Actually 6 houses on my block sold last summer. 3 of them For Sale by Owner, 3 by real estate agents. The for sale by owners actually got $5 to $7 over asking price. Add that to them not having to pay a commision to agents. 
The link that I sent you is actually down the street from me. From what neighbors said, the house is well maintained and it’s too big for the 1 person to live in now. I’m sure they would take a fair offer on it since houses don’t sell well in the winter. We closed on our house almost 4 years ago (Jan 9, 2002). I think there are 4 or 5 houses for sale on Tremont which is 2 blocks over. Just drive up and down the streets around here, you’ll see a ton for sale. If you are handy, some of them are estate sales since the original owner died and the family wants to sell it off. Kenmore’s age range is dropping to upper 20’s to 50’s now.