Mike Chambers

It was a lot of money. Everyone was like, well, you're being cheap. Like, it's such an expensive house. I'm like, it's my money. Like, I've worked hard to build this equity in this house. And I don't want it. Just give it away. I want to pay someone for their services, of course, but I don't want to just light it on fire just because there's a system that's forcing me to. That seems kind of crazy.

It was a lot of money. Everyone was like, well, you're being cheap. Like, it's such an expensive house. I'm like, it's my money. Like, I've worked hard to build this equity in this house. And I don't want it. Just give it away. I want to pay someone for their services, of course, but I don't want to just light it on fire just because there's a system that's forcing me to. That seems kind of crazy.

So anyhow, it all just felt weird. I just didn't like it. I was frustrated with it. And really just had this epiphany, like, I'm a marketer. That's my background. So I felt confident in my ability to market the home.

So anyhow, it all just felt weird. I just didn't like it. I was frustrated with it. And really just had this epiphany, like, I'm a marketer. That's my background. So I felt confident in my ability to market the home.

So I just decided to go for it.

So I just decided to go for it.

That was the tipping point for me where I This whole system is a mess.

That was the tipping point for me where I This whole system is a mess.

In listing my house on Zillow, I learned that... Even Zillow has its own safeguards to push people to work with brokers.

In listing my house on Zillow, I learned that... Even Zillow has its own safeguards to push people to work with brokers.

So here I am. I can't get on MLS. Zillow's sort of stonewalling me.

So here I am. I can't get on MLS. Zillow's sort of stonewalling me.

Obviously like these videos are starting to go viral and there's starting to be a conversation locally about my story in particular. And I start to like hear some weird stuff.

Obviously like these videos are starting to go viral and there's starting to be a conversation locally about my story in particular. And I start to like hear some weird stuff.

I do think there's a critical role for real estate agents in the world. And I think this has never been my issue.

I do think there's a critical role for real estate agents in the world. And I think this has never been my issue.

Just allow me to act in my own best interest. And through this experience so far, it's felt like Quite the opposite.

Just allow me to act in my own best interest. And through this experience so far, it's felt like Quite the opposite.

Day two of trying to sell my house without an agent in one of the most rigged real estate markets in the country.

Day two of trying to sell my house without an agent in one of the most rigged real estate markets in the country.

They try to make this impossible, but I have a plan.

They try to make this impossible, but I have a plan.

All right, let's clear something up because from the first video, I think a lot of people assume I think realtors are useless. And the truth is I don't. But I do think that most drastically overvalue their services. And in Colorado specifically, they kind of operate like a cartel. So here's my take.

All right, let's clear something up because from the first video, I think a lot of people assume I think realtors are useless. And the truth is I don't. But I do think that most drastically overvalue their services. And in Colorado specifically, they kind of operate like a cartel. So here's my take.

I have no background in this whatsoever. I've been thrown into this, honestly. I didn't really think too much about the real estate industry until about four weeks ago when I decided that I wanted to list my house myself.

I have no background in this whatsoever. I've been thrown into this, honestly. I didn't really think too much about the real estate industry until about four weeks ago when I decided that I wanted to list my house myself.

You know, I've got a great house. It's turnkey. It's in a desirable location in a desirable city.

You know, I've got a great house. It's turnkey. It's in a desirable location in a desirable city.

A really, really nice house.

A really, really nice house.

I spent the past... a couple months having some conversations with local agents regarding potentially listing my home.

I spent the past... a couple months having some conversations with local agents regarding potentially listing my home.

And in those conversations, I asked the questions that I would of any sort of service provider that I would be interviewing to get a sense of like how they were going to provide value.

And in those conversations, I asked the questions that I would of any sort of service provider that I would be interviewing to get a sense of like how they were going to provide value.

You know, I couldn't find an agent. who is willing to go below 2.5% to list my house.

You know, I couldn't find an agent. who is willing to go below 2.5% to list my house.

It's going to be $140,000. Right.

It's going to be $140,000. Right.

Oftentimes it equates to about 10 to 30 hours worth of work.

Oftentimes it equates to about 10 to 30 hours worth of work.