This term is used by real estate professionals to describe homeowners who try to sell their property on their own.  They pronounce it "Fizz Bo."

Owners like yourself sign up with many of the FSBO companies out there for one simple reason....to save money.

Here are two reasons why you should choose us instead of them:

1. We save you money too - plus we have the added advantage of being a Realtor.  When you search for a FSBO company, you'll see that many of them charge only $100 or $200 and in some cases they charge you nothing.  This is because these sites do not place your property on the MLS.  If they charge you nothing, even THEY realize they will probably not find a buyer for your property.  They are hoping to make money from the title company work or from the mortgage company work that result after a buyer is found for your property....and in most cases, the buyer will be found by listing your property on the MLS (like Quorum will do for you).

2. Buyers can find your property when you list with Quorum simply by going to Realtor.com ( the national MLS database).  In other words, they don't have to know that you signed up with lowfee2.com.  They don't have to go to lowfee2.com, they will just go to Realtor.com to find your property.  If you sign up with "Joe Blow FSBO", a buyer searching the internet will have to know that you have signed up with "Joe Blow" in order to find your house on their website.  Obviously potential buyers don't know that you signed up with "Joe Blow", but they WILL be able to find your house by going to Realtor.com (if you list with Quorum).

There are both advantages and disadvantages to selling without a real estate company.

What are some of the Advantages?

• You can save a lot of money.
• You can talk to buyers directly.
• You can decide how you want to market your property (number of open houses, number of newspaper ad, etc.).

What are some of the Disadvantages?

• You may inadvertently say or do the wrong thing in the presence of a potential buyer.
• You may make a mistake while negotiating with a buyer who is ready to make an offer.
• After you receive an acceptable offer from a buyer, you may make a mistake with the paperwork necessary to take your property to a successful closing.
• No exposure in the MLS.

What other options do you have?

• A Limited Service Listing Agreement with a company such as Quorum Realty.
• Quorum Realty offers you the advantage of saving money compared to other real estate companies while STILL ALLOWING YOU THE ADVANTAGES OF BEING A FSBO (example, you can still conduct your own open houses or pay to advertise in the newspaper.  You can also deal directly with a buyer who is not working with an agent).
• Quorum also offers you one major advantage in addition to the above: WE'LL PLACE YOUR PROPERTY IN YOUR LOCAL MLS.
• Remember that all local MLSs can place their properties in the national MLS database (www.realtor.com) which can be accessed by a potential buyer from anywhere in the United States.
• In short, we offer you the best of both worlds.