Our agent tried to steer us to new homes. We eventually found the house we bought on our own and she made a decent buck with little effort. She did do the walk thru for us since this was at the onset of the "pause". We didn't tip, but might have if she would have listened to what we wanted and found a house that matched our needs.

Best gift for your Villages real estate agent
 

The best gift for your agent is writing complimentary posts on social media and referring prospective buyers and sellers.

I agree. I think that a thank you card with a nice hand written note would also be very much appreciated by your agent.

You don’t think 1.5% of the purchase price is enough?

The selling agent does not get anywhere near 6%. Much closer to 1%...more if they are both the listing and selling agent.

Note that all sales commissions are paid by the seller, not the buyer. The agent works for the seller.

No, they should gift you for their substantial commission.

You already gave him a large and very nice gift.

Mimi.bet
 

They don’t get all of the 6%. Split with their broker and other agent, if there was a selling and buying agent.

No, they give you a gift. You paid a hefty commission already

Tip
 

Our agent was awesome getting our new home 1st in line. He gave us a wonderful gift. My wife gave him a gift certificate to McGrady's to shoe appreciation for getting her the home of her dreams. Your choice, my friend.

It's a nice thing to do but it isn't necessary. Do what feels right to you. When we lived in SE FL we were renting a cute little home. Every time I went to pay the rent (at a real estate office) the agents would walk up to me enthusiastically and when they realized I was only paying rent they weren't as welcoming. That is except for one agent. He took the time to make small talk for a few minutes.

When we bought our first home in FL he was the one who helped us. We bought and sold 3 houses after that and used him. When my father moved to FL he was the real estate agent who helped with his home purchase. After he helped us with our first home we had him over for dinner, with his mother (who he was a caregiver to). We were friends for years after that, until we moved away.

You should of used Trent Weldy as I still get gifts from him every 4 month. Best realtor in The Villages!

When we bought our first house here, we had a fantastic agent, after a few years we decided to get another a few years ago we bought our home that is now our permanent home. With each house, she bought us a gift and also got a gift when my cousin bought her house from her. Still have all 3 houses and she is a good friend of mine now. She does parties for her clients also. Her name is Gail Evans and she will bend over backwards to help you. She even went to someone's house for me that was selling chairs to look for me and she gave them the money for it. I was in NY at the time. And it was a few hundred dollars! She is the best.

Are you kidding, they get paid plenty by their broker! I say no, but if you feel obligated go ahead!