Cost

Recently a seller contacted me about listing her home.  She wanted to do her due diligence, which is very smart.  She was comparing our company to another Realtor’s and there was one thing that kept bugging her.

THE OTHER AGENT WAS GOING TO CHARGE HER A FEE!

I can’t tell prospective clients in an interview process to run from another agent, but I can tell you, RUN! RUN! RUN! if you ever get asked for a fee upfront.

Sure, the short sale is a lot of work, but so is selling a home.  Realtors get paid a lot of money BECAUSE of the risks we take with our time and skill upfront.

Anyone who asks for money upfront is a crook.  The practice may change in the future, but there is too much information and too many quality realtors out there who know how to do a short sale.

The truth is that a short sale MAY cost you some money, but it’ll be the banks, lien holders, or government that is the one charging you.

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