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Originally Posted by ahnuld
bingo. all realtors have access to prior transactions in the neighborhood.
Then use your judgement. List it on the high side and if there are no offers or low offers then haggle. But if I were you choose an agent who can get clients in but you set the price.
+1 get comp sales. I use a combination of Zillow, Trulia, and Redfin websites to get a sense of recent sales in area. A $ per sq. ft, can be helpful in figuring out pricing range.
Realtors are the nut low, barrier to entry in that field is pretty low, and most are just trying to make the sale and get their 2.5% to 3% end of commission. They just want the sale and if they lose you 10k in equity in their minds, so what only cost them like $250 but cost you $9500 (assuming 5% commish for realtors)
If you really want to sell, find the most comparable place currently on market in your area and then price it $1k or 2k below that house. Otherwise, as recommended above price on high end and be prepared to haggle a bit...