Sell Yourself or Instruct an Agent?
An honest self-assessment in five minutes
Both routes have their pros and cons. First decide how important each criterion is to you, then assess yourself realistically. The scale runs from 1 (barely applies) to 5 (fully applies).
Assessment Matrix
| Criterion | Important? | Private sale | With an agent |
|---|
Values in brackets = typical assessment from practice. Fields without a default are for you to assess yourself (1–5).
My Provisional Result
Cost Comparison (Example: €400,000 house in Dresden)
| Private sale | With an agent | |
|---|---|---|
| Agent's commission (seller's share) | €0 | €14,280 (3.57%) |
| Your own time spent (avg. 40 h) | high | low |
| Risk: selling below value | high | low |
| Avg. sale price achieved* | Index 100 | Index 103–107 |
* Indicative values from industry studies (incl. IVD). Actual results depend on location, property and market.
Worked example: if an agent achieves just 3–5% more on the sale price, that usually already offsets the commission — while giving you better security and less effort.
Next step
Private sale vs. agent — read the full guide
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