I finally tried selling my house without a realtor

Listed my bungalow in Mill Woods on one of those flat fee sites back in March. Thought I'd save the 5% commission easy. First showing was a couple who wanted to negotiate down to 50k under asking and then ghosted me. Ended up spending way more time answering emails and dealing with tire kickers than I expected. Has anyone else tried going FSBO in Edmonton and actually had it work out?

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the_elizabeth12d agoTop Commenter

Did you end up pulling your listing or did it eventually sell? I tried the same thing with my place in Leduc two years back and it was a nightmare of no-shows and lowball offers. I finally caved and got an agent after three months of zero real progress.

miles27712d ago

Ha! Oh man, you're speaking my language here. I did the exact same thing with my house a couple years back and it was just constant frustration. No-shows every weekend, people who showed up late and clearly hadn't even read the listing, and one guy actually offered me $30k less than asking without even looking at the basement. I was ready to burn it all down by month two. Ended up pulling the listing after four months and signing with an agent who got it sold in about six weeks. Agent fees hurt but the stress relief was totally worth it.