A lot of people think they can save money by selling their home themselves. A few can. Statistics show that about 11% of sellers actually succeed in selling their own home. The downside is that they sell for approximately 26% less than they would get if they had an agent representing them. Most FSBO owners still pay for a buyer's agent to handle paperwork and bring the buyer. That means they are only saving the seller side commission and it wouldn't be worth selling for so much less.