Selling Your Home Yourself in Southwest Florida: FSBO Done Right

Selling your home yourself? Do it right.

Selling on your own can work well, and it's your decision. This free, Florida-specific guide covers what's involved, what to prepare, and how to protect yourself, from pricing and showings to buyer agents, disclosures and closing.

No sign-up needed. Prefer to talk it through? Call or text 239.977.8498 or email mail@peterhitzel.com.

The short version

Base your price on recent sales, current competition and homes that didn't sell, not on online estimates alone.
Have Florida answers ready: roof age, wind mitigation, flood zone, insurance and, in Cape Coral, utility assessments.
Since 2024, buyer-agent compensation is negotiated. Contributing is your choice; put any agreement in writing.
Florida closings are commonly handled by a title company or real estate attorney. Have any contract reviewed before you sign.
Florida requires specific seller disclosures. Confirm current requirements with your attorney or title company.

What's in the guide

Is FSBO right for you? Time, knowledge, distance and availability.
Pricing with real data.
Preparing and presenting the home, including a property fact sheet and waterfront details.
Marketing, showings and safety.
Offers, buyer agents and negotiation after the 2024 changes.
Florida paperwork and closing.

Help without strings

If you'd like a data-based look at pricing, an answer to a paperwork question or a second opinion on an offer, I'm glad to help. And if you ever decide you'd like full representation, we can talk about that too.

Questions while you sell?

Call, text or email anytime. Happy to share recent sales data for your area or answer a paperwork question, with no expectation that you list with me.

Peter Hitzel · REALTOR® · GRI · Sr. Partner

PREMIERE at Real Broker, LLC · Cape Coral, Florida

239.977.8498 (call or text) · mail@peterhitzel.com · English & Deutsch

If your property is currently listed with a real estate broker, please disregard this page; it is not a solicitation of property listed with another broker. Educational information only, not legal or tax advice.