Expert, localized Los Angeles answers provided by Heather Roy

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FSBO or Agent

  I am a first time home buyer I found a house that was on a fsbo website that is also advertised on other real estate companys websites would I save money just trying to contact the seller or is it better to go through a company
 
  You have nothing to lose by contacting the seller directly, but I don't know enough about the seller's situation to say whether that would really avoid payment of a commission or not, and whether the seller would pass that saving on to you.  As a first-time buyer, you probably could use some guidance from a real estate broker, though.
    Edith
Originally published on June 5, 2008
 
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