Buying without RE Agent Representation

[sdrealtor]

I’d have to agree with that logic as attorneys are of very limited use in RE transactions. I was recently referred a RE transaction where the buyer found the property and I handled the negotiations and escrow for the buyer at a very reduced rate. It was a fairly high priced property and had they gone directly to the listing agent they would not have been able to bend the listing agent and sellers over a barrel like I did. Based upon the utterances of pain I’ve heard from both listing agent and seller, I negotiated a price between $75,000 to $100,000 below what would have been possible directly from the listing agent. The buyer was certainly able to and might even have been willing to pay a higher price but I saw no reason for them to do so.

I also uncovered inflated escrow charges that a layperson would have no way of knowing were unreasonable (saving buyer about $3,000). Best of all, I got to pull my signature move (grabbing a couple thousand dollar credit for no reason from a seller the day before contingency removal). By my rough estimation, I saved my client about 5 times what I got paid.

You know what they say about an attorney who represents himself in court? He has a fool for a client.

[temeculaguy]

sd I didn’t want to speak for you but I think I have seen in the past that you have posted there is a cost saving difference or some other thing when the buyer finds it himself and just brings you in for negotiations. I know I have been offered that from a few realtors on this site but wasn’t sure if that was just because they’ve been reading my crap for a few years and it was a favor or if that was available to others. It does make sense to bring in a “ringer” at time of negotiations for a reduced rate. I had planned to do the same and would have with my most recent purchase if I had more than 5 minutes to decide and one of you guys wasn’t so far away and didn’t hate driving up here.

[temeculaguy]

sd I didn’t want to speak for you but I think I have seen in the past that you have posted there is a cost saving difference or some other thing when the buyer finds it himself and just brings you in for negotiations. I know I have been offered that from a few realtors on this site but wasn’t sure if that was just because they’ve been reading my crap for a few years and it was a favor or if that was available to others. It does make sense to bring in a “ringer” at time of negotiations for a reduced rate. I had planned to do the same and would have with my most recent purchase if I had more than 5 minutes to decide and one of you guys wasn’t so far away and didn’t hate driving up here.

[temeculaguy]

sd I didn’t want to speak for you but I think I have seen in the past that you have posted there is a cost saving difference or some other thing when the buyer finds it himself and just brings you in for negotiations. I know I have been offered that from a few realtors on this site but wasn’t sure if that was just because they’ve been reading my crap for a few years and it was a favor or if that was available to others. It does make sense to bring in a “ringer” at time of negotiations for a reduced rate. I had planned to do the same and would have with my most recent purchase if I had more than 5 minutes to decide and one of you guys wasn’t so far away and didn’t hate driving up here.

[temeculaguy]

sd I didn’t want to speak for you but I think I have seen in the past that you have posted there is a cost saving difference or some other thing when the buyer finds it himself and just brings you in for negotiations. I know I have been offered that from a few realtors on this site but wasn’t sure if that was just because they’ve been reading my crap for a few years and it was a favor or if that was available to others. It does make sense to bring in a “ringer” at time of negotiations for a reduced rate. I had planned to do the same and would have with my most recent purchase if I had more than 5 minutes to decide and one of you guys wasn’t so far away and didn’t hate driving up here.

[temeculaguy]

sd I didn’t want to speak for you but I think I have seen in the past that you have posted there is a cost saving difference or some other thing when the buyer finds it himself and just brings you in for negotiations. I know I have been offered that from a few realtors on this site but wasn’t sure if that was just because they’ve been reading my crap for a few years and it was a favor or if that was available to others. It does make sense to bring in a “ringer” at time of negotiations for a reduced rate. I had planned to do the same and would have with my most recent purchase if I had more than 5 minutes to decide and one of you guys wasn’t so far away and didn’t hate driving up here.

[sdrealtor]

TG,
In the past I was not in the position to do what I am able to do today. There are aspects of negotiating and managing real estate transactions that only come when experience meets tenacity and intellect. You are correct in that I (or someone like me) would be of no value in the situation you were in. Every RE transaction is unique. Every single one of them. The crap I’ve figured out how to pull off with a smile on my face and actually get one back from the other side brings joy to heart. I love it when when the other side doesnt even realize how much they have been worked over.

I have always tended to be an opportunistic guy careerwise and months back figured out a way to jump ahead of the curve and most of my peers to create a new business model for myself. It has and continues to be far more lucrative than any of the prior years I have been in this whacked business. With any luck, I’ll be sipping Mai Tai’s every day in Oahu with my big brother. Until then, I am working harder and putting in far more hours than I ever have but it is paying off.

[sdrealtor]

TG,
In the past I was not in the position to do what I am able to do today. There are aspects of negotiating and managing real estate transactions that only come when experience meets tenacity and intellect. You are correct in that I (or someone like me) would be of no value in the situation you were in. Every RE transaction is unique. Every single one of them. The crap I’ve figured out how to pull off with a smile on my face and actually get one back from the other side brings joy to heart. I love it when when the other side doesnt even realize how much they have been worked over.

