Comments on: Selling Your Home on Your Own? http://bostonrealestateobserver.com/sell-home-on-your-own/ Wed, 21 Dec 2011 03:20:35 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jeff Persons ABR http://bostonrealestateobserver.com/sell-home-on-your-own/#comment-629 Jeff Persons ABR Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:30:39 +0000 http://bostonrealestateobserver.com/?p=2836#comment-629 Hi Mark, You are hitting the nail on the head here. Yes it must be a temptation to keep the 5% but these Fisbos don't understand the risks involved. There is so much that can go wrong. The seller really has to surround themselves with professionals WHO HAVE A LICENSE AT STAKE. Start with a good Listing Agent. Pay him the 5% Get a lawyer. Pay her what she charges. Sellers who do these 2 things save money in the end. FSBO is a great example of penny wise, dollar foolish. Hi Mark,

You are hitting the nail on the head here. Yes it must be a temptation to keep the 5% but these Fisbos don’t understand the risks involved. There is so much that can go wrong. The seller really has to surround themselves with professionals WHO HAVE A LICENSE AT STAKE.

Start with a good Listing Agent. Pay him the 5%

Get a lawyer. Pay her what she charges.

Sellers who do these 2 things save money in the end. FSBO is a great example of penny wise, dollar foolish.

]]> By: Ed Daniels http://bostonrealestateobserver.com/sell-home-on-your-own/#comment-622 Ed Daniels Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:41:06 +0000 http://bostonrealestateobserver.com/?p=2836#comment-622 In my 12 years as a Realtor, I have always been OK with that small segment of the population that wants to sell their home themselves. When given the tools to post their home on MLS for minimal $, this is where I get frustrated. I will be doing twice the work on these deals. Teaching the FSBO "normal" steps of the transaction because they are un-trained. In addition, how uncomfortable is it to tour a home surrounded by the owner? Great article. In my 12 years as a Realtor, I have always been OK with that small segment of the population that wants to sell their home themselves. When given the tools to post their home on MLS for minimal $, this is where I get frustrated. I will be doing twice the work on these deals. Teaching the FSBO “normal” steps of the transaction because they are un-trained. In addition, how uncomfortable is it to tour a home surrounded by the owner? Great article.

]]> By: Jonathan Bunn http://bostonrealestateobserver.com/sell-home-on-your-own/#comment-618 Jonathan Bunn Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:17:36 +0000 http://bostonrealestateobserver.com/?p=2836#comment-618 great article. i always find this data interesting. i am not sure that the do-it yourself guy will ever listen but the potential money that could be lost through the lack of experience can be too costly to overlook. great article. i always find this data interesting. i am not sure that the do-it yourself guy will ever listen but the potential money that could be lost through the lack of experience can be too costly to overlook.

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