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Originally Posted by stomachmonkey
Exactly.
My problem with original broker is that she did nothing to earn her full commision.
Fair is fair, if I thought she really hustled and made the sale I'd be more than happy to give her every penny she was due.
During one open house a friend of my wifes stopped by to drop something off.
Front door was open, she rang the bell for 5 minutes before going around back to find the broker sitting in a lawn chair listening to her iPod and catching some rays.
My wife and I brought more people in to look than the broker did.
For perspective we are talking about $20k
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Broker or agent? I can't imagine a broker that lax. Talk to her boss, unless she somehow is the boss. But, you don't have a lot of room to negotiate.
To sell a house quickly and for a good price it simply has to be the best in the category. Fresh paint, clean carpet, clean kitchen and baths and lots of flowers. You have to do your part. Around here, real estate agents are rearranging furniture, removing some or entirely furnishing the house with their own inventory, including paintings. There is a lot of subliminal stuff going on in doing this. My cousin sold a dog for full price after the Realtor re did almost the entire thing on his dime taking the expenses out of the escrow. It was a dog and pony show, for sure, but it worked.