How to Buy w/out a Realtor?

[CA renter]

[quote=urbanrealtor][quote=drboom][quote=urbanrealtor]And I will bet 10 bucks there is nothing but more nuance in your next post.[/quote]

No, we’re done here.

You’re not the first blowhard who got carried away after a few too many drinks and soiled their professional reputation in a forum.[/quote]

I am stone cold sober.

I don’t regret anything I have said here.

I am regularly very direct with clients about relying on clearly observable evidence.

If that makes people feel stifled then it is probably best that they find another agent.[/quote]

UR,

There is a big difference between being “very direct” and being offensive. You’re being the latter.

If you want someone to give you their personal address (and they are under no obligation to do so in any way), perhaps you should go first.

Trying to offend and intimidate someone into giving in doesn’t really make your case.

[njtosd]

[quote=drboom]. . . The FSBO market is full of nutjobs who think they own the Taj Mahal and that El Cajon is 92037, so you won’t find anything helpful there. . . [/quote]

I’m not so convinced that FSBOs, with some assistance, won’t become much more common. People who currently sell FSBO are probably rather non-standard, but as the saying goes “The pioneers get the arrows and the settlers get the land.” The nutjobs will probably pave the way for others to sell homes more cost effectively. And I know I’m sounding rather repetitive, but could we at least keep the discussions here to a PG 13 level? Thanks in advance.

[njtosd]

[quote=drboom]. . . The FSBO market is full of nutjobs who think they own the Taj Mahal and that El Cajon is 92037, so you won’t find anything helpful there. . . [/quote]

I’m not so convinced that FSBOs, with some assistance, won’t become much more common. People who currently sell FSBO are probably rather non-standard, but as the saying goes “The pioneers get the arrows and the settlers get the land.” The nutjobs will probably pave the way for others to sell homes more cost effectively. And I know I’m sounding rather repetitive, but could we at least keep the discussions here to a PG 13 level? Thanks in advance.

[njtosd]

[quote=drboom]. . . The FSBO market is full of nutjobs who think they own the Taj Mahal and that El Cajon is 92037, so you won’t find anything helpful there. . . [/quote]

I’m not so convinced that FSBOs, with some assistance, won’t become much more common. People who currently sell FSBO are probably rather non-standard, but as the saying goes “The pioneers get the arrows and the settlers get the land.” The nutjobs will probably pave the way for others to sell homes more cost effectively. And I know I’m sounding rather repetitive, but could we at least keep the discussions here to a PG 13 level? Thanks in advance.

[njtosd]

[quote=drboom]. . . The FSBO market is full of nutjobs who think they own the Taj Mahal and that El Cajon is 92037, so you won’t find anything helpful there. . . [/quote]

I’m not so convinced that FSBOs, with some assistance, won’t become much more common. People who currently sell FSBO are probably rather non-standard, but as the saying goes “The pioneers get the arrows and the settlers get the land.” The nutjobs will probably pave the way for others to sell homes more cost effectively. And I know I’m sounding rather repetitive, but could we at least keep the discussions here to a PG 13 level? Thanks in advance.

[njtosd]

[quote=drboom]. . . The FSBO market is full of nutjobs who think they own the Taj Mahal and that El Cajon is 92037, so you won’t find anything helpful there. . . [/quote]

I’m not so convinced that FSBOs, with some assistance, won’t become much more common. People who currently sell FSBO are probably rather non-standard, but as the saying goes “The pioneers get the arrows and the settlers get the land.” The nutjobs will probably pave the way for others to sell homes more cost effectively. And I know I’m sounding rather repetitive, but could we at least keep the discussions here to a PG 13 level? Thanks in advance.

[UCGal]

We all know that FSBO’s who think El Cajon is 92037 are wrong. After all – we’ve had it explained to us that SANTEE is the same as 92037.

Sheesh.

[UCGal]

We all know that FSBO’s who think El Cajon is 92037 are wrong. After all – we’ve had it explained to us that SANTEE is the same as 92037.

Sheesh.

