{"id":14520,"date":"2026-02-20T12:20:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T17:20:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/listwithclever.com\/how-to-sell-a-house-by-owner\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T09:49:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T14:49:28","slug":"how-to-sell-a-house-by-owner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/listwithclever.com\/real-estate-blog\/how-to-sell-a-house-by-owner\/","title":{"rendered":"How I Sold My House Without a Realtor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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When you sell with a company you find on our site, we may earn a small commission. This never influences our rankings or advice. <\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

I sold my mother-in-law's two-bedroom condo in Charleston, SC, in September 2024 without the assistance of a realtor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My decision to sell without a realtor, also known as for sale by owner (FSBO), came with trade-offs. I had more personal involvement than I would have selling with a realtor, but I achieved significant cost savings. I also could have used an alternative with the potential to save more money<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I listed the condo on a local MLS via a flat fee MLS listing service<\/a> for $399. I wanted to find a local agent-run provider to ensure access to the right MLS. It was also important to me to find a service at a reasonable cost. <\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My only other expenses were hiring cleaners ($250) and using a lockbox ($50) to hold the house key, allowing buyers and their agents to access the home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Within 10 days of going live, I had three showings. I received one offer, which, after some negotiation, met our target sale price of $320,000. I paid a 2.5% commission to the buyer's agent, totaling $8,000. Since I didn't have to pay the listing agent commission, my total commission fees were far lower than the national average commission of around 5.32% at the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ultimately, I spent about 8\u201310 hours performing the tasks real estate agents usually do, and I saved more than $9,000<\/strong> selling without a realtor using a flat fee MLS company, compared with the traditional selling route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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