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Old 09-25-2024, 03:31 AM
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Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy View Post
So you will hold out for a specific buyer, one who has plenty of cash or someone who thinks your house is so unique that he has to have it and will pay 2-3% over asking to get the sale. .
And by that I mean your asking price plus 2-3% more for the buyer's agent paid out of his/her own pocket. I suspect that your house will sit for quite awhile if the asking is competitive,

Now, since TV has a large portion of retirees with plenty of cash from the sale of their prior house, you might get one. .

good luck with that strategy if you actually want to sell.
I don't see it that way at all. When I sell a house, I am willing to pay a commission to a broker who represents me, and to sign a listing contract for a specific price. I expect any agent who shows the house to be working for me, not the buyer. I am paying for their sales experience and skills. If a buyer wants to be represented by an agent, that is fine, but don't ask me to pay for the buyer's agent. If a buyer's agent cannot provide any value that the buyer is willing to pay for, then they shouldn't be in business.