I think the biggest problem is that there are some part-time realtors and some terrible realtors. I would imagine that most are quite good at their job and provide value but there is a small percentage that give the industry a bad reputation. In a slow market the poor realtors are weeded out but in a hot market they can eke out a living and more show up.
The first realtor we used took us to a grand total of three houses which were all 30% lower than the bottom of our price range. She told us that we should make an offer to prove to her that we were serious. She said that we could make the offer subject to financing and then back out. We left her and found a much better realtor the next day who worked with us and found a great house.
|