| When it comes to selling by owner, you | | | | give up approximately $10,000. It is |
| probably know that you can save money. | | | | safe to say that there are plenty of |
| After all, hiring a real estate agent to | | | | things that you could do with a large |
| sell your home can cost you a lot of | | | | sum of money like that. |
| cash in the end. In most cases, an agent | | | | But before you get caught up in saving |
| is going to want at least 6 percent of | | | | all this money, remember that you must |
| the sale price. While this may not sound | | | | also spend more of your own during the |
| like a lot, go ahead and do the math. | | | | sales process. When you work with a real |
| You will see that this can add up to | | | | estate company they will take on the |
| quite a large sum if you end up selling | | | | cost of printing flyers, putting your |
| your home for a lot of money. For this | | | | home in the paper, and much more. But |
| reason, more and more people are selling | | | | when you are selling by owner, these are |
| by owner. This is a great way to save | | | | all expenses that you are responsible |
| money as long as you are willing to deal | | | | for. So while you will save money in the |
| with all of the other details that go | | | | end, you need to make sure that you have |
| along with these transactions. | | | | enough cash to make it through the sales |
| So how do you save money when selling by | | | | process. The good thing is that since |
| owner? As mentioned above, you will | | | | there is no agent involved, you can make |
| never have to give money to a real | | | | all the decisions as to what you are |
| estate agent. Depending on how much | | | | going to spend your money on. In the |
| money you sell your home for, this could | | | | end, there is no denying the fact that |
| add up to quite a large amount of | | | | selling by owner is a great way to save |
| savings. At an average of 6 percent | | | | money. If you are going to be putting |
| commission, a real estate agent will | | | | your home on the market, and want to |
| take $6,000 for every $100,000 that your | | | | maximize your profit, you need to |
| home sells for. So if you have an | | | | consider selling on your own. |
| average priced home, you can expect to | | | | |