Originally Posted by white_n_slow
Commission is negotiable by law. Honestly, after being in the business for a year now, I've seen endless examples of how people aren't doing themselves any favors by hiring a cut-rate service. Deadlines aren't met, improper contract forms are used, and most importantly, they have no hand in the negotiation process... when inspection time comes around, you'll want somebody with experience playing hardball.
Very good points. Ok, let me just measure the severity...
What if, with the fixed fee agent, you trusted the person to not drop the ball and that they are a competant agent.
What is inherent about the fixed fee agent that causes the things you mentioned? (missed deadlines, poor negotiation, wrong forms, etc)?
The reason I ask is because those things sound like they are symptoms of a bad agent, not necessarily the part of the system they are in.