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Old 02-25-2024, 10:58 AM
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Originally Posted by retiredguy123 View Post
I agree if you think the commission is a waste of money. Call me crazy, but I happen to think that an experienced agent can get a better price with marketing and negotiating skills. If I didn't believe it, I would list the house as a FSBO on Zillow. I don't need to pay an agent to process the transaction.
That should be true in certain markets, but most houses aren’t selling above asking right now. The same house would need to sell at the asking of 400k before closing costs from the title company. If the realtor contracted for 6%, it would cost an additional 4k.

In January 2024 only 5 sold above asking. 58 sold below asking.
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