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Re:The end of landlords: the surprisingly simple solution to... by throwaway243243 on Tuesday March 19, 2024 @05:56PM (#39760705)
Real estate agents take 6% and that's before fees and the cost of movers. This is not an insignificant economic cost.
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Re:The end of landlords: the surprisingly simple solution to... by ethanbond on Tuesday March 19, 2024 @07:31PM (#39761415)
Sorry is "real estate agents need their cut" an argument against moving, or an argument for reducing the power of real estate agents, who are pretty much useless for 99% of residential transactions anyway?
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