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[quote=CA renter]
Simply unlocking houses and filling out contracts (which are so long mostly because they’re designed to protect the agents/brokers) does not warrant thousands of dollars in pay, IMHO.[/quote]
In New Jersey don’t they just pay an attorney to do that?

I’d have to agree w/you, CAR. But unlikely that 6% commission is ever going to change. Some work hard for it and go out of their way and don’t complain about it. Others are lazy and really don’t deserve it.

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CAR
Your comments about the buyer bringing the money show complete disregard for the fact that money is only one of the hard assets involved in the transaction. The seller is bringing something equally if not more important, a tangible asset with real value. Your comments make it seem as thought he seller is contribuitng nothing. At one point in time the seller paid cash for the property, for interest payments, for taxes, for maintenance and for improvements. At the sale they are getting that back and hopefully a positive return on their asset.

As for all the people you know who had positive experiences on their own, it sounds like the classic gamblers bravado. Ask anyone about their gambling experience and all you hear about is the wins never the losses. And of course no one ever losses in Vegas;)

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CAR
Your comments about the buyer bringing the money show complete disregard for the fact that money is only one of the hard assets involved in the transaction. The seller is bringing something equally if not more important, a tangible asset with real value. Your comments make it seem as thought he seller is contribuitng nothing. At one point in time the seller paid cash for the property, for interest payments, for taxes, for maintenance and for improvements. At the sale they are getting that back and hopefully a positive return on their asset.

As for all the people you know who had positive experiences on their own, it sounds like the classic gamblers bravado. Ask anyone about their gambling experience and all you hear about is the wins never the losses. And of course no one ever losses in Vegas;)

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CAR
Your comments about the buyer bringing the money show complete disregard for the fact that money is only one of the hard assets involved in the transaction. The seller is bringing something equally if not more important, a tangible asset with real value. Your comments make it seem as thought he seller is contribuitng nothing. At one point in time the seller paid cash for the property, for interest payments, for taxes, for maintenance and for improvements. At the sale they are getting that back and hopefully a positive return on their asset.

As for all the people you know who had positive experiences on their own, it sounds like the classic gamblers bravado. Ask anyone about their gambling experience and all you hear about is the wins never the losses. And of course no one ever losses in Vegas;)

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CAR
Your comments about the buyer bringing the money show complete disregard for the fact that money is only one of the hard assets involved in the transaction. The seller is bringing something equally if not more important, a tangible asset with real value. Your comments make it seem as thought he seller is contribuitng nothing. At one point in time the seller paid cash for the property, for interest payments, for taxes, for maintenance and for improvements. At the sale they are getting that back and hopefully a positive return on their asset.

As for all the people you know who had positive experiences on their own, it sounds like the classic gamblers bravado. Ask anyone about their gambling experience and all you hear about is the wins never the losses. And of course no one ever losses in Vegas;)

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CAR
Your comments about the buyer bringing the money show complete disregard for the fact that money is only one of the hard assets involved in the transaction. The seller is bringing something equally if not more important, a tangible asset with real value. Your comments make it seem as thought he seller is contribuitng nothing. At one point in time the seller paid cash for the property, for interest payments, for taxes, for maintenance and for improvements. At the sale they are getting that back and hopefully a positive return on their asset.

As for all the people you know who had positive experiences on their own, it sounds like the classic gamblers bravado. Ask anyone about their gambling experience and all you hear about is the wins never the losses. And of course no one ever losses in Vegas;)

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[quote=CA renter][quote=sdrealtor]What’s really funny is to hear a buyer suggest “menu pricing” when in reality they would fight this tooth and nail. Would you honestly pay someone to unlock/show you houses or research properties? Of course not. Even if you did, after spending a few hundred dollars looking at homes you didnt like you would be so disgusted with paying you would beg for the old system back.

As for control, agents need to control the transaction however the transaction only begins when an agreement is reached. The agent is just making sure all parties live up to the commitments they have agreed to. Once an agreement is struck the buyers side is in control of the transaction and agent/seller’s games are done.[/quote]

Yes, I would gladly pay someone to unlock/show us houses. We do our own research, are pretty knowledgeable about the areas we’re interested in, preview the houses ourselves (at least a drive-by, more, if it’s vacant), and only ask to be shown houses that we really believe we’d be interested in purchasing. Of course, if someone actually finds us a house that hasn’t been listed yet, or gets us an “inside” deal, or finds us a gem that’s going to auction, etc. then that person would be entitled to much more.

Simply unlocking houses and filling out contracts (which are so long mostly because they’re designed to protect the agents/brokers) does not warrant thousands of dollars in pay, IMHO.[/quote]

Tell you what. I’ll take that job! when can I start getting paid to be a door man?

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[quote=CA renter][quote=sdrealtor]What’s really funny is to hear a buyer suggest “menu pricing” when in reality they would fight this tooth and nail. Would you honestly pay someone to unlock/show you houses or research properties? Of course not. Even if you did, after spending a few hundred dollars looking at homes you didnt like you would be so disgusted with paying you would beg for the old system back.

