With low inventory levels and sky-high prices, it might be tempting for sellers to stick a sign in the ground and see what they can get. It’ll practically sell itself, right? Not so fast. Here are six reasons that FSBOs crash and burn.
Source: Inman News
6 reasons FSBOs fail epically even in a hot market
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