As a realtor, in my market there hasn't been a better time for a home buyer to puff their chest out and price their home above fair market value based on local comps within the last 120 days since 2007.

Unless, you have a cash buyer, you can only sell your home for the amount a bank is willing to loan a buyer, as most buyers get a mortgage, especially at sub 4% mney.

Interview a few agents, ask them to show you the comps from the last 120 days in your neighborhood/local area. The one that impresses you the most and you feel most comfortable with is te ne i would move forward with.

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Posted by DieSmilen

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Posted on 3/26/13 at 6:28 pm to ItNeverRains

Well "Realtor" is a term associated with Licensed Real Estate agents that are associated with the National Association of Realtors. Not all licensees are members of the Realtors organization. However, Realtors have access to the multiple listing service, which will allow your property to be seen by the masses.

As seller you have multiple options at your disposal.

You can list your home for sale on For Sale by Owner website and represent yourself. You could even offer to pay a 2-3% commission in hopes of attracting buyers who are already using a licensed real estate agent.

You can list your home with a limited service broker for several hundred dollars. He or she will place your home in the MLS and your home will be seen by people searching Realtor.com and other brokers websites. Again you could opt for paying a selling agent 2-3% commission in hopes of attracting buyers who are already using licensed real estate agent.

You can list your home with a full service broker who will list your home and represent you and walk you down the path to selling your home. More often than not these are 4%-6% percent listing with half going to the listing and half going to the selling.

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