Things to think about:
How high is your risk tolerance?
Selling your home on your own could put you at risk with complex and expensive consequences if something doesn’t go right.
Do you understand Arizona’s real estate laws and practices about disclosure, fair housing, and contract negotiation?
If not, You could potentially find yourself in a court room with expensive legal fees and potential loss.
Professional and competent Realtors have a fiduciary duty to you only when they represent you as a seller and adhere to a higher level of ethics than a real estate agent who is not a Realtor. You may be surprised to learn how much weight a Realtor can really carry for you. Realtors perform many tasks beyond negotiating and writing the contract and addendums, and there is no charge unless a closing takes place.
Can you point me to any studies that analyze FSBO success?
A study was conducted in August 2017 by Collateral Analytics and the authors found that the differential in selling prices for FSBO’s when compared to an agent MLS sale is “remarkably close to the commission rates”. A FSBO on average nets nearly a 6% lower price than an MLS sale for a similar property (a typical commission rate in Arizona is 6%).
Conclusion
The reality is by using a Realtor, you unburden yourself from having to navigate a lengthy and complicated process, and it may not cost you any more than selling yourself and with a lot less stress.
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