Real Estate Paperwork When Selling FSBO
We often get asked at FSBO.com if represent the seller at closing and take care of the paperwork. Because we are simply a marketing service, and not a licensed brokerage, we are unable to do either. We do however offer suggestions and links for handling the paperwork during the sale of your home.
First, we offer a section for you to purchase generic real estate contracts and disclosures online (Real Estate Contracts). You can download these forms directly to your computer in an instant, and have them readily available any time a buyer is ready to make an offer. Similar forms can be found at your local office supply store at a similar price.
Second, you can contact a local Real Estate Attorney. You can either hire them to review your already existing, or you can hire them to create it from scratch with the terms you and your buyer have agreed on. Obviously the second option here would be more time consuming for the attorney, and in-turn cost you a bit extra.
Other than that, there are a few closing services available out there, but none that I am familiar with off of the top of my head though. I suggest you search through our Professional Services database, on Google, or in your local phone directory.
If you have recently handled the paper work for your own FSBO transaction, please comment on your experiences and tell us how it went.
February 8th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
[...] The forms they are referring to can be found in the “Real Estate Contracts” section of FSBO.com. I provided details on Real Estate Paperwork options for FSBo’s in a previous blog. Please click here to check it out. [...]
April 23rd, 2008 at 2:29 pm
[...] Be prepared legally: You’ll need appropriate paperwork for FSBO transactions. Either consult a real estate attorney or look through FSBO sites on the Internet to learn what you need and why you need it. Realize that many forms are state specific. [...]