Anonymous
Post 04/07/2015 14:23     Subject: Redfin experience?
Anonymous wrote:I think people get too hung up on the possibility of saving on the commission that they don't see the forest for the trees.

If a really good agent at a traditional firm can get you $25,000 more for your home than a Redfin agent, saving $10,000 on commission doesn't seem as appealing.


I call poopy cock on this.
Anonymous
Post 04/07/2015 14:19     Subject: Redfin experience?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I have heard that if you work with Redfin, you might see one agent initially, another at the home inspection, and yet another person at the settlement table. I.e., you don't work with one person continuously through the process. I don't know whether or not that's true or whether it once was, or what. But if it's the case, it would be a huge turnoff for me. I wouldn't want my needs handed off from agent to agent like a baton. Too much opportunity for something to fall through the cracks.


Actually it means nothing falls through the cracks. You're no longer dependent on your agent's schedule and it revolves around yours instead.


So, you're saying this is how they do it? You never see the same person twice?

No, thanks.
Anonymous
Post 04/07/2015 13:55     Subject: Redfin experience?
I think people get too hung up on the possibility of saving on the commission that they don't see the forest for the trees.

If a really good agent at a traditional firm can get you $25,000 more for your home than a Redfin agent, saving $10,000 on commission doesn't seem as appealing.
Anonymous
Post 04/07/2015 13:55     Subject: Redfin experience?
Anonymous wrote:I have heard that if you work with Redfin, you might see one agent initially, another at the home inspection, and yet another person at the settlement table. I.e., you don't work with one person continuously through the process. I don't know whether or not that's true or whether it once was, or what. But if it's the case, it would be a huge turnoff for me. I wouldn't want my needs handed off from agent to agent like a baton. Too much opportunity for something to fall through the cracks.


Actually it means nothing falls through the cracks. You're no longer dependent on your agent's schedule and it revolves around yours instead.
Anonymous
Post 04/07/2015 13:54     Subject: Redfin experience?
I have heard that if you work with Redfin, you might see one agent initially, another at the home inspection, and yet another person at the settlement table. I.e., you don't work with one person continuously through the process. I don't know whether or not that's true or whether it once was, or what. But if it's the case, it would be a huge turnoff for me. I wouldn't want my needs handed off from agent to agent like a baton. Too much opportunity for something to fall through the cracks.
Anonymous
Post 04/07/2015 13:49     Subject: Redfin experience?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Do redfin agents leave comments (particularly negative comments) on homes listed by other redfin agents?


I don't think so, based on what I've seen. My neighbor is a Redfin agent and has her house for sale right now. She has two glowing Redfin agent comments. What bothers me is that she initially listed her house way above market value and left it there for weeks. Then she lowered the price by $15k, but still above what similar homes in our development have sold for in the last few months. It's still sitting after 3 months and still priced too high. Observing this hasn't soured me on Redfin specifically, but it sure does make me think she's a crappy real estate agent. Still, when we sell next year, I will probably use Redfin or another discount broker. The savings are just too appealing.


ALL agents will list your house for what you make them list it at. Sounds like your friend was greedy and wanted hers priced too high. I used redfin to sell and I listed mine 5k above what my realtor wanted me to. It sold two weeks later for that price. I was in Falls church.
Anonymous
Post 04/07/2015 13:48     Subject: Redfin experience?
Oh shut up. No one else minded answering OPs question.
Anonymous
Post 04/07/2015 13:45     Subject: Redfin experience?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It has been asked recently. Search the archives.


you're SO helpful. pretty much EVERY question on here has been asked before, so I guess we should all just "search the archives" before asking? ass...


The key word was "recently." YES, it was asked RECENTLY. As in about a week ago. And, yes, you SHOULD search the archives before asking many questions.
Anonymous
Post 04/07/2015 13:32     Subject: Redfin experience?
Agent here. If I were listing a property, an offer from a redfin agent wouldn't deter me. It's all about the bottom line, and if it was the best offer, we would take it. As a profitable agent in the area, I do wonder why any agent would choose to work for redfin unless they lacked experience to hack it on their own.

Before I became an agent, I used redfin to buy a condo. The agent was useless and clueless but I was very market savvy so I filled in the gaps, took my rebate, and moved on. The agent didn't even own a home and had never gone through the buying process! But this was several years ago, and I think the quality of agents has improved. I say go for it and save some cash. There are good redfin agents and bad Redfin agents, just like there are good traditional agents and bad traditional agents.
Anonymous
Post 04/07/2015 10:39     Subject: Redfin experience?
Anonymous wrote:Do redfin agents leave comments (particularly negative comments) on homes listed by other redfin agents?


I don't think so, based on what I've seen. My neighbor is a Redfin agent and has her house for sale right now. She has two glowing Redfin agent comments. What bothers me is that she initially listed her house way above market value and left it there for weeks. Then she lowered the price by $15k, but still above what similar homes in our development have sold for in the last few months. It's still sitting after 3 months and still priced too high. Observing this hasn't soured me on Redfin specifically, but it sure does make me think she's a crappy real estate agent. Still, when we sell next year, I will probably use Redfin or another discount broker. The savings are just too appealing.
Anonymous
Post 04/07/2015 09:20     Subject: Re:Redfin experience?
We are currently buying with Redfin and have nothing but positive things to say. We had our home inspection yesterday and our agent was there the entire 3.5 hours with us. He helped us with any questions or concerns and it was great. I have bought 3 houses with traditional agents and none of them even asked if we wanted them to be at inspection. I have never felt like we were using a "discounted broker" and getting less service. We are loving our REDFIN experience!
Anonymous
Post 04/07/2015 08:20     Subject: Redfin experience?
We bought and sold with Redfin. Saved us about 23k (and for those who say that's nothing if you are buying a 1 million dollar house, that's ridiculous; cash leftover to do things is very different from a monthly mortgage payment). We sold in a week with 3 offers in a Luke warm area and bought in a hot neighborhood (beat out others). Houses here sell themselves. If you have a decent house, you are fine. And if you are buying in a hot area, no agent will ignore a full or higher offer. If you have a "full service" agent who excludes another contract offer because they worked with Redfin, you are NOT getting your (wasted) money's worth.
Anonymous
Post 04/07/2015 08:13     Subject: Redfin experience?
Do redfin agents leave comments (particularly negative comments) on homes listed by other redfin agents?
Anonymous
Post 04/06/2015 22:59     Subject: Re:Redfin experience?
Anonymous wrote:I'm also considering Redfin to sell my condo but so far my experience has been negative.
It's really tempting to use a discount broker because at a 450k condo we are talking 9k saving in fees for a place next to the metro that should be an easy sell.
I went to the website, picked one of the recommended agent and contacted using the website.
No replies. I went back, picked another seller agent and they assigned me a totally different agent who said they are only available two days the following week in the middle of the day. Not very convenient for me but I replied to the email saying one of the days and time will do. No replies.
So first you don't get who you picked and then communication has been very bad.
I'll see if someone actually shows up tomorrow since I already made arrangements to be home at the time.
But if this is any indication of how things are going to go I'm not sure it's a good option.
For those who had a good experience do you mind sharing the agent name and location? I'm in Falls Church


Sounds like they are busy in your area. This isn't the normal response I have seen. Once you get assigned a person it's completely different and responsive.
Anonymous
Post 04/06/2015 22:35     Subject: Redfin experience?
If it's an easy sell, use a flat fee broker and save the full 3%.

Otherwise try i-agent if you like your hand held but still want full service at a major discount.