I love to hear all the comments about how simple it could be. It just shows how naive you are. The MLS is not a public utility it costs alot of money to support and depends on the fees paid by realtors and other members. I would love to see what would happen when you got sued for non-disclosure of an item and had to defend yourself in a court of law or were ready to move and had closed on a new house only to find out that you didnt fill the contract out properly and your buyer just walked with his deposit and you are screwed. If I wrote an offer on your FSBO house I could take your pants off w/o you even knowing it while setting you up to get sued by the buyer down the road. I wouldnt do it but it’s certainly a risk you take. Is it worth it? To some yes, to others no.
How about getting a book on brain surgery and doing it yourself to save a few bucks? The liability involved in the biggest financial transaction of our lives is huge. Why someone would do it themselves w/o proper guidance or hire an incompetent realtor constantly surprises. Sure there are some who are capable of doing it themselves or who just get lucky, but to believe in the disintermediation of Realtors is rather naive in my book. Zillow with $50M of VC money quickly realized they couldnt do it.
