{"id":21233,"date":"2026-03-17T04:00:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T11:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?p=21233"},"modified":"2026-05-20T04:59:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T11:59:39","slug":"selling-your-house-without-a-realtor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/selling-your-house-without-a-realtor\/","title":{"rendered":"Selling Your House Without A Realtor: Pros, Cons, and Steps to Follow"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you\u2019re getting ready to sell your home<\/a>, you have a lot of choices to make. You need to determine the best time to list<\/a>, decide on your next destination, and set your financial goals. If you’re a DIY enthusiast, you might also be considering another big decision: selling your house without a Realtor.<\/p>\n

For most sellers, saving on real estate agent commission fees<\/a> is the biggest appeal to selling by owner. But before you make the decision based on money alone, make sure you have a good grasp of the process and the amount of work involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Joel Carson<\/a> is a top real estate agent in Salt Lake City<\/a> with over 30 years of experience helping home sellers and buyers in all kinds of housing markets.<\/p>\n

He points out, \u201c[Selling a home is] the largest transaction that people do in their [lives]. Without having a professional who does this for a living, looking over documents and making sure the seller understands all aspects \u2014 that the buyer gets a proper inspection and communicates what expectations buyers should have of the seller to make repairs \u2014 a lot of that is lost.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carson says that For Sale By Owner<\/a> (FSBO) sellers can sometimes underestimate all the moving pieces that go into a successful real estate sale. We\u2019ll break them down for you, identifying the pros and cons of each option as well as basic steps to follow on how to sell your house without a Realtor<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thinking about selling your house without a Realtor? Here are the pros and cons behind your home sale options.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":153,"featured_media":38005,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[323,319],"tags":[758],"class_list":["post-21233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-quick-tips","category-selling-advice","tag-selling-a-house-without-a-realtor"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nPros, Cons, and Steps to Selling Your House Without A Realtor<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Thinking about selling your house without a Realtor? 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