After you home is prepared for sale you begin to market possibly using Craigslists, newspapers, or signs alluding that you are having a FSBO open house yet little response is received! Why? Limitless buyers these days use the Internet to search the MLS for homes and your property won’t be present on that search! Likewise, a lot buyers are now using buyer’s agents who won’t exhibit your house if professionals don’t find out about or if they are not offered a buyer’s agent commission!

So, what can you do? List your house with the MLS! There are many services that can do this for you. If you search online for "FSBO" you will find many websites that offer this service. I additionally have a tradition realtor website in which buyers can explorethe MLS directly, yetyour listing cannot be displayed there if you don’t accept advantage of the MLS service! Typically traditional agents let the customers have access to their local MLS inventory! Agents also use the MLS to find the homes they show to their clients! I should inform you, as a traditional agent, that I will not scan the newspaper ads, or Craigslist, or any FSBO website if I am looking for homes to show my clients because I want to get paid for my time… I have no way of knowing or guaranteeing that you will pay me my commission without having you fill out separate forms, etc, which I won’t take the time to bother with. As a result of listing the buyer’s agent commission on MLS I know I get paid so I don’t need paperwork!

It isnot pricey to get your house on the MLS. Do your homework and find a package that fits your needs. Being a traditional agent, I still believe in listing your home the "old fashion" way, with a qualified REALTOR, but if you are going to try to sell it yourself, a little investment can go a long way!