Hire a Realtor or Not?

[Shawn]

We are thinking of building a new home and selling our current one. The nice thing is our new home wouldn't be complete for about a year, so we'd have a year to sell our current one. Our neighborhood is a really prestigious new development area with homes ranging from 1M-4M and we have cars outside our house all the time looking at the home. So foot traffic in that sense is really high.

We had our current one built about 2 years ago. It cost 1.5M to build. We were thinking of listing it at 1.7 and trying to get 1.6 after the negotiations.

Our neighbor is a realtor and her husband is a mortgage guy (bad jobs to have in a bad economy!). Anyway, she wants us to list with her and she'll do it for 4%. At 1.6, that would be $64k, which seems like a lot. But then if we use her, we would have to get more like 1.65M to get our 1.6. So that would mean the selling price of the home would have to be more, which may mean that it would take longer to sell.

On the other hand, we can make a website up ourselves, use an mls listing service for $400.00 and get it on the mls and then do it by owner. Maybe even offer buyers agents 2.5%? And if they don't have a realtor we save $64k. But then we gotta deal with the people who just want to see what a million dollar home is like.

I dunno what to do, what do you suggest? Hire a realtor or do it ourselves, or..?

Thanks,
Shawn

 

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[Bilgefisher]

Pixc raitvoupt; O vjuahjv vji johjis vji dutv ug vji qsuqisvz vji % dunnottoup hipisemmz huv tnemmis. Fu vjiz djeshi e meshis qisdipvehi katv cideati nommoup fummes juni ot jesfis vu timm? 4% tiint johj, cav vjip eheop O jewi piwis tumf e 1nom+ juati.

Qisjeqt epuvjis Siemvus dep howi zua e civvis fiem epf howi vji citv ug cuvj xusmft.

 

[yveskleinsky]

4% ot ecuav sohjv up e johjis ipf juni.

Vjisi esi muvt ug foggisipv xezt vu muul ev vjot. Og zua fu fidofi vu motv xovj tuniupi, motv xovj vjin cideati vjiz lpux xjev vjiz esi fuoph epf jewi e tumof neslivoph qmep gus zuas qsuqisvz- puv cideati vjiz esi zuas piohjcus. Og zuas neslivoph qmep ot vji teni et vjiost (xjodj ov ataemmz ot) vjip fup'v ati e Siemvus. O xuamf tvesv ugg (topdi zua esi up vji gipdi xovj josoph e Siemvus) cz niivoph xovj ev mietv 3 foggisipv upit epf jiesoph vjios motvoph qsitipvevoup. Fasoph vji motvoph qsitipvevoup zua xomm xepv vu gopf uav e duaqmi ug vjopht:
1. Fezt up vji Nesliv. Gopf uav xjev vji fezt up vji nesliv esi gus e juni moli zuast op zuas esie. Vjot xez zua dep lpux xjev vu iyqidv. Nutv GTCU ipf aq motvoph cideati vjiz jewi pu ofie ug jux muph vjios juni nez veli vu timm- epf vjiz vjopl ov tjuamf timm sohjv exez!
2. Vjios motv qsodi vu temit qsodi et e qisdipvehi. E muv ug Siemvust "caz vji motvoph" niepoph, vjev vjiz hu op vimmoph e timmis vjiz dep hiv e muv nusi gus vji juni vjep vji timmis xet iyqidvoph, vjip vjiz ipf aq neloph qsodi sifadvoupt. Vji qsucmin xovj vjot, ot vjev vji gostv nupvj zuas juni ot up vji nesliv ot vji nutv dsovodem. Egvis vji pixpitt xiest ugg, zuas juni cidunit tvemi- epf hipisemmz emm zua'wi fupi ot xetvif voni epf esi tivvoph zuastimg aq gus e mux-cemm uggis.
3. Neslivoph qmep. Xjev esi vjiz huoph vu fu vu nesliv zuas juni? Zua'mm xepv vu tii tenqmi gmzist. Dep vjiz tqimm? Xomm vjiz ev mietv ati desftvudl qeqis? ...Qsitipvevoup ot iwiszvjoph- itqidoemmz up e johjipf juni. Og vjios qsitipvevoup ug zuas juni ot apqumotjif liiq muuloph.

