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| Hi-
I posted this as a suggestion on another post for someone who was trying to sell a house, but I wanted to open it to the group for comments. If you had a house for sale and wanted to buy again in the same area that you are selling, is it legal to offer real estate agents the following incentive: Bring a buyer (who ultimately purchases your house) and at closing you will sign a deal to use that agent to purchase your next house? Any thoughts about this? Is it Kosher? Thanks! |
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| Yes, I think that you could do that, but would you really want to? What if a Realtor that you really don't like, or is just not that good of an agent happens to have a buyer that buys your house. Now you are stuck with using that Realtor to find and purchase a home. I wouldn't want to be locked in to using an agent that might not be my choice. |
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| I agree with Terriks, I wouldn't want to sign an agreement with any old agent. The agent that brings a buyer already wants that buyer to buy, the best you can do is price your house well, keep it looking good. |
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- Posted by david_cary (My Page) on Tue, Jun 1, 10 at 17:48
| Since I am of the opinion that buyer's agents are not that important if you know what you want, I say go for it. But then again I always use a buyer's agent that gives me cash back at closing. I did 3% to buyer's agents when the standard around here is 2.4%. We were FSBO so I thought it fair to offer a bit more for the hassle of dealing with us amateurs. It was an unusual house and sold fairly well I thought. The house went on the market 6 months later and sold in twice the time and at 10% less price in a relatively stable market. |
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