It's easy to sell your own property without using a real estate agent.
NH requires a real estate attorney to be involved but many states do not. In some states title companies are used in lieu of an attorney and sales agent. Even though a lawyer may not be required in the purchase or sale of real estate it's a good idea to have one working for you on your payroll as it's a lot cheaper to pay your own lawyer than to pay the real estate commission.
In NH, as well as in many other areas, 90% of real estate agents know surprisingly little about how to qualify a buyer than you could imagine. Very few agents will ever ask if the prospect is able to buy or even whether the prospect wants to buy. It's staggering to realize how many agents are tour guides hopeful for a deal to fall into their lap. Most agents make sales in spite of their abilities not because of them. I believe no one will represent your home better than you can. I'v met tons of agents that will unlock a front door and let me in to browse without asking me anything more than my first name and then never took the initiative to follow up with me later or for that matter never even asked for contact information. In NH we've sold two homes and purchased three and in the instances when we've had to deal with agents it was sometimes very challenging to get a deal worked out and to the closing table.
Shop for an agent wisely if you go that route and hire your own attorney.
Good luck
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