I have always tended to be an opportunistic guy careerwise and months back figured out a way to jump ahead of the curve and most of my peers to create a new business model for myself. It has and continues to be far more lucrative than any of the prior years I have been in this whacked business. With any luck, I’ll be sipping Mai Tai’s every day in Oahu with my big brother. Until then, I am working harder and putting in far more hours than I ever have but it is paying off.

[sdrealtor]

TG,
In the past I was not in the position to do what I am able to do today. There are aspects of negotiating and managing real estate transactions that only come when experience meets tenacity and intellect. You are correct in that I (or someone like me) would be of no value in the situation you were in. Every RE transaction is unique. Every single one of them. The crap I’ve figured out how to pull off with a smile on my face and actually get one back from the other side brings joy to heart. I love it when when the other side doesnt even realize how much they have been worked over.

I have always tended to be an opportunistic guy careerwise and months back figured out a way to jump ahead of the curve and most of my peers to create a new business model for myself. It has and continues to be far more lucrative than any of the prior years I have been in this whacked business. With any luck, I’ll be sipping Mai Tai’s every day in Oahu with my big brother. Until then, I am working harder and putting in far more hours than I ever have but it is paying off.

[sdrealtor]

TG,
In the past I was not in the position to do what I am able to do today. There are aspects of negotiating and managing real estate transactions that only come when experience meets tenacity and intellect. You are correct in that I (or someone like me) would be of no value in the situation you were in. Every RE transaction is unique. Every single one of them. The crap I’ve figured out how to pull off with a smile on my face and actually get one back from the other side brings joy to heart. I love it when when the other side doesnt even realize how much they have been worked over.

I have always tended to be an opportunistic guy careerwise and months back figured out a way to jump ahead of the curve and most of my peers to create a new business model for myself. It has and continues to be far more lucrative than any of the prior years I have been in this whacked business. With any luck, I’ll be sipping Mai Tai’s every day in Oahu with my big brother. Until then, I am working harder and putting in far more hours than I ever have but it is paying off.

[sdrealtor]

TG,
In the past I was not in the position to do what I am able to do today. There are aspects of negotiating and managing real estate transactions that only come when experience meets tenacity and intellect. You are correct in that I (or someone like me) would be of no value in the situation you were in. Every RE transaction is unique. Every single one of them. The crap I’ve figured out how to pull off with a smile on my face and actually get one back from the other side brings joy to heart. I love it when when the other side doesnt even realize how much they have been worked over.

I have always tended to be an opportunistic guy careerwise and months back figured out a way to jump ahead of the curve and most of my peers to create a new business model for myself. It has and continues to be far more lucrative than any of the prior years I have been in this whacked business. With any luck, I’ll be sipping Mai Tai’s every day in Oahu with my big brother. Until then, I am working harder and putting in far more hours than I ever have but it is paying off.

[temeculaguy]

sd, I applaud your business model and think you may be on to something big. The internet has allowed buyers to refine their search and many question the need for a full service buyers agent that drives them around, sprinkle in the knuckleheads that crowded your profession and it makes the discerning buyer want to go it alone (which is a bad idea in 90% of the scenarios). I know that i have at least a dozen loyal lurker readers and i’d encourage them to contact you or other longtime piggie realtors who have proven their knowledge over the years. Most piggies should have their deals negotiated for them by someone like yourself and you should be compensated for that service. The service some people require doesn’t fall into the old model and it will be guys like you that end up with the mai tais because you can see it before the rest.

[temeculaguy]

sd, I applaud your business model and think you may be on to something big. The internet has allowed buyers to refine their search and many question the need for a full service buyers agent that drives them around, sprinkle in the knuckleheads that crowded your profession and it makes the discerning buyer want to go it alone (which is a bad idea in 90% of the scenarios). I know that i have at least a dozen loyal lurker readers and i’d encourage them to contact you or other longtime piggie realtors who have proven their knowledge over the years. Most piggies should have their deals negotiated for them by someone like yourself and you should be compensated for that service. The service some people require doesn’t fall into the old model and it will be guys like you that end up with the mai tais because you can see it before the rest.

[temeculaguy]

sd, I applaud your business model and think you may be on to something big. The internet has allowed buyers to refine their search and many question the need for a full service buyers agent that drives them around, sprinkle in the knuckleheads that crowded your profession and it makes the discerning buyer want to go it alone (which is a bad idea in 90% of the scenarios). I know that i have at least a dozen loyal lurker readers and i’d encourage them to contact you or other longtime piggie realtors who have proven their knowledge over the years. Most piggies should have their deals negotiated for them by someone like yourself and you should be compensated for that service. The service some people require doesn’t fall into the old model and it will be guys like you that end up with the mai tais because you can see it before the rest.

[temeculaguy]

sd, I applaud your business model and think you may be on to something big. The internet has allowed buyers to refine their search and many question the need for a full service buyers agent that drives them around, sprinkle in the knuckleheads that crowded your profession and it makes the discerning buyer want to go it alone (which is a bad idea in 90% of the scenarios). I know that i have at least a dozen loyal lurker readers and i’d encourage them to contact you or other longtime piggie realtors who have proven their knowledge over the years. Most piggies should have their deals negotiated for them by someone like yourself and you should be compensated for that service. The service some people require doesn’t fall into the old model and it will be guys like you that end up with the mai tais because you can see it before the rest.

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