If you are thinking about selling your home w/o an agent, consider that only 12% of home sellers successfully did so last year. Moreover, 40% of those "for sale by owner" properties went to family members or acquaintances of the sellers.
Surely, if selling a home were so easy that anyone could do it, nearly everyone would. Bear in mind that selling a home involved analyzing sales of nearby comparable homes, setting a home's price, writing and placing ads in newspapers and online, meeting with potential buyers (many of whom are neither serious or financially able), negotiating a price and contract terms, and closing the deal with all the necessary paperwork.
Are you ready for all that?!
Real estate agents have professional contacts and connections that we have built up over many years, which the average person simply cannot match.
Sellers who attempt to sell their homes without the help of real estate professionals usually find that the paperwork required for real estate transactions can be complex and very confusing. Additionally, an agent knows how to successfully market and advertise a home, and will also prescreen and accompany buyers through your property.
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