[quote=scaredyclassic]i used redfin to buy and got money back. agent was super patient, we were shopping about 18 m. and looked at about 50plus houses.

was a short sale, with problems mid sale, including who’d pay for a repair, and he did I guess ok, though I wasn’t fully pleased with how he handled it, but i dont think that was redfin, just pressure to close.[/quote]

The financial arrangements offered by RDFN when you bought as no longer available. It was a loss leader to build market share and was never going to work. They are not really different from independent agents now except for the lack of personal service. As agents the most important thing we do is communicate and work together with other agents to resolve what can be complex issues. The more people invloved in the transaction the less likely one is to get past those issues. I could tell war stories all day. Most expereinced agents can