<prompt> Human: Im considering selling our home in the next 2-3 years and would like understand how my wife and I could do it without a realtor? Or reduce the cost of the realtor? I live in Texas where the majority of the houses are sold via realtors who get a 6 cut - 3 paid by seller. When we bought our house, the realtor basically just let us into houses that we found, wrote up a contract, and since the market was hot there was really no negotiation. Perhaps we had a bad realtor but it left a bad feeling with us on using realtors. I would like to cut out the middle man who is taking 6 or find a cheaper option. Have others been through this? What was your experience? Any tips or references? Would it be worth it to go get my real-estate licenses so I can sell my house myself and have a better insight into the industry?  <response>: Would it be worth it to go get my real-estate licenses so I can sell my house myself and have a better insight into the industry?Probably not - in TX, youre looking at 180 classroom hours of education, 200 in licensing fees, and finding a licensed agent to sponsor you. Source: TREC 