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Originally Posted by Normal
Nobody here is a hater. Just trying to help. Why pay more for something that isn’t hard to do? 70 homes shown over time would equal about 70 hours. What should a salesman make for their 70 hours?
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70 hours huh? LOL. Try doubling that at least. Travel time, mileage, etc. But you are paying for their experience. I guarantee you that a good agent is going to save you more on the purchase than is paid in commission. You wouldn't believe the mistakes people would make.
Now, I once felt like you do. Heck back in my past life I sold 2 homes by owner. Both times I had to pay the buyer's agent. Listing on MLS doesn't get people in the door necessarily. Anyhow, until I saw how much an agent really does, first hand, I would have thought like you do. 70 hours. Still has me laughing. It's 6:33 and my wife just got in the door. She drove 45 minutes to an appointment and the buyer called her 5 minutes before and cancelled. Just part of the deal. She'll be on the phone multiple times tonight also I'm sure. I'm just saying people have no idea how hard that job is to do. You may think that one sale only took 70 hours, but you didn't count the 10 deals that didn't happen that also took 70 hours.