Sell Your House

We get it… selling your home can be stressful. With all of the showings, and the paperwork, and the pressure to sell on time, you need a team of “been there, done that” professionals to guide you every step of the way. When you list with Right Choice Realtors we guarantee that we will…

  1. Sell Your Home Fast
  2. Get the Best Price
  3. Communicate with you every step of the way
Not convinced that selling with an agent is the way to go?
Take a look at these 3rd party stats on FSBO (For Sale By Owner) vs agent listed properties.

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FSBO takes 19 more days to sell

Not only do FSBOs empirically take longer to sell, 20% of them end up relisting on MLS which converts to an average of 68 days longer on the market than realtor properties.

For sale by owner = FSBO
Realtor
FSBO

Realtor properties sell for $41,000 more

In 2012 FSBOs accounted for as little as 9% of the property listing and had a significantly lower selling price on average. FSBO properties sold for $174,900 where the realtor properties sold for $215,000.

Realtors get 19% more than FSBO
Realtor
FSBO

Realtor properties sell for $41,000 more

In 2012 FSBOs accounted for as little as 9% of the property listing and had a significantly lower selling price on average. FSBO properties sold for $174,900 where the realtor properties sold for $215,000.


70% of FSBOs said they have significant difficulty selling

Based on NAR’s 2012 data on sellers that did not know buyer

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Understanding and performing paperwork

The most difficult problem FSBO faced was drawing up the contracts and understanding the legal paperwork involved in selling a home.

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Getting the right price for the property

Rarely with FSBOs  have data on comparable homes in the area. Most FSBOs make the mistake of pricing based on emotion instead of market factors.

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Preparing/fixing up home for sale

FSBOs have trouble focusing on what needs to be done to make the property worth its full potential and frequently invest in the wrong areas.

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Helping buyer obtain financing

Realtors are well connected within the industry and can help buyers and sellers find the right people to make the transactions go through.

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Attracting potential buyers

FSBOs don’t have the promotion and marketing channels of an experienced realtor. Internet listing is the best resource for FSBOs.

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Selling within the planned length of time

If you’re already sold your home it’s a risk to try the FSBO route since historically FSBO homes take longer to sell than realtor properties.

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Having enough time to devote to all aspects of the sale

Negotiation, contracts, paperwork, and showings take time and take even longer if you’ve never sold a property before.

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Other

This category was more miscellaneous issues FSBOs faced like home inspectors, settlement issues and difficulty negotiating with potential buyers.

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None/Nothing

Not every FSBO has a problem selling their home and 30% of FSBOs that didn’t know the buyer reported to have no major problem with selling their property.

References

North Western University, The Relative Performance of Real Estate Marketing Platforms:
http://faculty.wcas.northwestern.edu/-ane686/research/fsbo.pdf

2012 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers: Most Difficult Task for FSBO Sellers
http://economistsoutlook.blogs.realtor.org/tag/fsbo/

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