I agree. I just think it’s better to have that 3% ready for either the broker or the buyer. It’s a fixed overhead of the sale. If the buyer asks and receives, buyer feels like they’re getting a discount and is more likely to buy.
Also, earlier, poway is basically saying “sellers need brokers because they price their property too high otherwise.” I don’t buy that logic. Just go to the county, get comparable sales, and then price accordingly. If you want to be greedy, you can with or without a broker to assist you, but if you want to price smartly, you don’t need to be spending a big chunk of your profit margin on a broker to tell you what that price ought to be. It’s a waste of $$$!
