Re: You Need a Realtor For What?

Re: You Need a Realtor For What?

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You Need a Realtor For What? Allen Greenspan 07-31-2005
You're in the wrong NG. This group is for mortgage brokers and related
issues.


"Allen Greenspan" <allengreenspan@juno.com> wrote in message
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> What we see in these posts are desperate and misguided attempts to scare
> consumers to maintain the status quo, i.e., exorbitant realtor fees and
> commissions. In the kind of market we currently have, most homes 90%+ are
> sold from the signage, not MLS.
>
> I suggest you FSBO or insist that the Help U Sell agent does not list with
> MLS, as it reduces the seller proceeds by 3%, which I feel is foolish in
> the
> kind of market we have. Realtors always say the house was sold under
> market
> if they do not get a fat commission.
>
> I've sold several homes FSBO, gotten more than the sales price and
> closed
> in days, not months. Realtors are scared to death that the general public
> will learn that Realtors, like a parasite, offers little to the consumer
> in
> relationship to what they take. A good loan officer could instruct you
> and
> since the loan officer and title company do 95% of the work involving the
> sale of real-estate, you will never miss the realtor. But you will keep
> 3%
> more of your proceeds at closing\
>
> Watch the rancorous responses this simple truth brings from the
> traditional
> real-estate community.
>
> Hit me back if you wish for more detailed info. jvent68@yahoo.com
>
>
>





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