold for 10% less, which is actually more money lost than it would have been had they hired an agent for a 5% commission. And, the owner would not have had to do all the work. When professional agents list homes, we track the premium buyers who are spending the most money. By offering a 2.5% to 3% commission, you are spending very little to get a lot more.

We have found that FSBO sellers sell for a lot more with our help. If you reach out to us, we’ll provide you a copy of our marketing tool kit so that you can try to be one of the 25% who is successful at selling your home on your own.

If you’d like our help with selling your home on your own or you have any other questions or real estate needs, give me a call or send me an email. My team and I would be happy to help.
Commissions are variable with all agents and the above is just an example.