Looking back, our realtor WAS incompetent (although the person was a great talker in the beginning). I actually found a number of mistakes/omissions in various forms the realtor generated and had to tell the REALTOR to fix them. It was pretty bad. I wasn’t even sure that the buyer was seeing all of the stuff I was signing – I had to insist on a signed copy (by buyer and seller) of everything. I don’t think I would have ever gotten these copies if I hadn’t asked. Also, some of the info the broker and realtor told me, I later found out, was factually incorrect. Fortunately, I didn’t believe them and sought other advice. This person actually caused the whole process to be dragged out and caused my wife and I a lot of undue stress. We could have easily done a better job on our own. However, I see your point that a realtor who really knew what they were doing would add value, no doubt.
