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Originally Posted by cdizzle
Yeah, that sounds fair.
But to be honest, I was never expecting splitting the commission...you can call me naive, stupid, whatever you want lol
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Honestly.. i'm a sales guy, you don't ask you don't get.
So if a realtor is going to split your commission.. THEN you can only expect that amount of service back in return.
Pros and Cons.
Say you don't split commission; the realtor will work extra hard for you to in negotiating the final price in YOUR favor + doing your leg work and heck.. actually reading the freaking minutes of your townhouse strata reports.
Heck, realtors now cut his / her commission JUST to close the deal (home owners aren't stupid, they will only lower their price of their home so much till they expect someone to bend over with their commission on the table).
NOW, if you DO ask for 1/2 commission; the approach is usually. "mr customer, this is the final price you have to pay, you take it or leave it. There is no room for negotiation since my commission is close to non existent (anything less than 4k commission is a wash).
The world is round, sheep skin grows on a sheep or whatever analogy / chinese proverbs you want to use... fast, good, cheap, you can't have all 3.