As mentioned previously – I purchased without an agent… but it was a family sale. My goal was not to get “the best deal” since that would have meant ripping off my father. My goal was to get a fair market price. My father and I both did research to determine the price. We both looked at various online listing services. We knew what homes in the area had sold at. We both reached, independently, the exact same valuation. Additionally, my dad had gotten some suggested listing prices from the agent that sold him the townhouse he downsized to. (She was hoping for the listing and offered it for him when she was working with him on that transaction.) Her figure was about 30k higher than we paid – but we all know asking price is not the same as sold price. And my dad would have had to pay commission.
We did NOT need an agent to get the deal closed. We hired a title/escrow service to handle the transaction. I used a mortgage broker recommended by my sister.
Dan/UR – if you really want to check this to see if a realtor would have added value – I can pm you the address. But in my case, I honestly don’t believe it would have made sense for realtors to be involved.