[UCGal]

We all know that FSBO’s who think El Cajon is 92037 are wrong. After all – we’ve had it explained to us that SANTEE is the same as 92037.

Sheesh.

[UCGal]

We all know that FSBO’s who think El Cajon is 92037 are wrong. After all – we’ve had it explained to us that SANTEE is the same as 92037.

Sheesh.

[UCGal]

We all know that FSBO’s who think El Cajon is 92037 are wrong. After all – we’ve had it explained to us that SANTEE is the same as 92037.

Sheesh.

[UCGal]

As mentioned previously – I purchased without an agent… but it was a family sale. My goal was not to get “the best deal” since that would have meant ripping off my father. My goal was to get a fair market price. My father and I both did research to determine the price. We both looked at various online listing services. We knew what homes in the area had sold at. We both reached, independently, the exact same valuation. Additionally, my dad had gotten some suggested listing prices from the agent that sold him the townhouse he downsized to. (She was hoping for the listing and offered it for him when she was working with him on that transaction.) Her figure was about 30k higher than we paid – but we all know asking price is not the same as sold price. And my dad would have had to pay commission.

We did NOT need an agent to get the deal closed. We hired a title/escrow service to handle the transaction. I used a mortgage broker recommended by my sister.

Dan/UR – if you really want to check this to see if a realtor would have added value – I can pm you the address. But in my case, I honestly don’t believe it would have made sense for realtors to be involved.

[UCGal]

As mentioned previously – I purchased without an agent… but it was a family sale. My goal was not to get “the best deal” since that would have meant ripping off my father. My goal was to get a fair market price. My father and I both did research to determine the price. We both looked at various online listing services. We knew what homes in the area had sold at. We both reached, independently, the exact same valuation. Additionally, my dad had gotten some suggested listing prices from the agent that sold him the townhouse he downsized to. (She was hoping for the listing and offered it for him when she was working with him on that transaction.) Her figure was about 30k higher than we paid – but we all know asking price is not the same as sold price. And my dad would have had to pay commission.

We did NOT need an agent to get the deal closed. We hired a title/escrow service to handle the transaction. I used a mortgage broker recommended by my sister.

Dan/UR – if you really want to check this to see if a realtor would have added value – I can pm you the address. But in my case, I honestly don’t believe it would have made sense for realtors to be involved.

[UCGal]

As mentioned previously – I purchased without an agent… but it was a family sale. My goal was not to get “the best deal” since that would have meant ripping off my father. My goal was to get a fair market price. My father and I both did research to determine the price. We both looked at various online listing services. We knew what homes in the area had sold at. We both reached, independently, the exact same valuation. Additionally, my dad had gotten some suggested listing prices from the agent that sold him the townhouse he downsized to. (She was hoping for the listing and offered it for him when she was working with him on that transaction.) Her figure was about 30k higher than we paid – but we all know asking price is not the same as sold price. And my dad would have had to pay commission.

We did NOT need an agent to get the deal closed. We hired a title/escrow service to handle the transaction. I used a mortgage broker recommended by my sister.

Dan/UR – if you really want to check this to see if a realtor would have added value – I can pm you the address. But in my case, I honestly don’t believe it would have made sense for realtors to be involved.

[UCGal]

As mentioned previously – I purchased without an agent… but it was a family sale. My goal was not to get “the best deal” since that would have meant ripping off my father. My goal was to get a fair market price. My father and I both did research to determine the price. We both looked at various online listing services. We knew what homes in the area had sold at. We both reached, independently, the exact same valuation. Additionally, my dad had gotten some suggested listing prices from the agent that sold him the townhouse he downsized to. (She was hoping for the listing and offered it for him when she was working with him on that transaction.) Her figure was about 30k higher than we paid – but we all know asking price is not the same as sold price. And my dad would have had to pay commission.

We did NOT need an agent to get the deal closed. We hired a title/escrow service to handle the transaction. I used a mortgage broker recommended by my sister.

Dan/UR – if you really want to check this to see if a realtor would have added value – I can pm you the address. But in my case, I honestly don’t believe it would have made sense for realtors to be involved.

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