Selling through a real estate brokerage comes with a guarantee of the accuracy and experience/expertise of the agents involved. This guarantee is backed by the brokerage assuming the liability for errors and omissions during the transaction. A good agent who is active and knows the area you're interested in is worth her weight in gold.
As a real estate investor for the past 20 years, there are only two types of people I go out of my way to avoid qat all times...lawyers and know it all FSBO sellers. 😉
FSBO sellers are like a roulette wheel.
Do you feel lucky?
Well, do ya?
Lol.