From this page, you can gain access to what is arguably the best For Sale By Owner resource which has ever been available in the Greater Madison Area, online or otherwise. If you've decided to try to sell an area home by yourself, it should be listed on this site.

However, as a buyer, you should remember this one, crucial thing about For Sale By Owners:

--They are not attempting to sell their home by themselves in an effort to save YOU money.--

There are many, many problems and pitfalls that can arise in any real estate transaction and going it alone can be costly, in so very many ways. Just because the seller has decided to decline help from an agent, doesn't mean that it is in your best interests to do the same.

And though you may be inclined to think that all it takes is an attorney and some spare time to buy a home...you'll usually pay the attorney at least a hundred and fifty dollars per hour, for time spent, whether you decide to buy the home or not! Need an offer or other document drafted or reviewed? The meter's running. Want some advice? The meter's running. Have an unexpected problem? Now the meter's really running.

What's more, you won't have any idea what your total legal fees will be, until the whole process has run its course. Plus, since most attorneys aren't actively tracking home values in the real estate marketplace, there really aren't many of them who are qualified to tell you whether or not you're overpaying for a property. Getting three percent off a property that is ten percent overpriced is not a bargain!

A qualified exclusive buyer agent, on the other hand, will handle almost every function which the attorney would perform in most real estate transactions--and more--without exposing you to a bill of unknown proportions. Not only that, but we're experts in determining fair market value, so you can rest assured that you won't be overpaying for your home.

There are, however, two notable areas where an attorney should be involved in the normal real estate transaction, which would be the review of the title commitment and the reviewing and explanation of the buyer's closing documents. However, these two items occur--respectively--either shortly before, or at, closing...are usually routine and will normally take less than three hours of an attorney's time.


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