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Bought my first home back in 1996 in Grapevine (and still living there, love it!). I used a realtor for a few days until it was painfully obvious to me that she was NOT listening to what I wanted...so I went driving around on my own. Found a place that was a little higher than what I wanted to spend but it was For Sale By Owner. I get the info, set up appointment, viewed the house, loved it! Did a little talking/negotiating, they were getting ready to go to a realtor, so I knocked 6% or so off the ask and made that my offer (which ended up being what I wanted to spend), they accepted, got it inspected, etc., and then bought it/closed about a month later. It was easy, OTHER than feeling like I was under-the-microscope/latex-glove-treatment by the mortgage company....and this was back in 1996! I'm sure there are fine realtors out there (such as austinrealtor), but it worked better "going solo" for me.