You will likely still need to offer a buying agent commission if you want buying agents to show the house. Still, that cuts the fee roughly in half. At least s

You will likely still need to offer a buying agent commission if you want buying agents to show the house. Still, that cuts the fee roughly in half. At least some selling agents do a lot more than data entry. They generally pay for photos, staging, and landscaping while the house is on the market. They also research similar houses to position the property in the market and talk to buying agents. A lot of the negotiation can happen before the offer. You can do most if not all of that yourself and you may do a better job than the real estate agent you would have hired. Doing a good job is a fair amount of work. Most real estate agents cost the same amount, so there generally isn't a price different between a good and a bad agent (unless you count the commission on a higher sale price). If you can find a good one, it is likely worth the cost. A bad one might even decrease your sale price though. Do you think you can do a better job selling your own house than you can do at hiring a real estate agent?