You found the buyer. We get you to closing.
Selling without a listing agent doesn't mean doing the legal side alone. In Connecticut, the law requires closings be conducted by an attorney, and in a FSBO deal the attorney also covers the ground an agent's paperwork would normally walk.
The deal, divided fairly.
You've already done the part that takes a market. What's left is the part that takes a law license.
The market side.
- Priced the home and marketed it yourself
- Found your buyer without a listing agent
- Agreed on the terms: price, timing, what stays
The legal side.
- The purchase & sale agreement: written so your handshake terms are enforceable
- The deposit: who holds it, and when it's refundable, in writing
- Title: resolving the seller-side items that must be cleared before closing
- The smoke and carbon monoxide detector affidavit and the seller paperwork CT requires
- Conveyance tax: the seller-paid state and municipal tax, calculated and filed
- The closing itself: conducted by an attorney, as CT law requires
Before anyone signs, send us the draft.
If you and your buyer have terms on paper, send the draft over. We'll take a look at no charge, and you'll know what's solid and what's missing before a signature makes it binding. No obligation to hire us for the closing.
What the legal side costs.
One of the reasons people sell FSBO is to keep costs down. The legal side cooperates with that.
A flat $1,050 attorney fee for most residential closings.
- The fee we charge on most residential files
- In writing before work begins
- Title search, title insurance, and recording fees are third-party costs, billed separately at cost
Conveyance tax, planned for.
- Connecticut sellers pay a state and a municipal conveyance tax at closing
- For most homes the two together come to roughly 1% of the sale price
- We calculate yours exactly, before closing day
FSBO questions.
What owner-sellers ask us most.
Do I need an attorney to sell my house myself in Connecticut?
Who writes the contract when there's no agent?
Who holds the buyer's deposit?
What does the attorney part cost?
This is general information, not legal advice. Every situation is different. Reach out to discuss yours.
We respond within one business day.
Tell us a few details about your transaction. A member of the team will follow up with next steps.
Selling it yourself?
Tell us where the deal stands: buyer found, terms agreed, or just planning. We'll tell you what the legal side needs from here, and the draft review is free.
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