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Sell My House Without A Realtor
By Raynor James, Fri Dec 9th
If you're thinking, "I should sell my house without a realtor,"the current real estate market and explosion of the Internetwill make your job easier. Sell My House Without A Realtor If you are looking to sell a house without a realtor, you areknown as a "FSBO" seller. stands for the phrase "for saleby owner." Although sellers have always existed, they havebecome much more prevalent in the last few years due to twoprimary factors.
Hot Real Estate Market An insanely hot real estate market has made realtors somewhatirrelevant in many parts of the country. For instance, homes inSan Diego, California were known to be on the market for lessthan two weeks on average in early 2005. Keep in mind, this wasthe average time it took to sell a home including the run downmesses. In such a market, many homeowners started wondering whythey were paying six percent commissions to a realtor who didn'thave to do much. Internet Use The creation
of real estate listings sites has explodedover the last three or four years. As buyers and sellers becamemore familiar with these sites, they often searched online forhomes instead of driving areas with a realtor. This resulted insellers wondering why they should pay a commission of 6 percentto a realtor when a site like fsboamerica.org only charged $25 amonth to list a home on the site. Many couldn't come up with areason. No Realtor The decision to sell you house without a realtor is one youshould make carefully. If you're comfortable with the salesprocess, going makes all the sense in the world. If you'renot comfortable with the negotiating process, then you may wantto consider using a realtor. Ultimately, your first step shouldbe to buy a book in your local bookstore or visit a FSBOsite and read up on what is involved. About the author:Raynor James is with the site - http://www.fsboamerica.org- homes for sale by owner. Visit our "sell my home" page -http://www.fsboamerica.org/seller.cfm - to sell your houseyourself with a free 1 month listing.
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