For Sale By Owner

[Townhallsavoy]

Anyone ever sold a home on your own before? 

I'm needing some help because there's no way we can afford a 6% commission to sell right now. 

[Buzz Killington]

Anyone ever sold a home on your own before? 

I'm needing some help because there's no way we can afford a 6% commission to sell right now.

We did about 12 years ago, but we had a good friend that was a Realtor and relied on her assistance to get through a few areas.

[Townhallsavoy]

What areas? 

[AWK]

What areas?

The hard ones.

[Ogre]

We tried to do it and it sucked.  You have to work hard at it.  After 6 months we decided to bite the bullet and list with a realtor. 

Want to move to Hoover?  I know where you can get a great deal on a house. 

[Buzz Killington]

What areas?

She helped us find potential buyers, then with the paperwork necessary for the appraisals, and the selling process. 

[GH2001]

We tried to do it and it sucked.  You have to work hard at it.  After 6 months we decided to bite the bullet and list with a realtor. 

Want to move to Hoover?  I know where you can get a great deal on a house.

Did the same thing 5 years ago. And that was before the market got bad.

[dallaswareagle]

Anyone ever sold a home on your own before? 

I'm needing some help because there's no way we can afford a 6% commission to sell right now.

My mom was in real estate before moving on, she always said to ask the real estate folks to do 4% and you will buy from them also ( This depending on your situation) 

[wesfau2]

My mom was in real estate before moving on, she always said to ask the real estate folks to do 4% and you will buy from them also ( This depending on your situation)

The commission is definitely negotiable.

I don't know the law in AL, but in FL the realtor is prohibited from dictating a percentage.

It's worth having a realtor just to deal with the showings (mid-day, most times), in my opinion.