Purchasing property without a realtor

[Rebecca A.]

I have an opportunity presented to me to purchase a rental house at a decent price.  But the seller has suggested that we not use a realtor to save money on both sides which would lower the sales prices.  I am in Bakersfield, California and instead of a sales price of $155,000, I could purchase the house at $145,000 instead.  I would put 20% down and still need a loan for the remainder of the balance.  Would we just choose a title company and process all the paperwork through the title company?