Reddit reviews House Selling For Dummies, 3rd edition

No problem. And don't worry about asking for free advice, I'm happy to do it (and thank you).

Most cut rate commission places start you out with something like $395 to list on the MLS. And then you decide what you want to pay a cooperating broker. What the cut rate place to handle the paperwork? More money. Want them to do other things? More money. They basically sell "packages" and try to get as much up front money as they can. Hell, they are in business so I don't begrudge them any of that, and they work well for some, but it can also easily become an expense above and beyond the Realtor a person ends up going to. Typically a selling agent brings you an offer and they know the lingo, and they know that you don't know. It puts you in a tough negotiating position. "Every place we've sold with an inspection like this always has the homeowner fixing it.....you know you'll have to disclose this to a new buyer, right? You can be sued if you don't!" That is where it is nice to have an experienced agent on your side to weed through the BS. So again, if you do that, you get a lawyer to check your paperwork. That is simply a must. You don't want to take on the sale of a very valuable asset, and "cheap" yourself into a bad situation because you didn't get a lawyer.

Honestly, I don't know any books out there, but there must be some. I'd just check Amazon. I don't know of any because I know the stuff already. http://www.amazon.com/House-Selling-Dummies-Eric-Tyson/dp/0470170468/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1375230833&sr=1-4&keywords=fsbo If I were doing this, I'd probably go with the old "FSBO for Dummies" book. Good reviews. And even if you do list, you will be far more informed for reading it.

Any questions you want to ask, feel free.