Is Selling your House Without a Real Estate Agent a

Is Selling your House Without a Real Estate Agent a Good Idea?

Those of you who are thinking about selling your home might be considering the possibility of doing it yourself, without the help of a real estate agent. You’re thinking you can save some money by doing it this way. You will save money, but is it worth it?

First, you put up the sign on your front lawn. At this point you are only advertising to those that drive through your street or by word of mouth. Your property wont get the needed exposure to the wide variety of prospective buyers that are out there. You might be thinking, “I’ll just put my house on one of those websites that allow people to sell their property without an agent.” This brings me to my second point.

Youre pretty much on your own when it comes to who enters your home wanting to see the property. Putting your house on some website basically tells all the psychos out there: “hey, my house is open to whoever wants to come in. All you have to do is tell me that you want to see the house. I’ll probably be home with my kids and maybe my spouse. Welcome!” Do you see my point? You...