The Truth about For Sale By Owner Like thousands of other homeowners, you want to sell your house. Except unlike most of them, you want to sell it yourself, without the use of a real estate agent. Why? Probably because you want to save the commission. Why not? The thought of saving thousands of dollars certainly is appealing. I’m not like most real estate agents that will try to convince you that selling your home yourself is impossible. In fact, if you are willing to learn the process, and invest the time and money to do it, you can sell your home yourself, and save thousands of dollars in real estate agent’s commissions.