Anonymous wrote:Ugh, DH and I cannot agree on this. He wants to use Redfin, which will list for a 4% commission (2.5% to buyers agent). I want to use a traditional realtor who wants 6%. We just cannot decide. Please, convince one of us that the other is right!

House is a townhouse in Gaithersburg (20878). Will probably list around $435,000. We have done our homework and know the comps and the sale process.

My big hangup is when it comes to the inspection. House is 30 years old and I expect the inspector will have a laundry list of details. I wonder if the traditional agent will do a better job pushing our interests in not having to make a bunch of repairs. DH thinks I'm crazy and we just say no to what we don't want to do. I guess I just feel that the realtor we met with will be more aggressive. But, we've never sold before, so maybe that doesn't matter? DH has pointed out that if we list with Redfin, the house could take an extra 2 months to sell and we'd still come out ahead. I'm just more risk-averse than DH generally, but he doesn't even see using Reffin as a risk and thinks I'm nuts.

WWYD? Is offering 2.5% to buyers agent a bad idea?

Anonymous wrote:I knew the sad realtors would pile in....

Anonymous wrote:"YOU know what, I DON'T BELEIVE B/C REAL AGENTS Don't TALK IN ALL CAPS, loser. And very best of luck in you real career, whatever it is."

And who might you be? You might want to spell check yourself, dear heart!

Anonymous wrote:Take a look at this quote (LIKELY FROM A REDFIN AGENT):

"Anonymous - I do commission rebates. I made over $200K this past year, but I only work 2-3 hours a day if that. "

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/30/352543.page

This is why people hate real estate agents. I am a real estate agent and I can tell you, I work 60+ hours a week, I never give rebates and I make a lot more money than this clown. I will guarantee that I provide top notch service as well.

I will be in business longer than Redfin will. Again - they do not LIST PROPERTIES. Their agents have no negotiating skills, they work part-time, they are not professionally dressed, no one knows who they are (and networking is important)!

Do you want a Mercedes or do you want to go to Carmax for a used Honda? Do you want an Hermes bag or would you prefer Coach? Would you like Louboutin's or 9 West? Patek Philipe or Timex? Are you getting the picture? White glove service or someone who works 2-3 hours a day and brags about it on DCUM and gives rebates?

Then - check the AU Park thread - you get idiots who are laughing at the fact that a house in their neighborhood SOLD FOR A HIGH PRICE!!! Would a normal, reasonable person, want the home values in their neighborhood to INCREASE? Of course they would!!! Yet, not one, BUT TWO posters are bashing agents, knocking their soon to be new neighbors for paying what they did for a LOVELY HOUSE in a GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD, when in fact they should be celebrating the new equity they have in their homes (if, in fact, they DO own)?

Oh, OP, I think I told you not to ask for real estate advice on this board but I could not resist commenting again after seeing some of the responses. Once again, good luck!

Anonymous wrote:I think you are the FSBO guy. And a nut job. Good night.

Anonymous wrote:Take a look at this quote (LIKELY FROM A REDFIN AGENT):

"Anonymous - I do commission rebates. I made over $200K this past year, but I only work 2-3 hours a day if that. "

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/30/352543.page

This is why people hate real estate agents. I am a real estate agent and I can tell you, I work 60+ hours a week, I never give rebates and I make a lot more money than this clown. I will guarantee that I provide top notch service as well.I will be in business longer than Redfin will. Again - they do not LIST PROPERTIES. Their agents have no negotiating skills, they work part-time, they are not professionally dressed, no one knows who they are (and networking is important)!

Do you want a Mercedes or do you want to go to Carmax for a used Honda? Do you want an Hermes bag or would you prefer Coach? Would you like Louboutin's or 9 West? Patek Philipe or Timex? Are you getting the picture? White glove service or someone who works 2-3 hours a day and brags about it on DCUM and gives rebates?

Then - check the AU Park thread - you get idiots who are laughing at the fact that a house in their neighborhood SOLD FOR A HIGH PRICE!!! Would a normal, reasonable person, want the home values in their neighborhood to INCREASE? Of course they would!!! Yet, not one, BUT TWO posters are bashing agents, knocking their soon to be new neighbors for paying what they did for a LOVELY HOUSE in a GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD, when in fact they should be celebrating the new equity they have in their homes (if, in fact, they DO own)?

