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Using a Relator to buy a house?
Posted on 2/19/18 at 4:45 pm
Posted on 2/19/18 at 4:45 pm
Been a few years since I bought, but with the prevalence of Zillow/realtor.com, is there any benefit to hiring a realtor from the start?
Is there any benefit in trying to find a place and then working with selling realtor on pricing? More likely to play on price, e.g. taking some off selling commission to lower selling price since they’d get the whole bucket instead of having to split.
Just curious. Don’t know if there’s a benefit or not.
Is there any benefit in trying to find a place and then working with selling realtor on pricing? More likely to play on price, e.g. taking some off selling commission to lower selling price since they’d get the whole bucket instead of having to split.
Just curious. Don’t know if there’s a benefit or not.
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Posted on 2/19/18 at 5:41 pm to Lsut81
There's not really a benefit of using a realtor when buying.
But it also doesn't cost you anything.
Purchase agreements are easy to come by.
Just out offers in writing. Not verbally.
But it also doesn't cost you anything.
Purchase agreements are easy to come by.
Just out offers in writing. Not verbally.
Posted on 2/20/18 at 7:03 am to Lsut81
If it is listed, use a realtor. The money used to pay your realtor will simply go into the listing agents pocket. And you will have nobody representing you.
In other words, it’s free, or already been paid for. It’s a broken system, but would be silly not to use one, unless you already know and trust the listing agent. But I think it is impossible to represent two different parties interests equally in a transaction
In other words, it’s free, or already been paid for. It’s a broken system, but would be silly not to use one, unless you already know and trust the listing agent. But I think it is impossible to represent two different parties interests equally in a transaction
Posted on 2/20/18 at 9:00 am to Lsut81
Just my personal preference here.
I like using my realtor mainly because I trust her to be straight with me on any knowledge she may have that I don't already on certain homes or areas. I also sometimes wonder how much the selling realtor would actually have my back since they are also the seller's realtor. The times I've considered using the selling realtor is because the realtor was the actual seller and not representing someone else.
I like using my realtor mainly because I trust her to be straight with me on any knowledge she may have that I don't already on certain homes or areas. I also sometimes wonder how much the selling realtor would actually have my back since they are also the seller's realtor. The times I've considered using the selling realtor is because the realtor was the actual seller and not representing someone else.
Posted on 2/20/18 at 10:32 am to Lsut81
I'm selling my house right now and would never have time to show the house and also my realtor has an open house planned that I would never waste my time with.
A guy at work tried selling on his own and would have to leave work early to show his house and it was a disaster. He gave up and just got a realtor.
I'd never fault someone that had the time to sell theirs on their own tho as a realtor is not cheap.
A guy at work tried selling on his own and would have to leave work early to show his house and it was a disaster. He gave up and just got a realtor.
I'd never fault someone that had the time to sell theirs on their own tho as a realtor is not cheap.
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