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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So do all agents truly believe that there is no possible way for someone outside of their profession to sell a house? I mean I have job in corporate america also, but I am sure other intelligent people could do an adequate job as well with a little research and some common sense...[/quote]

So do it. I'm telling you as an agent what I see, and how many deals people screw up when they do it on their own. Can I write software code? Sure, everything is available on google to tell me how. But considering I don't do it every day for a living, I wouldn't be that good at it. Same rule applies in other industries. People think they can sell real estate, fine, go do it. But I'm telling you from years of experience, people I know who have decided to sell or buy on their own either end up paying more, letting their property go for less, not realizing they screwed up and put their deposit at risk, didn't adequately cover themselves on contingencies, waived things they shouldn't have, ended up with a property that's a money pit.

Right now, friends of a client of mine are beside themselves for several major repairs in their "new" home. When my client ran it all by me for my opinion, I said, "the law doesn't protect stupid people from buying or selling real estate." And it's not that people are stupid, they just don't know what's usual and customary in this market. They thought they would get a few bucks back on commission to do it on their own. Nice job kids but you really screwed up. Saved yourself a few thousand, but spent it times 5 in repairs that could have been avoided if you adequately prepared for the purchase. But please, I'm not trying to sell you on an agent. Truth be told, what I said above stands. The people who try to negotiate to get some of my commission or who think they want to do it on their own because they are low maintenance are clients I don't want because they're the[code] most work. [/quote]

What utter bs.  These "realtors" think what they do is rocket science.   Puh-lease.

I hope they disappear as a profession or move to a more reasonable flat-fee system.

Such highway robbery for the "work" they do.  
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