basically: why would someone need a realtor to BUY a house?
i understand that to buy a house, you (buyer) give some money to the owner (seller) in the form of a down payment and essentially get a loan from the bank (mortgage), and then pay that loan back to the bank over the course of years (decades).
for selling a house, i get that you’d want someone to put up the listing and pull connections to get the word out to buyers.
but for buying a home, where do the realtors come in and why does everyone say you need to get one to be a serious buyer?
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As a buyer, my realtor got the price lowered by $8k AFTER we agreed on a purchase price but the home didn’t appraise there. I wasn’t going to lose the place over that amount but our realtor told us to let her do her job. She did and we saved $8k. I’ve recommended her to everyone I knew looking to buy in our area.
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