How To Sell a House with No Realtor

Selling a house with no realtor is easier than you may think. Once a buyer and seller agree on the price any escrow company can complete the transaction. We use a standard purchase contract which is just 2 pages, here in California only real estate agents are allowed to use the State forms frequently called CAR forms. CAR stands for California Association of Realtors. Selling with a realtor is called F.S.B.O. which stands for For Sale By Owner. As long as the buyer receives a Title policy they are protected. The buyer sends his funds to Escrow, they prepare closing docs and have the Grant Deed notarized at the closing of the sale. The following day the Escrow company disperses the funds to the seller. We have bought over 100 homes directly from homeowners without realtors.

Below is a Santee house we purchased and remodeled. You can see the before and after images. Selling a house without a realtor means you are selling “off market.” If a property needs a lot of work like this house in Santee, chances are it is going to be sold to a cash investor even if you hire a Realtor. What pay a Realtor if you will be selling to a cash buyer anyway?