[Dan02]

Originally Posted by #-3

I've only hire 2 realtors, but my from what I have seen in a hot market like Calgary,

When selling they help but they do not earn their money. I think on my last house if I am vary generous about the amount of time, the sellers agent made about $400/hour. And he gave me a $2000 discount on his services. Even with all their excusses of fees, advertising, customer acquisition cost...... Lawyers after 8 years of schooling charge about 1/2 with all of their overhead and expenses included. High specialized trades people with 4 years of schooling make 1/4 of that. Something is out of whack with that structure, for guys with 6 months of education.

When I purchased houses, I felt like it was closer to $100/hour. Which still seems high but not crazy, but I did not find them particularly helpful. The only real advantage they provided was the MLS listing about a day in advance of them hitting the internet.

Spoken as someone who has never run their own business i take it?