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Jack,
"Thinking" is optional when copy/pasting drivel.
I put more thought into the one crawlspace I was in today than these people do trolling on agents.
Didn't notice any attorneys or appraisers under the house, either, and I have a great flashlight.
I did show my client some termite tubes in exchange for him showing me a dead mouse. Seemed fair at the time.
I suppose that lawyers are a lot like termites--you never want to find either in a crawlspace with you.
Uh...the point is that nobody knows if the OP was dealing with a buyer's agent or a seller's agent. So we can't say anything about buyer's agent commissions. But thanks for pointing out the obvious. So much for your grasp on context.
Incorrect. We were talking about Buyers agents commissions. You were ranting and missed that.
I have a couple of agents in my home base area (SF), who have worked with me on past deals and know what I am good for with regard to funds and intention. When I want to buy something, even if in a different county 300 miles away, I go to them and check if they are comfortable representing me.
I tell them I will do my own research and due diligence; they don't even need to go see the property; they just need to, if and when asked, offer me their professional opinion to the best of their ability, and help me write the offer. I use them mainly as a consultant, intelligence gatherer, strategist, and when the 2nd pair of eyes when the paperwork starts.
Since they know I am a bona fide buyer, they don't mind if I sometimes low-ball on a bid. My habit is to, where I sense the situation permits (like when a property has sat on the market for 9 months), give a lower bid, then if not accepted, I then consider raising it.
A few times my local agents had agreed to help me deal with properties in another market; a few times they declined without giving me a reason. I suspect those are when they think there are certain risk elements that they are not familiar with. I don't force them. For my latest venture, a mountain/lake property, none of my acquainted agents would help me, and I had to engage a new stranger broker. That did not work out too well.
Or maybe I am just too used to the good model I have had.
I would agree that even agents don't know exactly what would happen with every property sale. They can only make their best judgement and sometimes situation does not pan out that way. All you can ask for is that there is trust between you and your agent; the rest you leave to "win some, lose some".
I stick with that approach as much as possible.
seriously, if those agents don't give you a reason, and a referral to someone, then a) they're not really that good and b) they don't really care about your business nor think you're that good of a customer.
I help clients' friends find agents for rentals in far-off locales for ZERO compensation to me ... because their relationship is worth it on a happiness and business basis.
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