Do It Yourself

It should come as no surprise that some people consider selling their home on their own. Americans are big do-it-yourselfers. There's even a TV network devoted to do-it-yourself projects. As a culture we're also fascinated with the law. (There's a TV network for that too.) But we know it's almost always a bad idea to represent oneself in a legal proceeding.

To build my case and have a broad impact with unrepresented sellers requires more than lip service. To further strengthen my argument to unrepresented sellers, I use hard data to demonstrate the risk sellers face when foregoing representation. For example, the National Association of Realtor's, 2004 Profile of Homebuyers and Sellers report showed the median sales price for sellers working with a sales person was $189,000 compared with $163,800 (the good old days) for unrepesented sellers. So in addition to exposing themselves to potential liability issues, unrepresented sellers almost always leave money on the table, even after accounting for the seller's agent's commission.

The same report found that the most difficult tasks for unrepresented sellers were "getting the price right" and "preparing/fixing up home for sale" each cited by about a quarter (24 percent) of the unrepresented sellers serveyed. " Understanding and completing paperwork" was cited by 22 percent.

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Richard Recuset-Multi-Million Dollar Producer-The Recuset Group