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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Staging grew big just as the housing market went online and realtors' role in finding buyers evaporated. Coincidence? [/quote]

Not a coincidence at all - pictures play a huge role in selling[/quote]

Exactly what role DO agents play? Because they can’t even bother to work their own open houses.  They send warm bodies with no knowledge of the property at all who don’t bother to make people sign in and let any random person wander through your house. [/quote]

It is a protectionist guild.  But necessary, unfortunately [/quote]

What is necessary? That they want their big, fat commission checks but can’t be bothered to work for it?

Our landlords just did an open house and despite promising us it would only be realtors with clients, it was public and the agent sent “friends” to “work” and they let everyone on who came to the door and said it was “so great” to have nosy neighbors walk through every corner of our private living space.  Zero respect for people and their lives. It’s all about getting their check. [/quote]

Lol.  Yes it is all about getting their check.  They’re there to sell.

Realtors are necessary bc it’s very hard to market a house without one.  Even if you don’t have one, the buyers may.  Even in best case scenarios you shrink the pool of buyers, which is essentially shrinking demand.  Lower demand = lower price.

There’s a reason most sellers use an agent, it’s not because they’re rubes.[/quote]

Is it actually hard to market a house without a 4% or 7% agent, though? Can't I just paint, fix what needs fixing, list it on Redfin and Zillow, and announce my open house next Sunday?

Sure, realtors have word of mouth, but any serious buyers are checking Redfin and Zillow anyway. Back in the day realtors used to put little ads in local rags, but I doubt they do that anymore.

In other words, convince me I need to do more than pay a Redfin agent 2% to take bids and help me through all the selling forms.[/quote]

Yes you can do this but you also need some level of familiarity with contract law, local property low and understand how the terms work (financing, appraisal, home inspection etc) come together to work. You need to understand local disclosure law and don’t say anything to buyers agent that will eff up your side of the deal or any advantage you have. [/quote]

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