Does selling FSBO take longer to sell?

I have recently come across the question, 'Do homes listed For Sale By Owner, usually take longer to sell'?

The answer has to do with how you advertise your home. Are you relying on a newspaper ad, or just a sign in your yard? When selling your home FSBO, advertising can be a challenge. The reality is that if you are selling just as a FSBO, you are missing out on the MLS, or Multiple Listing Service, and the truth is that if your home does not have the Realtor visibility that the MLS provides, your home could be up for sale for a very long time.

However, if you want to retain your position as home-seller and gain the Real Estate visibility of the MLS (without having to pay a listing Real Estate Broker between 6 - 7 % commission), then you may want to consider selling Flat Fee MLS.


Between a Flat Fee MLS Listing and a traditional Full Service Listing, there is virtually no difference in average days spent on the market.  The reason for this is that the majority of Real Estate sales occur because of other Real Estate Agents using the MLS to bring buyers to the sellers.

Sell Your Home As a Flat Fee Entrepreneur

Are you a home owner trying to sell your house? Do you feel that you have the skills and demeanor to work as an entrepreneur? Do you enjoy talking and networking with people? Are you the type of person who completes a task once it has begun? If you have answered yes to these questions, you probably have what it takes to bridge your interests and skills in the effort to sell your home as a For Sale By Owner or what is oftentimes termed FSBO.

If you are seriously considering the selling of your home or property, then you basically have three options. One, you can open your phone book and call a licensed Realtor. Two, you can stick a for sale sign in your front lawn and hope whoever drives by will stop. Or Three, you can search on the internet for a licensed Real Estate company which focuses on giving you the entreprenueal aspect of selling your home, as well as the main benefit of employing a licensed Realtor.

Read more about pursuing Flat Fee MLS as an entrepreneur.