Seller Testimonials

"We highly recommend using FSBO (For Sale By Owner Inc.) to anyone wanting to sell their house without hiring a real estate agent and brokerage. FSBO will assist you every step of the way from the initial data entry on the MLS website (patience will be needed, but the process is very intuitive) to the negotiation phase (all the forms and info you need are easily available) and for the final sale. Their response to questions and MLS listing change requests were swift throughout the process. They provided very clear guidance from start to finish.

We offered any buyer's agent a commission of 1.0%. Commissions are negotiable in agent represented sales and in private sales. We facilitated our open houses, answered questions and booked showings for buyer's agents. We were able to meet potential buyers and personally introduce our home. We sold to a buyer that we showed our home to privately, and then worked with their agent to complete the final price negotiation and paperwork. It was a very pleasant and professional experience.

There was no advantage to hiring an agent for this sale. Some homes sold much quicker than ours and some homes were/are on the market much longer. For us, selling independently was familiar (we've done it three times before), a manageable challenge, and a money saver.

Keeping yourself updated on current statistics will be a fundamental part of your selling experience. The one invaluable piece of information when selling is the recent sale prices in your area. This timely data is the only real gauge of what buyers are willing to pay - and what sellers are willing to sell for. This information has long been held secretly within the Realtor community, but is now very easy to find on many websites. You'll be in the drivers seat when negotiating a price and the conditions of your sale.

A cautionary tale for potential independent home sellers, you will (as we did) encounter agents that are not supportive of your selling privately. We experienced disrespectful interactions in person, on the phone, via E-mail and through text. Because buyers could contact us directly via MLS, it got back to us that agents had told them things that were false and hindered the process for us as well as their clients to whom they are meant to support in an ethical and professional manner. We did have positive interactions with realtors as well, including the realtor representing the person/s who bought our home.

We are not pro-private sale or anti-realtor. There are people who will be more comfortable and appreciative of having a real estate agent sell their home. And, there'll be some who would like to sell their home independently. Neither is right or wrong. What's important is that you know you have the choice to do what's best for you.

Whether you realtor up or choose to independently sell your home, we wish you a smooth, and hopefully expeditious, sale."

"I have used For Sale By Owner twice now and have saved thousands of dollars on the sellers side. I did pay full commission to the buyers agent which I recommend so that all realtors will show your listing and have it listed on the MLS."

"very easy to work with."

"Rob was amazing, it was good on saving. Would do it again."

"If you're confident speaking to strangers and negotiating on your own behalf, then this is a fantastic way to sell your own home and save some money. Very easy to follow the directions and online forms to create your listing, and the staff was very responsive and helpful whenever we emailed a question or concern. Highly recommend this service!"

"Much thanks for all your help along the way of this journey!!!! Am very glad that I decided to sell my property with For Sale by Owner!!!!!"

"Excellent service with exponential value & consistently helpful responsive team - thank you for making this easy- even your forms and website is user-friendly. Well done!"

"I suggest any home owner to use this service to sell their home and save great amount of money. Highly recommended! Thanks FSBO"

"Our experience with For Sale by Owner was excellent. It was a smooth process and we were able to sell the property without any issues."

"A great experience and strong support from FSBO. Whole selling process was made simple... will definitely use again next time we sell. Thanks for everything!"

"Loads of well catalogued simple to use instructions and encouragement that really prepare you well to list and sell your home."

"Thank you for the great service. Everything was done in such a professional manner and it saved me a basket of fees. I've been telling others about it."

"I'm writing to thank you for your professionalism and expertise as well as your being immediately & easily accessible.

As a retired REALTOR, I appreciate your excellent customer service and Professional website that also provided the listing access and exposure to REALTOR.CA (MLS) while still showing respect with compensation to all licensed buyer's REALTORS for an approved/ completed offer.

When I have any friends that are selling their home I will most definitely recommend you to them based on my experience with your company and its staff. I have no doubt that listing with FSBO.CA will lead me to a successful buyer."

"FSBO was easy to work with and the process wasn't all that hard to do on my own."

"Thanks to FSBO!!! Our home has now been sold and we can begin a new chapter in our lives! The website is really easy to navigate and customer service was awesome."

"This is our second experience of successfully selling a property on FSBO, both of which have been excellent. The FSBO website and online tools have been improved since the first listing, making the process even more seamless. The support you get from the FSBO staff is outstanding and your questions never go unanswered, being responded to quickly. Can't go wrong and saving on the commissions is the reward. Thanks!"

"I am very happy with the way For Sale By Owner handles things. I've never been able to justify the work of a real estate agent, especially the commissions one needs to give for their services. This is the future of real estate transactions.

With FSBO, you only pay for what you need, like consultations, historical data, professional pictures, staging, or similar direct expenses to get your property listed, and then the direct expense for the lawyer. This approach saves you a huge amount on commissions, allowing you to offer a reasonable price to buyers since there's no seller commission involved.

I've sold multiple properties using this service, and most of them were over the asking price. If you're looking to save money and still achieve great results, FSBO is the way to go."

"Thank you for your service"

"Thank you FSBO.ca - the ability to get listed on Realtor.ca and advertise open houses was key to our success in selling a home!"

"Many people told me "You can't sell on your own ya know (with FSBO) because realtors will not show your house... well as I already knew; their advice was TOTAL GARBAGE!! I had 13 showings the first go-round. (and that was in Jan. Feb. '23) Due to outside complications I had to put the listing on hold. 4 months later I re-listed. It was up for only 3 days. I had FOUR showings and THREE OFFERS!!

I would never EVER pay a realtor to sell my home again. ** But to clarify; realtors do HELP CONSIDERABLY when making a purchase. I listed with FSBO and MLS (as an add-on with the FSBO listing) In addition; seller (me) sets the commission you want to offer incoming realtors. THIS is why they will still bring buyer to you. I set mine at 3% of the first 100K and 1% of the balance. NO PROBLEM AT ALL. No realtor I know of will ever turn down $8,700.!!! (normally a full commission is 7% and 3% - so half is 3.5% and 1%). Even someone with 'money to burn' would not give away money they don't have to!

Be smart; save your hard-earned money!! Newer smart phones have fantastic cameras. I did all my own photos. One thing a seller does have to pay for is the new mandatory RMS in Alberta (professional measurements of listing) I paid $105 (incl tax). All together on $689K house; I saved $8,700. yes folks... that's "EIGHT THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS!!" (which was ONLY HALF of the full commission. The real estate industry is VERY out of touch with reality...

Should you use a service like this? *** ABSOLUTELY - VERY WELL WORTH IT *** the extra work I did on my end of it. (*total costs to me were just under $1000. do everything) They were pretty easy to deal with as well - in getting the info uploaded etc. - which helped a lot. Especially in today's market where homes are 'virtually flying off the shelves!' Why on earth would you pay someone over $8K (in my case) for a house to sell in as little as a day?! That's just obscene - by my estimation. (mine sold in 3 days)"