Remember that Williamsburg house my husband and I bought which I discussed in my last BLOG? When it came time to sell (before I became a Realtor working the Huntsville/Madison Alabama area), my husband and I had tried selling “by owner.” In order to save Realtor fees, I embarked on a campaign to learn everything I could about having a successful home sale. “Have a marketing plan,” “Make sure you price your home right,” books recommended. My exhaustive marketing campaign included newspaper ads, emails, hanging flyers, and Open Houses. We even welcomed agents, hoping they would bring qualified buyers. In the end we were unsuccessful, but not for lack of trying. We did receive one offer. Ironically, their Realtor talked them out of it! What I took away from my experience were the difficulties that FSBO’s face.