TO KEEP YOUR MONEY!
And you can look at this from three angles...

First off, why pay others to do something that you can do yourself, in the first place? When was it last that you actually rewarded yourself for doing something? The money you save by selling the house yourself is an invaluable financial resource that you can use to pay some debts, perhaps invest in a new property, supplement your retirement plan, take care of your health, help your kids with their college. Or, you can reward yourself with a much deserved and long overdue vacation or, you could buy and enjoy, one or more of a thousand other things that you always wanted, but there was NEVER enough money. Now, you have the opportunity to change that. Basically, this is what the for-sale-by-owner is all about.

Secondly, look at things this way: does a realtor really know more about your house than you do? Why could he/she sell it better, or faster than you could? After all, you have been living there and know all about it! It is you, the owner(s), that the buyer/s would love to talk to, anyway. You are the best seller for your house!

Lastly, and without getting into any rocket-science math, let us put a new perspective on all this. Selling your property yourself is the equivalent of working for yourself for around $200/hour. (Well, if we are a bit off here, would it make you feel any worse if you're working for, say, $175.36/hr?) Yes, the pay rate does depend of both the value of your home and your effort. And yes, again, don't kid yourselves; this process does require you to commit to a certain amount of time and effort; an effort that in the end pays you well. Very well!

About the
FSBO process
(pronounced FIZZ-boh)

Selling a property by owner does not, in any way, change any given real estate market conditions. The by owner practice only transfers the buying/selling process, and its consequential earning(s), from a realtor to the home owner him/herself.

So, just as where realtors are involved, and of course due to a number of market forces, here too you will deal with properties that sell within a few days from listing (see the ad stats on our listings), and also with those that take longer to sell. And, when yours does, give yourself ALL the credit - and keep ALL YOUR MONEY too!

Private-Listings.com is not a real estate agency, nor does it represent any.
We are an online real estate listing service owned and operated by Pacific Webcard / Directory (1999), a Burnaby-based internet business advertising and ad content management service.

What we do -
   1. We advertise only property listings labeled FOR SALE BY OWNER.
   2. We use your provided copy and photos to build your ads.
   3. Through these online ads, we direct potential buyers to you - the seller.
   4. We point you to supporting resources and needed documentation.

What we don't do -
   1. We do not charge a commission for any of our services.
   2. We do not do anything that you can do yourself.
   3. We do not participate in the actual process of selling / buying real estate.
   4. We are not realtors; we are an advertising company.