John Doe was ready to sell his $1,000,000 home. Normally, he would have hired a real estate agent and paid a 6% commission—$60,000—plus another $10,000 for title insurance, totaling $70,000 in selling costs.
Step 1:
Listing for $50
John listed his home on SELFLISTINGS.com for just $50. Within days, buyers started reaching out directly.
Step 2:
House Showings – $500
Since he didn’t want to show the house himself, he hired a licensed house showing service at $100 per showing. After five showings, he spent just $500.
Step 3:
The Offer – $500
One of the buyers made a verbal offer of $1,000,100. John accepted immediately, and then asked a licensed transaction coordinator team listed on SELFLISTINGS to prepare a contract.
Step 4:
Negotiations - $500
Buyer was a bit tricky. So John hired a licensed negotiator listed on SELFLISTINGS for $500 to help negotiate the agreement.
Step 5:
Title Company – $10,000
John took the contract to a title company advertising on SELFLISTINGS. As expected, title insurance cost 1% ($10,000)—a standard expense in any real estate transaction.
Step 6:
Buyer’s Due Diligence
The buyer arranged for inspections, an appraisal, and a mortgage, using service providers advertising on SELFLISTINGS.
Step 7:
“Door Open and Close It” Service – $300
John didn’t want to be there every time someone needed access, so he hired a “door open and close it” service at $150 per trip—twice—spending just $300.
Step 8:
Closing Success
Everything checked out, and the deal closed without a hitch.
The Final Tally:
Listing on SELFLISTINGS: $50
Showings (5 x $100): $500
Transaction Coordinator and Contract Preparation: $500
Contract Negotiator: $500
Title insurance (1% of $1M): $10,000
Door open/close service (2 x $150): $300
TOTAL COST: $11,850
John had expected to pay $70,000 between commission and title insurance. Instead, with SELFLISTINGS, he got everything done for just $11,850, saving $58,150.
