[quote=bearishgurl]
drboom, let me ask you . . . Do you HONESTLY THINK that you can get a seller to reduce his price more if you make an offer on their property using his/her listing agent when THEY HAVE ALREADY SIGNED an Exclusive Authorization and Right to Sell contract with that listing agent for AN AGREED UPON COMMISSION to his/her broker (or him/her directly, if they ARE the listing broker)??
Your sellers have to pay the set amount of commission THEY HAVE ALREADY AGREED TO upon the successful close of escrow. It makes no difference to them WHO procures the buyer.
Think about it.[/quote]
You can argue semantics all you want, but I did in fact pay 1% less than I would have if I had been a good boy and followed the rules. Maybe you’re too rich to care, but that’s real money to me. I know it’s just a discount on the commission that I, as a buyer, am paying (see my previous post) so I don’t fool myself into thinking it’s “found money”.
