Cohousing-L Mailing List: to realtor or not to realtor?

[Kim Koster (Kim.Koster]

Hello, everyone...

I'm seeking some input on whether for-sale-by-owner or a realtor has been
found to be more effective for selling a home in a co-housing community. We
have a home in Solterra that will soon go on the market, and the owners are
trying to decide which would be better in terms of maximizing the return on
the serious investment they've made in their architect-designed
custom-detail-laden passive-and-active-solar home. There have been realtors
out at Solterra before, but none that have really seemed to "get" co-housing
(or even solar); certainly none that have understood the community well
enough to present it as the asset and value-enhancer that it is. On the
other hand, realtors have resources that individuals sometimes do not. On
the other other hand, co-housing folks have each *other* for resources. And
around and around it goes.

Any advice, anecdotes, personal experiences, or mere theorizing would be
much appreciated... many thanks...
Kim Koster
Solterra
Durham, NC
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