By Ilyce Glink and Samuel J. Tamkin, Tribune Content Agency

Q: We will be selling our home in the near future, and a neighbor a few doors down has expressed an interest in buying our home. She would be downsizing from a larger multistory home to our smaller ranch home.

If we each have our own real estate attorneys representing us, is it necessary to involve a real estate agent? Of course, an essential first step is establishing the value of our home. If we disclose to a real estate agent that we will most likely sell to our neighbor, will they want to invest their time if there is not likely to be a commission? Would it be simpler for each of us to pay for independent appraisals? Everyone’s new best friend, AI, suggested paying a real estate agent a flat fee for a comparative market anal

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