There are thousands of For Sale by Owner or FSBO homes across the country. Often, a seller will tell an unsuspecting buyer, "if you buy my home without using a Realtor, I will give you a better price." Is it really such a good deal???
I'm often contacted by someone that recently bought a home and found out they got a lemon. The reasons vary, some may say, "the seller didn't tell me about the liens against the property" or "the seller didn't tell me the basement floods every time it rains" or "I had no idea that the garage in the backyard was sitting half over the neighboring property line and now they want it removed" or "I didn't realize that a lost heir could come back and lay claim to MY home" or "the seller didn't tell me about the new landfill that is going to be built nearby in the spring".
I could go on and on about the complaints that I've heard and some that I've heard from my colleagues. I think you get the point.
WHY would anyone buy a home (their single most expensive and important investment) without having a professional Realtor representing them? In almost all cases, the Seller pays the Buyer's Realtor fees!
These people must have just sold their home that was infested with termites and didn't bother to tell the young buyers about them and sold the home "as is".
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