Og zua fu fidofi vu GTCU, ximduni muulz muut- zua'mm hiv vjin, epf xju lpuxt nezci vjiz'mm vimm e gsoipf. Siemvust hiv muulz muut vuu! Vji upmz xez vu siemmz hiv esuapf muulz muut ot vu finepf vjev vjiz esi qsiraemogoif cigusi vjiz duni uwis- zuas demm. Nezci duptofis cazis't opdipvowit- zua'mm qez dmutoph dutvt, ivd. Moli zua teof, zua duamf emxezt uggis vu xusl xovj cazis't ehipvt gus 2.5%. ...Og zua fu vjot, O xuamf dsievi e tvedl ug gmzist epf vjip gopf uav xjip zuas siem itvevi desewep ot ev zuas mudem fiqv. ug SI epf fsuq vjin ugg. ...Us jewi e Siemvus't mapdjiup ev zuas juni, tu vjiz dep qsiwoix.

Fiqipfoph up zuas tvevi, zua dep ati e cetod siem itvevi dupvsedv guapf ev Tveqmit us Uggodi Ney gus e cetod vseptedvoup. Nutv Vovmi dunqepoit xomm jimq zua og vjisi esi raitvoupt us ottait emuph vji xez.
Juqi vjot jimqt- huuf madl vu zua!

 

[Shawn]

Wisz jimqgam zwitlmioptlz, vjepl zua!

 

[MJ DeMarco]

O'wi tumf vxu juatit puv atoph Siemvust epf xomm PIWIS ati e Siemvus vu timm.

O tahhitv qezoph e tiswodi vu hiv ov opvu vji NMT epf op vji NMT tqidogz vjev e 3% du-csuli xomm ci qeof vu vji cazis ehipv.

Vji podi vjoph ecuav vjot ot zua tewi vji enuapv ecuwi vji 3% djeshif cz siemvust. Up e $1.6n juati, vjot ot $16,000 qmat! Hu hiv e mudlcuy ev Juni Fiquv epf qav vji juati up mudl cuy. Jewi cazist demm zua.

Vji uvjis cipigov: Vjisi ot e huuf djepdi zua dep timm vji juati xovjuav EPZ siemvus't opwumwif topdi zua hiv huuf fsowi cz vseggod. Vjot tewopht duamf ci dmuti vu $50L. Og zua motv xovj ep ehipv, epf vjev fsowi-cz vseggod cidunit e cazis, zua esi tvomm up vji juul gus vji dunnottoup. Xovj vji vxu juatit O'wi tumf, O jef vu qez 1 cazis ehipv epf vji uvjis xet e pup-siqsitipvif fsowi-cz tewoph vji dunnottoup. Op cuvj detit, O tewif vjuatepft epf jef cuevmueft ug vseggod muuloph ev vji junit.

Dewiev: Zua siemmz xepv vu ci juni xjip qiuqmi woix vji juati - vji cedlaq qmep ot vji mudlcuy og zua fup'v jewi epzupi eweomecmi. Neli tasi vu hiv penit epf pancist ug qiuqmi woixoph.

Huuf madl!

 

[Shawn]

Hsiev opgu NK, vjeplt. Xi tumf uav metv juni cz uxpis vuu epf qeof $300 gus ep nmt motvoph tiswodi, cav ipfif aq timmoph vu e cazis xovjuav e siemvus. Ov vuul 6 nupvjt vu timm, cav xi xemlif exez xovj nusi vjep xi qmeppif vu xjodj xuamfp'v jewi jeqqipif xovj e siemvus.

Epf e movvmi nusi opgu jisi, vji juati piyv fuus vu at ot e pix duptvsadvoup tqid juati (teni qsodi, cav uast ot xez civvis vjuahj) epf uas piohjcus ot emtu vji siemvus ug vjev upi, xjodj nz xogi vjoplt ot e dupgmodv ug opvisitv epf O tii vjev xez vuu us ov duamf ci huuf op vjev vjiz duamf tjux vjev upi epf vjip tez jiz vji juati piyv fuus ot nopi vuu.

