/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>1701547
Mostly however they are essential if you want sell quickly.
The biggest thing is access to the MLS. You can't downplay how important it is.

Most realtors won't show fsbos because there isn't a seller's agent contract in place. There are some fsbo resources out there but they still don't get you the views you need.

>>1701547
Yea, they're full of shit and overpaid.
I've been to open houses where they did nothing but sit on the couch and watch TV.

>>1701606
My mom used to be an agent. She told me by and large open houses were just to get the agent more customers, not to sell the house they're showcasing.

When she tried to sell our house when I was a kid, the agents would get pretty pissed when she refused to allow open houses

>>1701547
>>1701602
>>1701606
>>1701641

Where I live, eastern NC, it's not that hard to become a realtor. So why don't more people get this cushy job where you make tons of money easily?

I had a century 21 contracted agent through Zillow and she only charged something like 2.75 because it was a Zillow special. She was fucking astoundingly stupid, took awful pictures, couldn't figure out the square footage of my house, wrote a description that sounded like a kindergartener. Yet it sold quick.

>>1701658
Shit I should

>>1701658
It's not for everyone. My mom is pretty good at it, but I also know bartenders with real estate licenses. It's a feast or famine lifestyle. You can go 3 months without a paycheck in some areas, but a paycheck can be really fucking big.

>>1701547
This answer goes both ways depending on what market you are in. If you are in a really hot sellers market like DC, San Fran, etc you could easily pay to list in the MLS and sell yourself for what a realtor would probably do. This assuming you paid for a pro photographer and got the house looking fantastic OR you price it at deal levels.

If you are somewhere where it's buyers market or a harder/weird sell then their connections/effort goes a long way as they could have agents they know with buyers who want your property.

However, there is a risk/time/cost thing to content with. Your agent does 99% of the the work and wants to sell your house at max dollra if they are good. They also make sure you don't break any laws or get fucked by some legal bullshit. They are also supposed to keep other agents honest otherwise they get fined.

In a nutshell, if you could sell a house for 600k with a relator vs 500k without one then you will still be ahead even paying their commission.

>>1702304
Forgot to add. If your agent sucks get a new one too. Otherwise, agents also works when you are a buyer. My guy spent weeks tracking down some old middle eastern people that owned this land I wanted. Made it possible to get it for 30% less than the neighbor paid for their land at no cost to me.