[quote=svelte]Kind of predictable that realtors on here would not like Redfin.
There may be valid points to their position, but there are also folks who use Redfin and get a pleasant result – with more money in their pocket at the end of the day.
Different strokes for different folks.[/quote]
Like I said I do not dislike them and they have no impact on my business. Like Jim said its truth vs BS and what we see and experience personally.
Lots of people have good experiences with them. Lots of people have good experiences with stupid, unethical, incompetent agents. I know hundreds of agents for a couple decades and there are lots of great ones but there are also tons that are incompetent, would sell their mother down the river for a commission check or just plain dont care.
I have worked with many agents I wouldnt trust to sell their own home only to hear a past client or friend fawn over them.
The difference between what they and you experience and what we experience comes down to this. You buy/sell a house, maybe two, maybe 3, 4 or 5 but that is your life experience. More often than not real estate expereinces go well and when they dont all is forgotten once it closes and the property appreciates a few years.
But we see these things across dozens of transactions personally and through our colleagues eyes. We have a much bigger body of experience to evaluate these things on. Things dont always go well. Mistakes are made all the time. People get screwed all the time. It is truly the wild west out here and while some avoid issues you never know what lies around the corner.
And the more money in their pocket at the end of the day is patently false. There are quality independent agents that offer the same or better financial arrangements. There are expereinced agents who simply do a better job while charging more but netting more.
Again I dont dislike RDFN. They have done a lot of great things. Ive met many of their agents who I genuinely like. I had an inexperienced Redfin agent represent a buyer that put more money in my sellers pocket then they ever had a right to get. I use their app every day when out in the field. I have my clients use it also. But to claim that over the long run you are getting the same for less just isnt true and I know this from having a few hundred real estate transactions under my belt.
