Should I hire a Venice, Sarasota County Realtor?

That is the bog question isn't it? Can you do it alone?

Again, your decision needs to be on what you can and cannot do with your skill set. Where are you in the sales process? Are you just thinking about it? Have you already started?

The statistics are that most For Sale by Owners nationally will eventually list their home with a Realtor. That's why you are getting all those calls from Realtors in Sarasota, Venice, or in some cases from the East Coast of Florida. Realtors know you have to sell and they will try to get the business. They are real estate SALES people.

To sell your home it needs to be priced right. The Sarasota Realtor will certainly be the best person to determine the market value of your home. It is because they have the best tools. The best tool, as we've discussed in a prior FSBO entry on this site, is access to the Venice or Sarasota MLS sold data. It is the most current most up to date sales data in your area. Using that comparative pricing, comparing your home to the homes that sold in your neighborhood at what price, gives you the best, most accurate, most up to date pricing.

You need to decide whether or not you want to hire a Realtor. You certainly need this critical information; the up to date comparable Venice or Sarasota Real Estate sales information for good, market sensitive pricing.