8 really good reasons for hiring a real estate agent to sell your house! 1. Pricing. The most important component to selling your home is proper pricing. Just because your neighbor’s house sold 2 years ago for X amount, but yours is a lot nicer, doesn’t mean that your home should automatically sell for more. Not in 2010. In a changing market it can be pretty difficult to nail down an appropriate range. Many for-sale-by-owner (FSBO’s) homes are priced on the basis of hearsay and eventually take less, since the buyer is often in a better position to negotiate. (6 comments)