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Originally Posted by blankall
I had great experiences buying properties both times with my realtor. They directed me to focus in on properties, I would never have found on my own. They also helped me win a bidding war. I obviously didn't have to pay their commissions on the buying side.
As a seller, I'd imagine staging and marketing your home is where the realtor comes in, or in a slow market, actually finding the buyers. A good realtor should be adding value to your sale.
I do agree that a lot realtors are awful though. You just need a good one.
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Maybe in slow times I can see your point, but even then the commission seems kinda ridiculous.
Right now you can put any steaming turd up on the market and its gone within days. If I wanted to sell my clean and very well cared for home what would a realtor be able to add in value that would come even close to justify a $30-$40k bill?
I guess taking those photos and creating an online ad is an arduous task though.