TIME TO LEARN
LACK OF EXPERIENCE
SAFETY
“ Mistakes may cost you the money you ’ re trying to save .”
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TIME TO LEARN
You ’ ll have to spend a lot of time educating yourself on the process of selling a home , the current market , advertising methods , and working with potential buyers .
LACK OF EXPERIENCE
When the FSBO sign goes up , the parade of the unqualified curiosity-seekers begins at all hours of the day and night . Window shoppers and “ lookie-loos ” are not serious about looking for a home but actually use it as a form of entertainment or as a hobby looking for decorating ideas .
SAFETY
Security is a major issue when selling your home by owner . A “ For-Sale-By-Owner ” sign is an invitation to strangers to wander through your home . People will arrive at your home , eager for their own reasons , not all of which are honorable .
“ Mistakes may cost you the money you ’ re trying to save .”
8 % of
25 % less
50 % of total home sales in 2016 were FSBO . This percentage has been in steady decline since 1981 . 1
is the average a FSBO home will sell for versus a home that sold with the assistance of an agent or broker . 1
FSBO sellers knew the buyer either as a friend , relative or neighbor . 2
Jessa Harden , HUFF Realty | SELLER ’ S GUIDE TO REAL ESTATE