Study: FSBOs Net ‘Significantly’ Lower Profits

Bob Cardillo
Aug 24, 2017
1 min read

We have been saying for years that selling your home without the help of a licensed REALTOR, or “For Sale By Owner” (FSBO), is not advantageous to the seller. FSBO sellers increase the amount of work they must personally do, and increase their overall risk and stress. Now the most extensive study ever also supports the position and confirms that FSBO sales may cost the seller money in the long run…

Think about it… here are just some of the problems with selling FSBO;

You must sell your home without any professional staging advice on making the property and the house show it’s best to maximize value.
You will have no brokerage connections or cutting edge tools to market the home to the maximum available buyers.
You have little to no pre-screening of people to make sure they are qualified, legitimate buyers.
You will personally be responsible for answering all calls, answering all questions, scheduling all showings and supervising all visitors to your home.
You will be responsible for all negotiations without the benefit of an experienced and professional REALTOR
And studies continue to show that THE MONEY YOU MAY SAVE BY NOT PAYING REAL ESTATE COMMISSIONS IS LIKELY TO BE OFFSET BY STATISTICALLY LOWER SALES PRICES ON FSBO PROPERTIES.