W2R
Moderator Emeritus
Well, my wife did it, not me (put the house up FSBO). We did get the offer today (expires Tuesday) for our asking price but the buyers agent wants us to pay a 3% commission (even though they are working for them, not us). I am ok with this but am worried about having to also pay an attorney, title insurance and other costs (1.78% goes to WA state excise tax..it adds up).
I wish we had just listed with an agent, then they would be making all of these decisions and we would only be out another 3% max. But the wife is always correct, right?
So now I am trying to muddle through all of this.
My opinion is that you need to take charge of this situation and get a good agent immediately. Leave FSBO for those who have spent some time learning about it first. You can do that next time.
Tomorrow you can smooth things over by buying your wife some flowers and taking her to a nice place for dinner.