Re:Almost No One Pays a 6% Real-Estate Commission–Except Ame...
by rconti on Friday November 17, 2023 @12:39PM
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Our agent presumably got $23k for finding our house. But actually, she didn't find our house, we found it. (to be fair, it was outside of our self-avowed search criteria because we had to settle on a 3/1 when we wanted a 3/2).
But I suppose she got an easy sale. I'm not sure if she actually showed us any houses in person, or just showed us listings. She definitely had to spend a lot of time helping us sign the 150-or-whatever pages of the offer letter, going back and forth with the seller, etc.
But still, it was probably 5 hours of 'visible' work, so I'll be generous and say 20 hours total invested.
Had we spent 6 months showing us houses, she'd have invested a lot more. And, of course, not gotten a dime more out of us. So, you win some, you lose some.
But I suppose she got an easy sale. I'm not sure if she actually showed us any houses in person, or just showed us listings. She definitely had to spend a lot of time helping us sign the 150-or-whatever pages of the offer letter, going back and forth with the seller, etc.
But still, it was probably 5 hours of 'visible' work, so I'll be generous and say 20 hours total invested.
Had we spent 6 months showing us houses, she'd have invested a lot more. And, of course, not gotten a dime more out of us. So, you win some, you lose some.