OK,

Before taking these pictures to post on the internet in hopes of selling a home, why wouldn't you:

• move the camper
• take a moment to paint that crazy color in the dining area-at least the upper half of the wall-I don't know of many people that like the "swimming pool" colors in the year 2008
• outdoor furniture for dining room furniture with non matching chairs?-can you upgrade this somehow?
• unclutter the kitchen countertops and clean off the refrigerator doors
• for goodness sakes, get rid of the animal bowls!
• There needs to be more pictures of the other areas of the house

It's all about presentation and you have to make the pictures tell the prospective buyers that they WANT to go and see your house.  This listing/pictures tell me I would have work to do in painting right away and I would probably have to replace all of the carpeting because their are animals so there are probably 'accident" areas.....and my children have allergies.  This listing tells me that this is a home that will probably need some TLC hence the price should be discounted.

This is why a good experienced realtor would be helpful-they should tell you it's all about curb appeal/appearance and there are things you can do to make your house show better.  If you are trying to sell on your own, watch some of the house shows that are on TV-they will have some good ideas-or look them up on the web.  The realtor fee should really be a non issue when you figure out how much faster the house can sell with proper guidance (creating curb appeal)-and possibly for a higher amount (statistics prove that past part). But you need to interview realtors because they aren't all the same quality.........

BTW, I would also look at placing some potted plants on the front steps to make the home more inviting.....

Take it for what it's worth, this is just my opinion. 

Michael

In my opinion one of the challenges in going the FSBO route is  getting valid feedback.  When potential buyers look at the house they selcom wish to hurt the owners feelings and typically tell them that they have lovely/beautiful house regardless what they really think. 

That is one of the values of having a realtor.  The Buyer's realtor will share with the Seller's realtor how they think this house compare with other houses they have seen.  

When you consider that Buyer's that are out looking at FSBO houses will often assume that they are the ones that will save any commission I have a hard time understanding why anyone would want to try to sell their own house.   The owner gets to do all of the work that an agent would typically do and the Buyer gets the financial advantage.

At least that's the way I see it.