selling house--feedback frustrations!

[MrRational]

Originally Posted by staywarm2

So true...

No kiddin!
Could you imagine if in addition to the pet odors...
the neighbor had a 40 foot RV parked in the front yard?

You couldn't do anything about that!
Well, maybe pray that the one in fifty buyers who wouldn't care also doesn't mind pet smells.

[serate]

Originally Posted by mrrational

no kiddin!
Could you imagine if in addition to the pet odors...
The neighbor had a 40 foot rv parked in the front yard?

You couldn't do anything about that!
Well, maybe pray that the one in fifty buyers who wouldn't care also doesn't mind pet smells.

:d:d

[Galaxy_]

Originally Posted by middle-aged mom

you are employing an agent who has a fiduciary responsibility to tell you the truth about your your home and the local market. It's their job to know what your local market is doing. It's their job to work with you to create a perception of value, within the local market.

And yet, it seems so many sellers have a tendancy to get caught up in wanting feedback from an agent who has a fiduciary responsibility to someone else, a buyer. you are not paying them to show your home.

it's not the buyers agent's job to tell other people's clients what they need to do to make their home more salable. The buyer agent's job is to find their client a home, that meets their needs.

and yet it is the seller who pays commissions to a buyer's agent.

[MikeJaquish]

Originally Posted by Galaxy_

and yet it is the seller who pays commissions to a buyer's agent.

One of the greatest fables in real estate!
And it just keeps coming back around...

[Brandon Hoffman]

Originally Posted by MikeJaquish

One of the greatest fables in real estate!
And it just keeps coming back around...

Granted it's a 7 year old thread...but if you want to be technical the seller pays commission to the listing brokerage only. The listing brokerage then offers part of their commission to the brokerage that brings a buyer to the property.

As far as where the money comes from, there is no commission if there is no buyer paying for the home. Chicken or the egg? It's a largely irrelevant discussion IMO.