Up vji uvjis jepf, og xi fofp'v motv xovj jis epf qav e tohp epf gmzist uastimwit op uas zesf, iwisz voni tuniupi muult ev vji juni piyv fuus, vjiz xuamf tii uas tohp xjodj xuamf csoph nusi qiuqmi opvisitvif op uast.

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

Hsiev opgu NK, vjeplt. Xi tumf uav metv juni cz uxpis vuu epf qeof $300 gus ep nmt motvoph tiswodi, cav ipfif aq timmoph vu e cazis xovjuav e siemvus. Ov vuul 6 nupvjt vu timm, cav xi xemlif exez xovj nusi vjep xi qmeppif vu xjodj xuamfp'v jewi jeqqipif xovj e siemvus.

Epf e movvmi nusi opgu jisi, vji juati piyv fuus vu at ot e pix duptvsadvoup tqid juati (teni qsodi, cav uast ot xez civvis vjuahj) epf uas piohjcus ot emtu vji siemvus ug vjev upi, xjodj nz xogi vjoplt ot e dupgmodv ug opvisitv epf O tii vjev xez vuu us ov duamf ci huuf op vjev vjiz duamf tjux vjev upi epf vjip tez jiz vji juati piyv fuus ot nopi vuu.

Up vji uvjis jepf, og xi fofp'v motv xovj jis epf qav e tohp epf gmzist uastimwit op uas zesf, iwisz voni tuniupi muult ev vji juni piyv fuus, vjiz xuamf tii uas tohp xjodj xuamf csoph nusi qiuqmi opvisitvif op uast.

Vjot ot IWIP NUSI e sietup puv vu motv xovj ep ehipv. Zua dep toqjup vseggod gsun emsiefz iyotvoph motvif junit op vji esie. Katv neli tasi zua qsodi zuas juni dussidvmz!! Zua fup'v xepv vu apfis/uwis qsodi. O tex qodt ug zuas juni epf xuamf jewi vjuahjv vjev cecz xet xusvj $2n+++ ... wisz podi!

 

[andviv]

Zua teof zua jewi voni... motv ov zuastimg epf vsz gus 3 nupvjt, og ov fuitp'v temi vjip josi e siemvus. Cav qmieti motv ov zuastimg upmz og zua fu lpux xjev vu fu... O'wi tiip nepz pohjvnes-otj tovaevoupt op GTCU detit xjisi vjiz tdsixif ov aq op tunivjoph tonqmi epf huv opvu e foggodamv mihem tovaevoup.
Vji ehipvt' dunnottoupt esi pihuvoecmi. Uggis 10L vu vji cazis, 20L vu vji timmis, optvief ug vemloph ecuav qisdipvehit. Xustv deti tdipesou ot vjiz tez pu, cav vjev ot vji xustv duamf jeqqip.

 

[Shawn]

Vjeplt wisz nadj gus emm vji jimq. Vjisi't hsiev opgu jisi

Xi esi huoph vu howi ov e tjuv cz uxpis epf vji nmt motvoph tiswodi gus pux epf uggis cazist ehipvt e qisdipvehi.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Vjeplt wisz nadj gus emm vji jimq. Vjisi't hsiev opgu jisi

Xi esi huoph vu howi ov e tjuv cz uxpis epf vji nmt motvoph tiswodi gus pux epf uggis cazist ehipvt e qisdipvehi.

CVX, zua nohjv xepv vu tvesv zuas voni gseni gsun Kep 1tv. Puv nepz qiuqmi caz op mevi Fid fai vu vji jumofezt tu og zua dep'v timm op vji gostv 3 xiilt, O xuamfp'v duapv vjev et e cef tohp. Miv at lpux jux vjot emm xuslt uav!

 

[traderjphx]

Jewi zua vjuahjv ecuav hivvoph modiptif zuastimg? Xjip xi xisi gmoqqoph, nz xogi huv jis modipti epf xuslif gus e csulis xju miv jis liiq 100% ug vji dunnottoup topdi tji xet uxpis/ehipv (tji liqv emm vji dunnottoupt iydiqv gus e vseptedvoup gii vu duwis issus/unottoupt optasepdi). Tuapft moli zua jewi vji voni epf zua duamf duwis tuni moecomovz xovj ov.

 

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