re: First time selling a house q

I'm telling you dude, don't lose the sale after 1 year on the MLS with only 1 offer over 10%.

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Almost all other house on my street is selling or considering selling

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you need to close this deal asap

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going off of tax value and Zillow.

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Neither is necessarily accurate.

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Is the 6% fee normal?

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It's normal but that doesn't mean you can't negotiate it lower. There are plenty that do it for 5%. If the selling price is on the high side they will definitely do it for 5. There are even some realtors who have difference structures such as fixed cost up front (so they ALWAYS get paid) and then just a small 1% percentage on the back end. Ends up being much cheaper for you when it sells but if it doesn't sell then you have lost out on that up front fee so you have to take that into consideration.

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Also are all offers worth countering?

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I would pretty much always counter. There are many buyers who are just going to see how cheap they can get it who may actually be willing to pay what you are asking. Test how much they want it. Tell them you aren't lowering the price but you will give them $1000 bucks towards their closing or something like that. You never know if you have someone on the hook that really wants to buy the house and will buy it no matter what but is just testing to see how cheap they can get it. There is no harm in countering even if the counter is basically a version of "sorry dude the price is the price."

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It’s the first we’ve had in a year trying to sell.

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Damn. Sounds like there is a good chance you are priced too high. If you want the thing sold you need to reevaluate what you are doing. Your agent may be desperate to dump this thing - definitely see if they are willing to come down on the fee to help you both get rid of it.

You will get a decent but not great offer almost immediately but will think I must have a house people really want and not take it, and then it will sit for a year with nothing and you will end up taking the same or less than offer you had first week. At least that’s what happens to me every damn time

Yeah well I've flipped houses, bought and rented houses, and built and sold new houses since I was 20 as a side gig. Probably been through 20-25 transactions in the last 10 years.

We experimented with the no realtor by owner route. Guess what happened? You may have a different or even more experience, just giving what I deem valuable info to someone who admittedly hasn't been through this as much as I have.

It sucks, but it's just the way it is.

The realtor fee is negotiable BEFORE you list the house. If the house has been on the market for a year it would seem that the time for negotiating with the realtor has passed.

You are free to make a counter to any offer. With a year on the market it would seem that you might want to do everything you can to get this deal done. It's not a time to be greedy or try to get a couple grand extra.

Countered and signed for 5% more

PurpleBricks Baw that's the future of selling your home.