Is this possible?  Too smart for your own good?  I recently had a potential buyer view my own house.  I wasn't available so my wife let them take a look.  The buyer contacted me and wanted to make an offer.  I had told her I already had an offer but she was welcome to look.  She was offering $15,000 less than what I had already accepted.

I asked her why she didn't have an agent.  Her reply was as a buyer she felt she could get a better price without one.  HUH, is that what most of the public thinks of us?  Based on her answer I would say yes. 

What I do know about her is very little.  I know she works for some company with investments, etc.  Her fiance is a surgery resident moving to the New Orleans area for his final training.  So I know they are both above average intelligence.  But they aren't Realtors.  I don't think either ever owned a home either.  Do I tell you how to invest your clients money or how your fiance should do a surgery?  Of course not.  I really think you would be wise to swallow a little pride and get an agent to help you.

I wonder what they know about disclosure papers and inspections?  Oh I guess they can read about this online and be an expert.  Any way yes we can be too smart for our own good.  Even smart people need to realize they aren't that much smarted than the average person.