People leaving themselves "wide open" selling a house using realtorless sale outfit?

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BaalsTears

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Re: People leaving themselves "wide open" selling a house using realtorless sale out

Hire a real estate lawyer experienced in residential transactions who will handle the transaction on an hourly basis. It's usually cheaper to pay the attorney by the hour than to pay a REALTOR a commission. An experienced real estate attorney will be familiar with the steps necessary and documentation required for the closing of escrow. This isn't rocket science.
 
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SLM

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Re: People leaving themselves "wide open" selling a house using realtorless sale out

JLM said:
Calgarians warm to realtor-less house sales - Calgary - CBC News


I'd be leery that later on a purchaser might allege the sale wasn't done "above board" or you misrepresented the property resulting in it being your word against theirs. Might be more costly in the long run?
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Nah, like BaalsTears said, you hire a lawyer to dot the t's and cross the i's on the paperwork. There's title insurance and land transfer tax and mortgages; a host of legal issues with buying and selling a home you'd be wise to get a lawyer for.

I'd think the biggest hindrance might be, might be, the marketing. While I'm sure some people can handle the workload properly, and it does take work to sell a house, I'd guess many people would over estimate the value of their homes. But that's just a guess.
 
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Walter

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Re: People leaving themselves "wide open" selling a house using realtorless sale out

In ON a lawyer has to be involved with a real estate sale and everyone know that lawyers are honest. I've sold two houses without a realtor, one with comfree and one with Property Guys, and have had no problems and saved thousands of dollars.
 
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