Buying a home from TV agent, do we get them a gift for their work?

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Old 02-06-2023, 12:10 PM
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It's our first home purchase in a while, and the first in The Villages. Our agent has been wonderful, do we get them a gift for all their work?
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Old 02-06-2023, 12:30 PM
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It's our first home purchase in a while, and the first in The Villages. Our agent has been wonderful, do we get them a gift for all their work?
No!

They should give you a nice gift to express their appreciation for making a lot of money off your house purchase.
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No, we got a gift from ours. They are getting paid to give you that service.
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Old 02-06-2023, 12:33 PM
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No. They should give you a gift. Some agents will pay for a personalized name plate for your lamp post.
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Old 02-06-2023, 12:41 PM
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It's our first home purchase in a while, and the first in The Villages. Our agent has been wonderful, do we get them a gift for all their work?
It's up to you, not other posters on a website.
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Oh dear God. Now we're tipping realtors?
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Our realtor was great so we used her again when we moved within TV, both to sell that home and buy a new one. So she got 3 commissions. We got gifts every year.
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They already got a gift. 6% of your money.
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Our real estate agent didn't do a lot. He showed us several homes and we liked one and we bought it. We spent less than 3 hours with him. I never thought about tipping him and I never thought about tipping the agent that sold my home back in Pennsylvania. I am thankful for what they did but I think they were both very well compensated for their efforts.

Tipping is getting out of hand!

Is tipping getting out of control? Many consumers say yes | AP News
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You’ve already gifted your realtor with cash. They should be rewarding you for making payroll for them.
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Interesting topic ... my urologist helped me learn how to stream, should I "tip" him? When my grandson was born he left a tip for his mohel. Lot's of possibilities.
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You get a gift from them. They want you to recommend to friends

Tipping is out of control video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVcp1grk51E
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It's our first home purchase in a while, and the first in The Villages. Our agent has been wonderful, do we get them a gift for all their work?
If you have more money than you know what to do with it, sure!
Its your money, but I am sure a good recommendation will go a lot farther in the agent's appreciation. .

YMMV
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I bet OP works in real estate.
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never thought about getting a gift for our wonderful agent, she did get many referrals from us, and when we finally moved in (about 5 months after the house was built), we got a gift from the agent. If you really want to get them something, try a bottle of a nice wine.
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