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Originally Posted by SeoulFire
My beef is that, while the option is there, the system (created and maintained by realtors) makes it extremely difficult to do so independently and there is not enough of a barrier to entry to promote confidence.
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While I kind of agree with you on this point (and I'm not a realtor nor do I play one on TV) the bottom line is the system is what it is. While there are some pretty strong arguments in favour of changing it, unless and until that happens it makes sense to use a buyer's agent when you're buying a place. In a hypothetical world where I was in charge of the system I might change it, but since that hasn't happened I may as well work inside the system to the best of my abilities.
No sense hitting your head against a wall just because you don't think there should be a wall there.