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Gotta be honest, but as someone in sales if I sell something worth 4 to 500k, its not worth my time or effort to do it for a 1000 or 2000 dollars, I'd rather focus my attention on something where I can make money for selling what is a high end item. Especially in a slow market.
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The deal I made with my realtor was this...
"Alright, you put it on MLS (which costs him 50 bucks). I'll take the pictures. I'll write the description. I'll determine the fair market value. I'll even handle the showings/appointments (work from home)".
Even if I didn't work from home, and couldn't take care of the showings myself, the seller's realtor simply puts a lockbox on your property ($50 value). It's the buyer's realtor that actually spends their time showing your property.
It's funny when you hear a seller's realtor say they're going to 'market your property'. Seriously, ask them what they are going to do to market it. They are going to take pictures (often poor ones, time is money), write a description, post it on MLS, and hope you get a bite. The whole process has a value of about $500 tops.
Some of them will mention 'flyers' or try to make it sound like they have access to buyers that the MLS system doesn't reach. Nonsense.
Now the buyer's realtor, at least they have to actually drive to the showing, spend time with the client, etc. And the commission is split 50/50.
I have no doubt that in the future the seller's realtor role will become nearly obsolete. It probably would be already if not for the monopoly on listings that MLS has.
Don't even get me started on Realtor.ca, a giant step backwards for their industry.