HALP!!! Realtor Advice

[Ruffdaddy]

So I'm thinking about selling my house, and buying something closer to work, newer and bigger. I don't have too much equity in the house so I don't want to spend where I don't have to. But I want to capture these interest rates. This leaves the options of:

1) Selling by owner for a few grand less than market and still making more than had I paid 6% commission.

Has anyone here done this and was it worth it?

2) Using one of those agents that will not charge a commission to sell your house as long as you use them as your buying agent. It seems like it makes sense...but is this a scam?

The house is in a pretty nice neighborhood in Allen, TX. All the houses around seem to sell very fast.

[BMCSean]

You don't NEED a high capacity house!

[houstondallas]

Halp?

[Ruffdaddy]

You don't NEED a high capacity house!

No I do not. But if I WANT to keep up with the Jonses....

[White_lightning]

Ruff, after going through all the Real estate classes for licensing.. i can tell you GET A REALTOR!!.. they are sneaky sneaky people and the purchasors Realtor is under no obligation to be truthefull to you..

[Rick Modena]

No I do not. But if I WANT to keep up with the Modenas....

Fixed!

[Ruffdaddy]

Fixed!

Haha how'd you know I was moving to your side of the tracks?

[YALE]

RealEstateNate, dude. He's the shit.

[Rick Modena]

Haha how'd you know I was moving to your side of the tracks?

I already told you more than once. I know everything and what i dont know Mike tells me.

[Mike]

I already told you more than once. I know everything and what i dont know Mike tells me.

Hello

[Rick Modena]

Hello

See.

[Ruffdaddy]

Ruff, after going through all the Real estate classes for licensing.. i can tell you GET A REALTOR!!.. they are sneaky sneaky people and the purchasors Realtor is under no obligation to be truthefull to you..

Man my last realtor didn't do anything to earn the commission he made.

[Broncojohnny]

Man my last realtor didn't do anything to earn the commission he made.

It is funny how that works.

I'll let you in on a secret, realtors on the sell side don't do shit but put a sign in the yard. If you think that isn't true, call one up and ask him to show you a house he is listing. He will act like you asked him to fuck his own grandma.

Find one of these websites that will put your house into the MLS system for $500 and negotiate your own contract, all they use is a standard form anyway.

['90Vert]

A high volume realtor knows the other high volume agents. This gets their listings shown- and your house sold. It is all about who you know.

List it with a good realtor and expect to pay 6%.

[Ruffdaddy]

I know the 6% deal, but I'm asking more about by owner or the guys who sell your house for reduced commission as long as you buy the next house through them.