FSBO - how much to offer buyer's agent

Price the commission into your negotiations.

Tell the buyer if you have to pay their agent a commission that your asking price is firm. If buyer is willing to work with you without an agent, you can come off a few grand from asking price or use that money to pay some of their closing costs

Yes, I thought about planting that seed in their head to ponder. I could tell them I'd offer to make a deal if they cut the agent out but it would probably be equal to the 1.5% anyway so from my side it is a wash.

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Just went throught this...

2%, but little to no negotiations on price.

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So what you're really saying here is you were willing to come down on the price by 2% or more. So you just let the buyer give that money to the realtor right?

I just can't fathom why people would give money to realtors for nothing. It's not like they appraise, inspect or perform the closing. All things you'll have to pay other people to do.

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You won't get it done without the agents.

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Simply not true. I bought my first home and sold it with no agents involved in either transaction.

It just takes a little intelligence and cooperation from both parties.

You did FSBO because you didn't want to pay agent fees. They got an agent on their end, so I don't see how that affects you. People aren't going to be swayed away from the house they want because their agent says "no, I won't get a commission if you buy that one". At least not if they really want the house.

I'm actually not familiar with their being a contract between a buyer and their agent (only time I've had that scenario is when and agent was provided by my employer). I know I didn't have one. So if I bought on my own, I bought on my own....no biggie. Not the same when I sold...I was obligated to my agent through our contract (this was also provided by employer, but I still had a contract).

I found my house that was fsbo. I called my agent thanked her for her help and told her I was going to proceed without her. She told me congratulations and that was that. I don't see why the buyer would keep the agent around in this situation.

Cut the agent out. Plus any commissions should be paid on the buyers side. You're the one doing all the work brah.

I personally would not have a big issue with paying half of the agent's fee....however, I would make it clear that he/she is no longer a "buyer's agent" because then the agent would be expected to represent both of you equally.