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Old 01-24-2009 | 12:24 PM
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Originally Posted by DLax85
...in today's market, I think it would be very diffcult to sell a home without spending 3-7% total on repairs/marketing /agent & other seller transaction costs.
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At a minimum, in good times, selling a home by owner will cost you 3% to the buyers agents. In today's market most people are spending close to 10-12% with incentives, closing cost and agent fee's. In California I have seen up to 7% co-op to agents bring in a buyer.
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