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How to sell a house for sale by owner?

We currently have our house listed through a real estate company. Our contract expires soon. We have possibly found a buyer for our house but they wont be able to move until october. How do we go about selling it ourselves? Do we hire a lawyer? We would be saving about 10,000 in realtor fees and would like to take a cheaper route to sell atm. Can someone provide a step by step process. about how much would it cost? how much approximately is a lawyers fee for this?

Public Comments

1. yes, hire a lawyer and avoid the commission
2. Maybe this link will help? I hope you are able to sell it to the prospective buyers. http://www.ehow.com/how_4423897_sell-house-privately.html
3. Did you find this buyer yourself or is this someone who viewed the house while you were under this realtors contract? You might be asking for a heap of trouble (lawsuit) if this buyer was found and it can be proven while you had this realtor under contract. Contact a local real estate attorney and ask them what they charge. My guess is you may have to come up with $2500 to 5k.