In Maryland three years ago we went with a discount broker, they charged 5% where as the others were getting 6 to 7%. An agent from another Realtor showed it the morning after we listed and the first viewer bought our home. It was on the market for 18 hours. The buyer had a letter of guaranteed cash payment from Wegmans, so there was no worry about any loan or any other contingency.
I went on the Realtor's website and they had about 35 agents. I looked up the listing for each agent, most had 2 or 3 and one agent had 21 listings. I called that agent and had her list our home.
They had built a Wegmans across the street and the manager was in town for two days, we were the first home she saw on day two and loved our remodeled kitchen. In 2008 we had new white cabinets installed, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, back splash and recessed lighting. A nice kitchen is a easy sell.
