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My Story
How I came to the FSBO business

August 25, 2009
Andrew Sansone

About 30 years ago I started my own home building company. That was the easy part! Marketing and selling was the challenge. The only way to get maximum exposure was to use a Broker and pay 5% of the sale price. The Broker had access to the MLS (Multiple Listing Service) Not offering my property on MLS was like driving a boat without a rudder. I needed my properties listed on MLS!

It doesn't matter who the broker is. What is important is that the property is listed on MLS. I got fed up with paying a broker to place an ad in the newspaper, open a door and collect 5% at the closing. So, I went to school and became my own broker, joined MLS and sold my own properties by offering a cooperating broker 2.5%. If you do the math I saved 2.5% on each home I sold.

Ten years ago I retired from the home building business and attended a weekend seminar involving selling on the internet. This gave me an idea. Being a broker, I could help people sell their own homes on the MLS with my help. My flat fee listing service was born. Because of this, you have the opportunity to do for yourself what I did 30 years ago. You however, won't have to become a Broker and join the MLS. All you have to do is place your order with me and everything will be taken care of.

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I would recommend MassForSaleByOwner to everyone trying to sell their house. I can't believe I sold my house without a realtor. I saved a ton on commission and only paid the buyers agent 2%. Andrew was fantastic, very helpful when I could not get my pictures sized correctly. What a great service for such a value!! Thanks Andrew!! Best to you!!

I wasn't sure that we could sell the house ourselves in a down market so far outside of Boston, but it is possible! You've got to have an MLS listing to get your property information out there to do it and MassForSaleByOwner.com is the cheapest one I found. You don't need all that other stuff offered by the other sites (signs, lockbox, etc.)--you can get that all at Home Depot. I'd definitely recommend this service--they are very responsive and quick in getting your listing up. I thought we'd just try it and list with a realtor if a we weren't getting any interest/offers. But we got calls right away and our house went under agreement in less than 2 months and just sold!

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