Real Estate Information for Sellers

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Selling your house?   Where to begin?  Do you want to sell your house by owner, FSBO?  FSBO = For Sale By Owner?  Or do you want to sell your house with a licensed real estate agent?  The California Depart ment of Real Estate offers two types of liceneses; Broker and Salesperson.  

Anyone with a "Salesperson" license must work under the supervision of a Broker.

What you agree to pay an agent is completely negotiable.  I will say that again another way, any agreement you make with a real estate agent to sell your house is 100% negotiable.

If I were to guess, I would say that historically real estate commissions have been 5% to 6% of the sales price of your home.  This can be a considerable chunk of change from your pocket.  Is it necessary?  Is it worth it?

As an indepedent Broker, I will discuss your needs, how quickly you want to sell your home, how much marketing you would like, how many open houses you want to hold etc.  And I will discuss compensation plans with you.

Compensation can be "contingent" on the sale of the home or not.  I am probably not the first, but I am probably one of the few agents willing to talk about hourly compensation.

If you would like to sell your home by owner and like consulting or other assistance on an hourly basis, this is an option.

Please contact me if you would like to discuss selling your home further.

Scott Weiss, License # 00893478

(805) 649-1800