| If you're thinking, "I should sell my house without | | | | much. |
| a realtor," the current real estate market and | | | | Internet Use |
| explosion of the Internet will make your job | | | | The creation of FSBO real estate listings sites has |
| easier. | | | | exploded over the last three or four years. As |
| Sell My House Without A Realtor | | | | buyers and sellers became more familiar with |
| If you are looking to sell a house without a | | | | these sites, they often searched online for homes |
| realtor, you are known as a "FSBO" seller. FSBO | | | | instead of driving areas with a realtor. This |
| stands for the phrase "for sale by owner." | | | | resulted in sellers wondering why they should pay |
| Although FSBO sellers have always existed, they | | | | a commission of 6 percent to a realtor when a |
| have become much more prevalent in the last | | | | site like fsboamerica.org only charged $25 a |
| few years due to two primary factors. | | | | month to list a home on the site. Many couldn't |
| Hot Real Estate Market | | | | come up with a reason. |
| An insanely hot real estate market has made | | | | No Realtor |
| realtors somewhat irrelevant in many parts of the | | | | The decision to sell you house without a realtor is |
| country. For instance, homes in San Diego, | | | | one you should make carefully. If you're |
| California were known to be on the market for | | | | comfortable with the sales process, going FSBO |
| less than two weeks on average in early 2005. | | | | makes all the sense in the world. If you're not |
| Keep in mind, this was the average time it took | | | | comfortable with the negotiating process, then |
| to sell a home including the run down messes. In | | | | you may want to consider using a realtor. |
| such a market, many homeowners started | | | | Ultimately, your first step should be to buy a |
| wondering why they were paying six percent | | | | FSBO book in your local bookstore or visit a |
| commissions to a realtor who didn't have to do | | | | FSBO site and read up on what is involved. |