| Is anything in life really free? Well, if you're an | | | | financing through the mortgage broker of their choice. |
| economist the answer is no. Time and effort are costs | | | | There will be fees the seller must pay to the closing |
| that can't be escaped, even if you get something | | | | company and possibly an attorney, depending on the |
| without having to pay any money for it. For the | | | | state where the property is located, so be prepared |
| purposes of this article, we'll think about "free" in terms | | | | for that. You can call around and get quotes, though |
| of money only, just to make things simpler and avoid | | | | most companies are fairly competitive with their fee |
| semantic arguments. | | | | structure. |
| So is it possible to sell a home without paying a single | | | | If you are on a more limited time requirement, you can |
| penny to anyone? Yes. You can make your own yard | | | | consider creating an advertising budget to help you find |
| sign, create flyers from your home computer and pass | | | | that one buyer in a shorter amount of time. Low-cost |
| them out to potential buyers and post ads on free | | | | advertising methods you can use include newspaper |
| classified ad websites. You can also hold open houses | | | | classified ads, "for sale by owner" website advertising, |
| and advertise them with home-made flyers posted | | | | a yard sign from your local hardware store and some |
| around the neighborhood. | | | | even hire a real estate agent who offers flat-fee MLS |
| If you have no time requirement for selling your home, | | | | listings. A flat-fee MLS listing will usually cost you about |
| the above might be all you need to do. After all, it only | | | | $500 plus 3% of the sales price. |
| takes one qualified buyer to sell - so selling is mostly | | | | The bottom line is that there are many free or |
| about finding that one buyer. | | | | low-cost options available to you as a home seller, if |
| Once you've found a buyer, you can arrange closing | | | | you have the time and the desire to save money on |
| with a local title company and the buyer will get | | | | the sale of your property. |