February 25, 2010 - 7:13 am
I may have found someone to buy my home, but I dont have a realtor, and dont know how to go about it by myself. What do I need to do in order to make sure all the legal stuff is in place? I want to sell it to them at a low price, so I would much rather not pay a realtor when I already found someone!
Oh, and anyone trying to ‘promote’ themselves wanting me to use their mortgage company or whatever will be marked as spam.
This is easier than it was years ago, especially if you’re in one of the states where the realtors no longer have a legal monopoly on the MLS systems.
My brother used "buy owner" I think, in San Jose, a few years back and was happy. The basic deal is they charge some kind of flat fee and give you signs, a workbook / how to guide, and depending on the service may even come out, take pics, post on various sites etc.
There’s a ton of these services out there, if it was me I’d google – here’s a sample – and start reading and comparing.
Be sure to understand the specific pro and con’s for your state, and check references.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=by+owner