http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/has-anyone-ever-sold-a-brooklyn-property-without-a-realty-agency en-US Sat, 18 May 2013 23:06:56 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://brooklynian.com/forum/search.php http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/has-anyone-ever-sold-a-brooklyn-property-without-a-realty-agency#post-765795 Sun, 17 Mar 2013 16:45:42 +0000 BKChickie 765795@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>I think this can work both ways. When I sold my first place years ago, I appreciated all the legwork my realtor did. At the time, having a realtor also gave me access to the area's MLS--which NYC doesn't seem to have.</p> <p>Without an MLS, a decent unit in a popular neighborhood probably stands equal chance of being sold by a realtor or by the way Domino describes.</p> <p>ETA: I don't know what this seller's situation is, but one advantage to a motivated local agent is the ability to do showings in the middle of the workweek. </p> http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/has-anyone-ever-sold-a-brooklyn-property-without-a-realty-agency#post-765767 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 08:37:56 +0000 whynot_31 765767@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>Yes, realtors certainly provide a service and access to a larger pool of potential buyers.</p> <p>I suspect the owners listing the above apartment feel confident enough to so because they have experience in the field and/or are getting good advice from someone they trust with said experience.</p> <p>While the website won't get the hits of a site run by the realty agencies, it shows the apartment in a manner I find more attractive than many of the big outfits. </p> <p>While fielding lots of calls and showing the unit to lots of people is the traditional approach, it all really comes down to an agreement between ONE buyer and the owner. </p> http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/has-anyone-ever-sold-a-brooklyn-property-without-a-realty-agency#post-765766 Sat, 16 Mar 2013 01:26:41 +0000 eastbloc 765766@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>No reason not to try, but if you have to do the legwork yourself and if it takes you a few months it will eat into the gains of this approach.</p> <p>I've privately bought and sold a good number of properties over the last decade and have only balked at using the services of a realtor for the first attempt. If you've played your hand right, and aren't selling at the wrong time, the realtor commission should be well worth it. </p> http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/has-anyone-ever-sold-a-brooklyn-property-without-a-realty-agency#post-765751 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:46:00 +0000 Domino 765751@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>I sold my home myself - and in less time than anticipated. </p> <p>I had a professional appraisal done (not the bogus RE comparisons; the one's the banks use), my asking price was a few thousand over this appraised amount and ended up selling for the exact amount it was appraised at. I listed it in the local papers (had over 80 calls) and from listing in papers to actual contract for sale was less than two weeks. The actual sale was within 60 days of that - of course ended up getting postponed b/c tenants had to vacate. </p> <p>I had several realtors call and they were politely told that if nothing came thru this way, they could contact again in a month. </p> http://brooklynian.com/forum/prospect-heights/has-anyone-ever-sold-a-brooklyn-property-without-a-realty-agency#post-765719 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 00:02:51 +0000 whynot_31 765719@http://brooklynian.com/forum/ <p>These folks have decided to go the very unconventional "For Sale by Owner" route with their Prospect Heights 1BR apartment, and seem to be doing a professional style job.</p> <p>The appeal, of course, is to not have to pay a realtor commission. </p> <p>Have any readers ever sold a property that way? I suppose you could always see if you are able to get what you consider to be a good price that way, and -if you are not- simply change your mind and decide to go with a realtor. </p> <p>The Prospect Heights market might be hot enough that they pull it off.</p> <p><a href="http://bklynaptforsale.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">http://bklynaptforsale.wordpress.com/</a> </p>