Has anyone had a Real Estate agent.... - Page 6

RandyWayne · #51 02-10-2008, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Esther

Well I do understand your delimina. I actually found our house on the internet and signed the contract today. However, I did not know IF it was in a good area since I am not in that city.

But I agree I think they get a lot more money than the work they put into it. But they want to eat on the days they don't get a sale.

I think they get a lot more money NOW then they deserve. The free market really needs to shake out the Realtor/seller system. People are now able to do most of the work that the Realtor agent used to do for them. Yet, they are expecting the same commission as days gone by.

Esther · #52 02-10-2008, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by RandyWayne

I think they get a lot more money NOW then they deserve. The free market really needs to shake out the Realtor/seller system. People are now able to do most of the work that the Realtor agent used to do for them. Yet, they are expecting the same commission as days gone by.

Not so brother, they are expecting MORE!

Mrs. LPW · #53 02-10-2008, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Esther

Not so brother, they are expecting MORE!

My husband deserves every penny he gets for the hard work he does.
You can't speak of what you don't know. There are some very hardworking agents out there.

I find those comments kind of offensive.. since Real Estate is literally our bread and butter and the roof over our heads.

Please don't say things about people's honest livelihoods.

Mrs. LPW · #54 02-10-2008, 05:50 PM

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RandyWayne · #55 02-10-2008, 06:01 PM

Again, as far as our agent being there to open doors and show us homes, that service is valuable and needed. She just isn't doing anything else.

Should she receive the same commission % that she would have received 10-20 years ago when she would have done all the leg work?

Mrs. LPW · #56 02-10-2008, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by RandyWayne

I think they get a lot more money NOW then they deserve. The free market really needs to shake out the Realtor/seller system. People are now able to do most of the work that the Realtor agent used to do for them. Yet, they are expecting the same commission as days gone by.

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Originally Posted by Esther

Not so brother, they are expecting MORE!

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Originally Posted by Mrs. LPW

My husband deserves every penny he gets for the hard work he does.
You can't speak of what you don't know. There are some very hardworking agents out there.

I find those comments kind of offensive.. since Real Estate is literally our bread and butter and the roof over our heads.

Please don't say things about people's honest livelihoods.

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Originally Posted by RandyWayne

Again, as far as our agent being there to open doors and show us homes, that service is valuable and needed. She just isn't doing anything else.

Should she receive the same commission % that she would have received 10-20 years ago when she would have done all the leg work?

Your particular agent may not, but many agents do. The statements made were referring to all agents in general. My husband is one, as I stated earlier.

GodsBabyGirl · #57 02-11-2008, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by RandyWayne

....actually help them find a house??

Since we're moving across the country, we didn't exactly have time to shop for a good agent and basically picked the first one that fell into our laps.

Pros: She (and any agent) have keys that can let you into any home at almost any time. If your home is listed, it is just about open to any other agent who wants to show it.

Cons: Other than THAT, just about everything. She is doing squat. Gone are the days when agents helped you FIND a home (we're doing that ALL on our home), so why are they going to get 20 grand?

So..... Has anyone bought a home recently where their agent actively helped, using their knowledge of the area, find a home?

I wasn't buying but I had the help of a great real estate agent from my church, He was a great help and I am very satisfied with my new home.

I think if you get one, get one who is saved. Great work ethic and will go out of their way to get you what you need.

Blessings

Esther · #58 02-11-2008, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Mrs. LPW

Your particular agent may not, but many agents do. The statements made were referring to all agents in general. My husband is one, as I stated earlier.

We are not taking anything away from the fact your husband works hard. Most of us do.

If you notice RW was talking about the amount of legwork that agents USED to do is NOT what it is today.

I found my house. Not the realtor. I had two realtors looking but they didn't find anything for me to look at that I had not already done the research on.

So basically I am paying them to show me the house and do the paper work. Is that really worth nearly 10,000.00???

RandyWayne · #59 02-11-2008, 10:43 AM

.....or in our case, 20 thousand.

"I think NOT!"

Granted, that "20 thousand" is being split between her and the larger agency she works for, but still....

RandyWayne · #60 02-11-2008, 10:50 AM

There are several "services" and jobs who's cost no longer reflects the value it once did. Besides the Real estate agent, the first to come to mind is the travel agent. At one point, they had access to information that was very hard for the normal Joe to come across. Now anyone can go to Expedia or Travelocity and book the exact same vacation, for less, that a person in a shop used to.
Stock brokers are another job who's price is no longer worth the service they do -since the normal person can do it all themselves! Just 15 or 20 years ago, you couldn't even watch streaming real-time stock quotes. It was something you had to pay BIG $$$ for, which is what the broker did.