selling house without estate agent

[cablefreejunkie]

as the title suggests we want to sell a house without an estate agent
has anybody done this or know of anyone who has,,what are the pros and cons if any and would anyone know of any good sites to visit to sell a property minus the astate agent

[patkins]

This woman almost had her house sold on You Tube until the bank got wind of it,Bank blocks sale of Youtube house | Wicklow News (http://www.wicklownews.net/index.php/2011/05/bank-blocks-sale-of-youtube-house/)


Just an idea.

[oneman]

This woman almost had her house sold on You Tube until the bank got wind of it,Bank blocks sale of Youtube house | Wicklow News (http://www.wicklownews.net/index.php/2011/05/bank-blocks-sale-of-youtube-house/)


Just an idea.

See had 400,000 Euro negative equality at that price no wonder the bank blocked the sale.

I bought my first house privately. I was working with the seller at the time. We agreed a price, I sourced a local solicitor who advised on the items that I needed to complete.

There is an article here,

How to sell your home without an estate agent - Times Online (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/money/property_and_mortgages/article1296476.ece)

and if you google "how to sell your house without an estate agent" and filter to UK pages there are loads of hits

[daithi]

bought my house without an estate agent
all ya need is both solicitors to chat and sort it out and ya save a fortune
i went straight to the owner of the house no hassle at all

[cablefreejunkie]

bought my house without an estate agent
all ya need is both solicitors to chat and sort it out and ya save a fortune
i went straight to the owner of the house no hassle at all

Were selling not buying though, but iget your drift
I have seen a lot of websites offering to list your house etc at a fraction of the cost, only issue is will we be getting the same amount of exposure to potential buyers

[daithi]

well what the seller of my house did was get a big picture of the house with his number on it and stuck it out on the road with his number on it

and let the agent advertise it to

[hubdawg88]

Just be sure to get an attorney to make sure it's done right (paperwork, etc)... I know several friends that have done that in my area. Costs maybe USD $500.

[Kurtdave]

you can save a lot of money by selling your house without an agent but only do it if you have at least some knowledge. Without an idea about what you are doing it can easily cost you money instead of saving you money.

[kimand112]

I would like to share something with the readers that,when you decide to put up a price for your home,you should also consider the fact that you have to hire an agent or a broker to do the job for you.Like,I sold my house with the help of a broker,and I had to pay 1-2% of the amount agreed as his fee.I was so much tensed at that moment as I had to buy another home from the same money.Well,I went through the process.But,my point is,I didn't really get what i wanted.I didn't get the price of my liking,because I had to pay to that damn agent.Now,after I went through all that process,I learned something.
Recently,I went out with a friend of mind,and he told me that he sold his home without paying any fee to the broker.I asked If he was a relative of his or something.But no,he said he didn't even hire an agent.I thought he might have sold it to a relative of his or some friend of his.But yet another NO i got from him.
He told me that he sold his home through an online website.Some FSBO websites they are called i guess.I didn't believe him,because I never trust any business done over the internet.But since he showed me the website,and the agreement copy and all,I finally decided to trust him.
I think that in order to save your money,and to set the right price for your liking you should first be relaxed by keeping this thing in your mind that you don't have to pay anything to a broker.
I have searched these websites on Google,the top sites were:
gofizzbo.com (http://www.money.co.uk/php/jumpsite.php?url=gofizzbo.com&categoryId=468), forsalebyowner.com (http://www.money.co.uk/php/jumpsite.php?url=forsalebyowner.com&categoryId=468), isoldmyhome.com (http://www.money.co.uk/php/jumpsite.php?url=isoldmyhome.com&categoryId=468), fsbo.com (http://www.money.co.uk/php/jumpsite.php?url=fsbo.com&categoryId=468) etc.
Now I don't mean any offense to the brokers,Its just that you can save your money in this way.That's my opinion.Just for a flat rate fee and without paying any commission you can sell your home.This seems a big deal to me.
Also,you can also try the most easiest way of all,that is put up a "FOR SALE" sign in front of your home.But,let me tell you what will happen.The next moment you put up the sign,your phone will start ringing.WHY?How would you know that it is the actual buyer who has called.Actually,the real estate agents might try to hound you.Still,no offense to the brokers,estate agents or realtors.The choice is yours.
Hope this info helps you.
Regards

[super jumbe]

Estate Agent is a middle man taking the commission from the buyer and the seller.

Imagine there is no estate agent involved when you buy house on auction.

lol

[mast]

Estate Agent is a middle man taking the commission from the buyer and the seller.

Imagine there is no estate agent involved when you buy house on auction.

lol

Hi

Yeh but you got to pay the auction house its commission as they are the middle men.

[super jumbe]

Your bid will be the lowest in the auction???.

It?s only an example of saying that you can sell or buy without an estate agent.

lol

[mark in Portugal]

I've bought and sold without an agent; just make sure you have the contracts checked by your own lawyer.

Buyers can be found through various mediums.