Originally Posted By: dareo
Realtors can get you higher and better offers and take on some liability in transactions so they definitely have their place. I am surprised that the technological age we live in hasn't found a good way to whittle down their commissions from the expected 6% to maybe half that.
You need to shop around. Most places around here just do 5% max and in some places it's 4%. There's a couple places that advertise 3.5%, but they don't do that much for you.
Realtors can get you higher and better offers and take on some liability in transactions so they definitely have their place. I am surprised that the technological age we live in hasn't found a good way to whittle down their commissions from the expected 6% to maybe half that.
You need to shop around. Most places around here just do 5% max and in some places it's 4%. There's a couple places that advertise 3.5%, but they don't do that much for you.