r/fsbo is a subreddit with 5k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses fsbo, selling, mls, listing, and agent, and they frequently recommend/review online broker.
Home sellers and buyers asking questions, sharing best practices, lessons learned, where to get help when they buy or sell residential real estate without the help of a broker or agent. For Sale By Owner Home Sales in the fsbo realty market. Ask diy home selling buying questions about purchase agreements, disclosures, real estate contracts, closing, escrow, appraisals, inspections, moving, negotiation, mortgage loans, and getting house keys. Sell homes Do It Yourself without a Realtor.
Popular Themes in r/fsbo
#1
Advice Requests
: "Anyone have experience with houzeo?"
8 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "How to Sell FSBO"
3 posts
#3
Money Talk
: "Has anyone used a flat fee service to sell a home recently? How was your experience? This is from a well known local brokerage and is their most extensive package. Does it sound like a reasonable deal?"
3 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "Nearly HALF of sellers are now offering concessions… so why pay commission too?"
1 post
#5
Ideas
: "A Story with a lesson ... Long read"
1 post
#6
News
: "NAR just quietly repealed its own rule that required agents to be NAR members to access the MLS."
1 post
Popular Topics in r/fsbo
#1
Fsbo
: "two-week experience as Fsbo"
165 posts
#2
Selling
: "Agents often say that Selling your home without one is like cutting your own hair."
63 posts
#3
Mls
: "Will Mls allow this type of messaging from Seller?"
41 posts
#4
Listing
: "Zillow's threat to ban 'private Listings' sets stage for real estate battle over home Listings"
37 posts
#5
Agent
: "Paying a buyers Agent $15,000 on a 600k home takes 3 years to claw back principal and nearly $80k to actually fund."
32 posts
#6
Home
: "Paying a buyers agent $15,000 on a 600k Home takes 3 years to claw back principal and nearly $80k to actually fund."
30 posts
#7
Commission
: "If nearly 1 in 5 homes are cutting prices, why give away the first 6% in Commission?"
20 posts
#8
Realtor
: "NYT: "Housing Market Has New Rules. Realtors Are Evading Them""
19 posts
#9
Buyer
: "Paying a Buyers agent $15,000 on a 600k home takes 3 years to claw back principal and nearly $80k to actually fund."
18 posts
#10
Zillow
: "Zillow lawsuit shows why transparency in real estate matters"
17 posts
Products Discussed in r/fsbo
Online Broker
1 review
#1
Flat Fee MLS Realty
4.0★ from 1 review
Member Growth in r/fsbo
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+3k members(112.3%)
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Last updated: June 15, 2026