What real use are real estate agents if we can sell our home ourselves?
In: Economics
Yep— my daughter just got a beautiful Victorian for a song by dealing directly with the seller and doing the pprwork herself. A lawyer was hired to double-check but it was actually a breeze and they saved many THOUSANDS this way. Realtors do take the pain and aggravation of pprwork and negotiation out of the equation— which is good and sometimes well worth it to ppl who hate hassle or hate dealing with other ppl— but they really are vastly overpaid considering the actual work or sweat put into the deal.
This isn’t to say that just anyone can do this with no problems. You have to research and know what you’re doing, know about the contracts, and how to navigate the real estate taxes and laws in whatever area you buy in, but technically— it can be done so much cheaper without an agent.
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