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Old 08-08-2013, 10:19 AM
 
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Given today's market conditions, what's your experience/opinion on whether it's easy to get a sale being a seller's agent vs a buyer's agent or has it always been this way?

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Old 08-08-2013, 10:23 AM
 
Location: Just south of Denver since 1989
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Every deal is different. Sometimes the easy looking deals turn out to be the ones that require the most time and expertise.

For example the free & clear house with a cash buyer and $456,000 IRS lien attached the day before closing.
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Old 08-08-2013, 11:05 AM
 
Location: Baltimore
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The best answer you'll receive is A) it varies by market and B) it's cyclical.
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Old 08-08-2013, 01:12 PM
 
Location: Danbury CT covering all of Fairfield County
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It depends on the clients. I had a couple of listings where I basically did almost no work besides from getting the listing, and everything went smooth and closed without problems. Some seller clients are be very difficult and uncooperative.

Buyers can be OK if they come in with reasonable exceptations and have a good idea of where they want to live already (since I cover about 200 square miles). Some buyers want to see everything from condos, townhomes, single families and apartment homes.

I'd rather have more sellers than buyers, since I don't like giving up weekends. However, as I am younger than a ton of agents in my area, I tend to know more first time buyers than sellers.
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Old 08-08-2013, 05:13 PM
 
Location: Columbia, SC
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Nothing's ever easy in this biz. That's about the extent of information I have to offer you.
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