Even if a simple sign in your yard did produce a buyer knocking on your door, how will you handle the following questions:
"How does your home compare to others like it?
"How did you determine the fair market value of this property?"
"What about financing? Can you help?"
"If I make an offer, who will draw up the paperwork?"
"Why aren't you using a REALTORŪ? Is there something wrong with the property?"
"Since you aren't using a REALTORŪ, we can take their fee right off the top, right?"
Selling your home is one of the most important financial transactions you will make in your life. Don't take risks. Selling your home is nothing like selling a car. Every home is different, and every homebuyer wants to offer you as little as possible. How do you determine the real market value?
Most homes are sold using a REALTORŪ. As top real estate professionals, it is our job to help you negotiate with all those buyers who want something for nothing. Not to mention preparing your home for sale and marketing it locally and even nationally, and guiding you through the complex paperwork and pitfalls of escrow and closing. Make sure you are really ready to handle all of that before pounding that sign into your front yard. Errors can be extremely costly.
Remember: Buyers want to offer you as close to nothing as possible! While that "For Sale By Owner" sign might sound like a good idea, it usually means a different thing to buyers: "Try to steal this one."
If you must sell your own home, at least let us give you a sense of its true market value. Tell us a bit about your home, and we'll do a quick Comparative Market Analysis and let you know what we feel it is likely to sell for. We'll also describe how we would market your property. This is free, with no strings attached.
AND, consider this - you may be saving less than you thought by selling your own home.
Most For Sale by Owners agree to be "broker protected," meaning that if an agent brings the buyer, the homeowner will pay the buyer's side of the commission (often 50% of the total commission or 2.5% of the sales price of the house) once the property is sold and closed. Many buyers are reluctant to deal directly with a seller without the protection of a Realtor. Since the services of a Realtor are free to buyers, most buyers will opt to use one.
Therefore, for the balance of the commission, e.g. an additional 2.5% on a 5% commission, you, the seller, get all the services and protections afforded to someone represented by a real estate agent.
Think about it!
- NUMBER1EXPERTS™ 