Oh, OP, I think I told you not to ask for real estate advice on this board but I could not resist commenting again after seeing some of the responses. Once again, good luck!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I notice that not a single traditional agent in this thread has been able to clearly explain what marketing and strategy they are offering beside the Balloon/flyer/website combo.
Guys if you want the agent bashing to stop, you need to be more specific and stop saying: "I have amazing marketing and strategic tools to sell your property in 10 days 20% above market price, but I will not tell you what it is." Because that sounds like BS to us.

And as I said, I'm not interested in revealing what I do that's different because then you would take it and run to Redfin. So, no. But you can keep asking, it just makes you look like an idiot.

The issues I mentioned upthread that are Redfin problems are not "clerical" issues - they dropped the ball so much that my clients could have walked the morning of settlement. I think not adequately protecting your client when you're the listing agent is a big deal, but maybe you don't. Go ahead and list with them, maybe you'll find out that the morning of settlement after lying about some things, that the house isn't settling because your discount agent didn't do their job. Ha ha ha. Oh wait, but you can't tell them off because they're out of town and not at your settlement!

Anonymous wrote:Take a look at this quote (LIKELY FROM A REDFIN AGENT):

"Anonymous - I do commission rebates. I made over $200K this past year, but I only work 2-3 hours a day if that. "

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/30/352543.page

This is why people hate real estate agents. I am a real estate agent and I can tell you, I work 60+ hours a week, I never give rebates and I make a lot more money than this clown. I will guarantee that I provide top notch service as well.

I will be in business longer than Redfin will. Again - they do not LIST PROPERTIES. Their agents have no negotiating skills, they work part-time, they are not professionally dressed, no one knows who they are (and networking is important)!

Do you want a Mercedes or do you want to go to Carmax for a used Honda? Do you want an Hermes bag or would you prefer Coach? Would you like Louboutin's or 9 West? Patek Philipe or Timex? Are you getting the picture? White glove service or someone who works 2-3 hours a day and brags about it on DCUM and gives rebates?

Then - check the AU Park thread - you get idiots who are laughing at the fact that a house in their neighborhood SOLD FOR A HIGH PRICE!!! Would a normal, reasonable person, want the home values in their neighborhood to INCREASE? Of course they would!!! Yet, not one, BUT TWO posters are bashing agents, knocking their soon to be new neighbors for paying what they did for a LOVELY HOUSE in a GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD, when in fact they should be celebrating the new equity they have in their homes (if, in fact, they DO own)?

Oh, OP, I think I told you not to ask for real estate advice on this board but I could not resist commenting again after seeing some of the responses. Once again, good luck!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

This is why people hate real estate agents. I am a real estate agent and I can tell you, I work 60+ hours a week, I never give rebates and I make a lot more money than this clown. I will guarantee that I provide top notch service as well.

I will be in business longer than Redfin will. Again - they do not LIST PROPERTIES. Their agents have no negotiating skills, they work part-time, they are not professionally dressed, no one knows who they are (and networking is important)!

Do you want a Mercedes or do you want to go to Carmax for a used Honda? Do you want an Hermes bag or would you prefer Coach? Would you like Louboutin's or 9 West? Patek Philipe or Timex? Are you getting the picture? White glove service or someone who works 2-3 hours a day and brags about it on DCUM and gives rebates?

Then - check the AU Park thread - you get idiots who are laughing at the fact that a house in their neighborhood SOLD FOR A HIGH PRICE!!! Would a normal, reasonable person, want the home values in their neighborhood to INCREASE? Of course they would!!! Yet, not one, BUT TWO posters are bashing agents, knocking their soon to be new neighbors for paying what they did for a LOVELY HOUSE in a GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD, when in fact they should be celebrating the new equity they have in their homes (if, in fact, they DO own)?

Oh, OP, I think I told you not to ask for real estate advice on this board but I could not resist commenting again after seeing some of the responses. Once again, good luck!

I think you are weirdly emotional about something that's all business. If you're really so much better, you shouldn't feel the need to froth in the mouth about it.