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June 29, 2009 at 9:22 AM #422280June 29, 2009 at 10:13 AM #421602
Ren
Participant[quote=sdrealtor]LOL[/quote]
At what? The idea that a completely unfair compensation system is in place (realtors who work just as hard as you make $40k/yr in many areas of the country), or the idea that it can’t remain this way forever, with the rising popularity of alternatives?
Look, I’ll have my license by this time next year. I’d love to think the current commission structure will be around for 20 years, but I just can’t see it happening.
June 29, 2009 at 10:13 AM #421832Ren
Participant[quote=sdrealtor]LOL[/quote]
At what? The idea that a completely unfair compensation system is in place (realtors who work just as hard as you make $40k/yr in many areas of the country), or the idea that it can’t remain this way forever, with the rising popularity of alternatives?
Look, I’ll have my license by this time next year. I’d love to think the current commission structure will be around for 20 years, but I just can’t see it happening.
June 29, 2009 at 10:13 AM #422106Ren
Participant[quote=sdrealtor]LOL[/quote]
At what? The idea that a completely unfair compensation system is in place (realtors who work just as hard as you make $40k/yr in many areas of the country), or the idea that it can’t remain this way forever, with the rising popularity of alternatives?
Look, I’ll have my license by this time next year. I’d love to think the current commission structure will be around for 20 years, but I just can’t see it happening.
June 29, 2009 at 10:13 AM #422174Ren
Participant[quote=sdrealtor]LOL[/quote]
At what? The idea that a completely unfair compensation system is in place (realtors who work just as hard as you make $40k/yr in many areas of the country), or the idea that it can’t remain this way forever, with the rising popularity of alternatives?
Look, I’ll have my license by this time next year. I’d love to think the current commission structure will be around for 20 years, but I just can’t see it happening.
June 29, 2009 at 10:13 AM #422335Ren
Participant[quote=sdrealtor]LOL[/quote]
At what? The idea that a completely unfair compensation system is in place (realtors who work just as hard as you make $40k/yr in many areas of the country), or the idea that it can’t remain this way forever, with the rising popularity of alternatives?
Look, I’ll have my license by this time next year. I’d love to think the current commission structure will be around for 20 years, but I just can’t see it happening.
June 29, 2009 at 10:34 AM #421622waterboy
ParticipantThis is similar to the financial industry and the options that investors have. It took quite a while for discount brokerages, no load/low fee mutual funds & annuities, and fee based brokers to become mainstream. It’s only a matter of time for real estate
June 29, 2009 at 10:34 AM #421852waterboy
ParticipantThis is similar to the financial industry and the options that investors have. It took quite a while for discount brokerages, no load/low fee mutual funds & annuities, and fee based brokers to become mainstream. It’s only a matter of time for real estate
June 29, 2009 at 10:34 AM #422126waterboy
ParticipantThis is similar to the financial industry and the options that investors have. It took quite a while for discount brokerages, no load/low fee mutual funds & annuities, and fee based brokers to become mainstream. It’s only a matter of time for real estate
June 29, 2009 at 10:34 AM #422194waterboy
ParticipantThis is similar to the financial industry and the options that investors have. It took quite a while for discount brokerages, no load/low fee mutual funds & annuities, and fee based brokers to become mainstream. It’s only a matter of time for real estate
June 29, 2009 at 10:34 AM #422355waterboy
ParticipantThis is similar to the financial industry and the options that investors have. It took quite a while for discount brokerages, no load/low fee mutual funds & annuities, and fee based brokers to become mainstream. It’s only a matter of time for real estate
June 29, 2009 at 11:01 AM #421627Scarlett
ParticipantEven though I will buy a house using my realtor, I always felt bit bad for him showing us all the houses that we will NOT buy. He doesn’t have the certainty that we WILL buy a house at all, or stay with him. I think realtors should be paid for those hours too, I mean before you buy also. That will reduce the number of flakes and looky-loos, too, I am sure.
Perhaps a better would be a initial flat rate covering X hours, and then hourly based fee after that. And then, if you close a deal deduct those fees or a part of them (like a deposit) from the commission.June 29, 2009 at 11:01 AM #421857Scarlett
ParticipantEven though I will buy a house using my realtor, I always felt bit bad for him showing us all the houses that we will NOT buy. He doesn’t have the certainty that we WILL buy a house at all, or stay with him. I think realtors should be paid for those hours too, I mean before you buy also. That will reduce the number of flakes and looky-loos, too, I am sure.
Perhaps a better would be a initial flat rate covering X hours, and then hourly based fee after that. And then, if you close a deal deduct those fees or a part of them (like a deposit) from the commission.June 29, 2009 at 11:01 AM #422131Scarlett
ParticipantEven though I will buy a house using my realtor, I always felt bit bad for him showing us all the houses that we will NOT buy. He doesn’t have the certainty that we WILL buy a house at all, or stay with him. I think realtors should be paid for those hours too, I mean before you buy also. That will reduce the number of flakes and looky-loos, too, I am sure.
Perhaps a better would be a initial flat rate covering X hours, and then hourly based fee after that. And then, if you close a deal deduct those fees or a part of them (like a deposit) from the commission.June 29, 2009 at 11:01 AM #422199Scarlett
ParticipantEven though I will buy a house using my realtor, I always felt bit bad for him showing us all the houses that we will NOT buy. He doesn’t have the certainty that we WILL buy a house at all, or stay with him. I think realtors should be paid for those hours too, I mean before you buy also. That will reduce the number of flakes and looky-loos, too, I am sure.
Perhaps a better would be a initial flat rate covering X hours, and then hourly based fee after that. And then, if you close a deal deduct those fees or a part of them (like a deposit) from the commission. -
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