As for control, agents need to control the transaction however the transaction only begins when an agreement is reached. The agent is just making sure all parties live up to the commitments they have agreed to. Once an agreement is struck the buyers side is in control of the transaction and agent/seller’s games are done.[/quote]

Yes, I would gladly pay someone to unlock/show us houses. We do our own research, are pretty knowledgeable about the areas we’re interested in, preview the houses ourselves (at least a drive-by, more, if it’s vacant), and only ask to be shown houses that we really believe we’d be interested in purchasing. Of course, if someone actually finds us a house that hasn’t been listed yet, or gets us an “inside” deal, or finds us a gem that’s going to auction, etc. then that person would be entitled to much more.

Simply unlocking houses and filling out contracts (which are so long mostly because they’re designed to protect the agents/brokers) does not warrant thousands of dollars in pay, IMHO.[/quote]

Tell you what. I’ll take that job! when can I start getting paid to be a door man?

[sdrealtor]

[quote=CA renter][quote=sdrealtor]What’s really funny is to hear a buyer suggest “menu pricing” when in reality they would fight this tooth and nail. Would you honestly pay someone to unlock/show you houses or research properties? Of course not. Even if you did, after spending a few hundred dollars looking at homes you didnt like you would be so disgusted with paying you would beg for the old system back.

As for control, agents need to control the transaction however the transaction only begins when an agreement is reached. The agent is just making sure all parties live up to the commitments they have agreed to. Once an agreement is struck the buyers side is in control of the transaction and agent/seller’s games are done.[/quote]

Yes, I would gladly pay someone to unlock/show us houses. We do our own research, are pretty knowledgeable about the areas we’re interested in, preview the houses ourselves (at least a drive-by, more, if it’s vacant), and only ask to be shown houses that we really believe we’d be interested in purchasing. Of course, if someone actually finds us a house that hasn’t been listed yet, or gets us an “inside” deal, or finds us a gem that’s going to auction, etc. then that person would be entitled to much more.

Simply unlocking houses and filling out contracts (which are so long mostly because they’re designed to protect the agents/brokers) does not warrant thousands of dollars in pay, IMHO.[/quote]

Tell you what. I’ll take that job! when can I start getting paid to be a door man?

[sdrealtor]

[quote=CA renter][quote=sdrealtor]What’s really funny is to hear a buyer suggest “menu pricing” when in reality they would fight this tooth and nail. Would you honestly pay someone to unlock/show you houses or research properties? Of course not. Even if you did, after spending a few hundred dollars looking at homes you didnt like you would be so disgusted with paying you would beg for the old system back.

As for control, agents need to control the transaction however the transaction only begins when an agreement is reached. The agent is just making sure all parties live up to the commitments they have agreed to. Once an agreement is struck the buyers side is in control of the transaction and agent/seller’s games are done.[/quote]

Yes, I would gladly pay someone to unlock/show us houses. We do our own research, are pretty knowledgeable about the areas we’re interested in, preview the houses ourselves (at least a drive-by, more, if it’s vacant), and only ask to be shown houses that we really believe we’d be interested in purchasing. Of course, if someone actually finds us a house that hasn’t been listed yet, or gets us an “inside” deal, or finds us a gem that’s going to auction, etc. then that person would be entitled to much more.

Simply unlocking houses and filling out contracts (which are so long mostly because they’re designed to protect the agents/brokers) does not warrant thousands of dollars in pay, IMHO.[/quote]

Tell you what. I’ll take that job! when can I start getting paid to be a door man?

[sdrealtor]

[quote=CA renter][quote=sdrealtor]What’s really funny is to hear a buyer suggest “menu pricing” when in reality they would fight this tooth and nail. Would you honestly pay someone to unlock/show you houses or research properties? Of course not. Even if you did, after spending a few hundred dollars looking at homes you didnt like you would be so disgusted with paying you would beg for the old system back.

As for control, agents need to control the transaction however the transaction only begins when an agreement is reached. The agent is just making sure all parties live up to the commitments they have agreed to. Once an agreement is struck the buyers side is in control of the transaction and agent/seller’s games are done.[/quote]

Yes, I would gladly pay someone to unlock/show us houses. We do our own research, are pretty knowledgeable about the areas we’re interested in, preview the houses ourselves (at least a drive-by, more, if it’s vacant), and only ask to be shown houses that we really believe we’d be interested in purchasing. Of course, if someone actually finds us a house that hasn’t been listed yet, or gets us an “inside” deal, or finds us a gem that’s going to auction, etc. then that person would be entitled to much more.

Simply unlocking houses and filling out contracts (which are so long mostly because they’re designed to protect the agents/brokers) does not warrant thousands of dollars in pay, IMHO.[/quote]

Tell you what. I’ll take that job! when can I start getting paid to be a door man?

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jp
In NJ the attorneys take the place of the escrow companies. They handle the closings not the contracts. As for the 6% commission, that changed long ago and there are lots of other models going on out there.

sdr

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jp
In NJ the attorneys take the place of the escrow companies. They handle the closings not the contracts. As for the 6% commission, that changed long ago and there are lots of other models going on out there.

sdr

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jp
In NJ the attorneys take the place of the escrow companies. They handle the closings not the contracts. As for the 6% commission, that changed long ago and there are lots of other models going on out there.

sdr

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jp
In NJ the attorneys take the place of the escrow companies. They handle the closings not the contracts. As for the 6% commission, that changed long ago and there are lots of other models going on out there.

sdr

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