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Are you speaking from experience because I am. I was talking about from the perspective of a buyer but, on the side of the seller you can easily list your home
by pmorici 12y ago
Are you speaking from experience because I am. I was talking about from the perspective of a buyer but, on the side of the seller you can easily list your home in the MLS without an agent using a flat fee listing service. It's only like 300 bucks.
http://www.zillow.com/wikipages/For-Sale-By-Owner-Flat-Fee-MLS-Services/ http://www.zillow.com/wikipages/For-Sale-By-Owner-Flat-Fee-M...
If you google for the standard contract you will find results but they are often not the latest and if it isn't specific to the state you risk leaving off clauses required by the law like lead paint disclosures etc... who's inclusion is property dependent. The initial contract is filled out buy the buyer not the title agent.
- ssharp 12y agoI've purchased a house with no agents involved and I've sold a house using flat-fee listings with no seller agent, but with a buyer agent. When I purchased the house, I paid a lawyer $50 to give me a fill-in-the-blank purchase agreement, review it with me, and make a few small edits. Real estate transactions are very standardized and you can go to any local lawyer and figure out the paperwork with fees that don't come close to what an agent will take. If you're a buyer and you're taking out a mortgage to buy the property, then the bank is going to force you to follow a prescribed set of guidelines and will line up all the legal stuff for you for closing, and will at least tell you what paperwork they need from you before they can begin the closing process, including stuff like lead paint disclosure.