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leftieNanner

(16,159 posts)

1. I don't agree

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Sat Mar 23, 2024, 08:42 PM

Mar 2024

When we sold our house in 2009, we had newbie buyers who made the transaction very difficult. Our agent navigated the rough waters very well. We couldn't have done it as well on our own.

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Real-estate agents are going extinct just like travel agents did [View all] dalton99a Mar 2024 OP

I don't agree leftieNanner Mar 2024 #1

Yeah I think they still have a role. Showing the house, for instance unblock Mar 2024 #3

Good points leftieNanner Mar 2024 #4

We made the mistake of using Redfin on our last sale. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2024 #13

What seller snowybirdie Mar 2024 #28

Exactly. But gone are the days when you needed a realtor to see 30 houses unblock Mar 2024 #30

Agreed snowybirdie Mar 2024 #31

I've had that lawsuit. TomSlick Mar 2024 #36

They also know what houses are selling for MiniMe Mar 2024 #7

Yes leftieNanner Mar 2024 #8

Where I live having a local agent mattered Johonny Mar 2024 #25

Don't put them on the endangered species list just yet. ornotna Mar 2024 #2

They're all over the place here too. 2naSalit Mar 2024 #15

At least the rates they charge True Dough Mar 2024 #5

This is funny Dorian Gray Mar 2024 #6

We use one for our cruises. She arranges everything. We're elderly and have special needs. CTyankee Mar 2024 #9

Yeah Dorian Gray Mar 2024 #22

She must make money or she wouldn't do it for free with us. I think it is because we are a valued customer, i.e. we CTyankee Mar 2024 #23

Disagree. no_hypocrisy Mar 2024 #10

I also doubt they are going away Renew Deal Mar 2024 #11

+100 WarGamer Mar 2024 #12

The book and the sheets were magic. In many shops, the pages were left unopened and unsorted on a desk or table. 3Hotdogs Mar 2024 #21

We've bought and sold quite a few properties, some as recently as 2023. Stinky The Clown Mar 2024 #14

Bought a place last month I found on Realtor.com. MLAA Mar 2024 #16

Doubtful. n/t flvegan Mar 2024 #17

Good. Never like the system where people saved up for a down payment on a house, while chouchou Mar 2024 #18

I think there were be fewer realtors, but they won't disappear. Happy Hoosier Mar 2024 #19

If the 6% dwindles to, say, 4% --- agents and sales reps are sharing a limited "piece of the pie." 3Hotdogs Mar 2024 #20

I doubt they'll disappear but Elessar Zappa Mar 2024 #24

yes, travel agents are still around and used . so are travellers checks . AllaN01Bear Mar 2024 #26

I would not want to handle all that paperwork without an agent looking over my shoulder. Sky Jewels Mar 2024 #27

I have never understood the glee people feel in displacing people from their jobs. LisaM Mar 2024 #29

Ordering clothes in different sizes... lame54 Mar 2024 #34

I have bought and sold two houses without any real estate people MineralMan Mar 2024 #32

I'm not buying a house I can't walk into lame54 Mar 2024 #33

Having just bought a house, I completely disagree JCMach1 Mar 2024 #35