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OK, next question - which RE would you go with?
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Rycois
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OK, next question - which RE would you go with?
I'm torn between 2.
Candidate A:
1/ She sold us this house which I think is great b/c she knows where it started and what we've done to it.
2/ She's a really sweet woman - we really liked dealing with her.
3/ Commission would be .5% less b/c we're return customers (although some say this isn't good b/c other realtors won't want to split a 3.5% commission)
4/ She was just hired to sell the house across the street which is the blown up version of our house
5/ We met with her first when we we're considering listing back in December - so I feel bad going with someone else
Candidate B:
1/ Very active in the community - lives around the corner, seems to know everyone around here and a lot of the sales in my neighborhood are internal (either moving within the neighbor or children of families that grew up here)
2/ I like how she conducts an open house (kind of) - she puts a sign on the door and lets one group in at a time - so she's with them the whole time answering questions
3/ she seems like more of a shark than candidate A and has been more on me since we met
4/ she could potentially have a few houses we're interested in which could help us on the flip side (she called recently to say she's getting a few listings)
Thoughts?? I had decided on Candidate B, but now I'm going back and forth.
ETS: A is with a so-so realty group. B is with a Century 21.
Message edited 6/4/2009 3:38:33 PM.
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JandJ1224
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Re: OK, next question - which RE would you go with?
If you are putting the house on MLS any agent can sell. You might be able to negotiate the listing commission on agent B if you agree to buy though her. Good Luck, hopefully your house will sell itself.
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| Posted 6/4/09 4:06 PM |
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micknjohn
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Re: OK, next question - which RE would you go with?
Business is business...I think Candidate B seems more like what you are looking for...
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| Posted 6/4/09 4:09 PM |
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Rycois
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Re: OK, next question - which RE would you go with?
Posted by micknjohn
Business is business...I think Candidate B seems more like what you are looking for...
I'm more on this page. I hate to be like that - but like I said, she's more of a shark and seems to be well connected in the neighborhood.
B did offer to match any commission rate but explained it might deter other realtors from selling my property if it's less than 2% for them - not sure if this is B.S.
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| Posted 6/4/09 4:19 PM |
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Erica
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Re: OK, next question - which RE would you go with?
When you think about it .5% is only $2000 for a $400K house and $2500 for 500K
not enough to change a decision.
one thing about the one group at a time...I went to an open house like that and while I see the point...I hated waiting on the porch and was about to walk away. The REA let me in and the other couple in there was just a neighborhood couple who was walking by with no intent on buying - but I (an almost ready buyer) was ready to walk away.
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| Posted 6/4/09 7:16 PM |
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