DH and I at odds - list with Redfin or traditional? Please help us decide!
![[Post New]](/jforum/templates/default/images/icon_minipost_new.gif){kind=icon}
Anonymous
|
Honestly I think at this price point and location, Redfin makes a lot of sense. The high performing agents are working near the city trying to angle high prices properties. OP market is much smaller, and they work more on volume, and this a discount broker makes a lot of sense.
And we just bought a house, but actually had offers accepted on at least 4 other properties that fell thru on inspection. But at no point did the listing agent have anything to do with the process nor had any opportunity to influence my decision. Please, agents, I really want to understand what you do to induce buyers??? Most folks are looking on MLS thru realtor.com or Redfin; what marketing or persuasion do you bring to the table. Flyers, open houses, balloons, are all nonsense. What is the real contribution. |
Anonymous
|
OP here, and yes this is a real post. I agree that I have never actually passed a house listed by Reefing - that's a big part of my hesitation.
We met with both a traditional realtor and a redfin agent. I preferred the realtor, but the redfin agent seemed perfectly knowledgeable and competent. Still, I just have more confidence in the realtor, but don't have a good, articulable reason to persuade DH. DH points out (rightly) that I can be a sucker when someone is charming, and the realtor was definitely more smooth. DH has a friend who sold with Redfin and was happy, which is really influencing DH. I'm worried that if there are any hiccups or complications, we'll regret not having a more seasoned realtor. Ugh, I just don't know. Wish I had a crystal ball. Anyway, really appreciate all the thoughts. |
Anonymous
| I would also go with redfin. |
Anonymous
|
Seriously? Do you think I am tacky enough to bring BALLOONS to my open houses? I think Jeff should separate the real estate forum into DC/MD/VA. There is no WAY anyone in close-in DC would ever think or suggest an agent would EVER bring BALLOONS to an open house!!!
And as I have stated over and over and over and over, the Redfin poster is out of hand. Show me the market data to back up your claims, cheerleader! YOU CANNOT DO IT! REDFIN is a NON-PERFORMER and therefore, NOT RELEVANT! A full-service brokerage does not compare to any of the discount brokers. Mr. Redfin poster, I think you should try to get your real estate license and see if you could survive one day in this business. Keep it up Mr. Redfin. I will be forced to issue you an invitation to meet me in a dark alley. In NW DC. You bring the balloons! |
Anonymous
| ^^^^ you cray, realtor-lady |
Anonymous
|
Anonymous
| OP, I agree that for your area and price point you'll be OK with redfin. If you price it right and shows well - it will sell regardless of your agent. |
Anonymous
I am not any kind of agent. Just a recent buyer and really curious about what a listing agent does to market the property. I guess I'll wait for other agents to give mesons of their sales pitch. As for this PP, it is clear your approach is to terrorify the buyers into signing; you sound unhinged. And for the record I have seen balloons on RE signs in NW, but I agree super tacky. What do you bring, besides the spray can of cray-cray? |
Anonymous
| Do you think any upscale brokerage is going to post their marketing plan on this site? Get real! |
Anonymous
|
I guess I'll wait for other agents to give mesons of their sales pitch. As for this PP, it is clear your approach is to terrorify the buyers into signing; you sound unhinged. And for the record I have seen balloons on RE signs in NW, but I agree super tacky. What do you bring, besides the spray can of cray-cray?> You sound like a super incredibly dumb person - or perhaps you have been over-served and are sitting at home fantasizing about owning a home one day while hating on agents who make more money than you do. Good night. 
|
Anonymous
+1 Another agent on this thread. I'm not really interested in revealing my marketing and service structure to woo people who think Redfin is the best. It's like that old line in When Harry Met Sally - the people who think they are low maintenance are really high maintenance or whatever? It's the people who think they can buy and sell real estate with ease who actually end up needing more help than the average buyer/seller. Lots of wacky things happen in transactions. I've been on the other side of deals with Redfin agents and the things some of them do or don't do to protect their clients are scary. I had one outright lie and I think that several months later that is going to come back to haunt that agent, and also had one who really dropped the ball in protecting their client and my client could have walked away and still been within their right to get their deposit back even on the day of settlement. The average client may not know that these things are happening behind the scenes until it comes back to bite them. In these cases, I am guessing it was the assistant who was dropping the ball. But their model only works if the team is effective. Oh. Then there was the agent who didn't show up at settlement and the client didn't know that in Virginia funds are not handed over at the table, the deal has to be recorded. Redfin agent forgot to explain that. Yikes. It got ugly. The settlement attorney was like, "I'm sorry your agent didn't inform you of that..." So he saved a few thousand on commission but then he had to stay in town an extra day and rearrange his schedule so he could pick up the check in person for whatever reason. LOL. |
Anonymous
|
Yes! Redfin has GREAT buttons on their website!
|
Anonymous
You know you bring balloons. |
Anonymous
Seriously, if an agent posts one or two lines about what they do differently than other agents, their career would be in tatters! |
Anonymous
So weird. The question was about how an agent helps sell and market the problem, but then you go on and on about your clerical duties. |