Sell house: full commission agent or flat fee?
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From: Twixt Hell/Ann Arbor MI
Well I quickly looked through the local listing around Ann Arbor, for 615000 you could get a 6100 square foot home on 1.3 acres.
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From: Diego
Originally Posted by OLDMAN
Well I quickly looked through the local listing around Ann Arbor, for 615000 you could get a 6100 square foot home on 1.3 acres.
in san diego that will get in suburbs maybe...
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From: los josengeles
Originally Posted by DakarM
because this where people from outside of CA say that's crazy or no way or that's a ripoff, etc.
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From: Lumberport, WV
Originally Posted by OLDMAN
Well I quickly looked through the local listing around Ann Arbor, for 615000 you could get a 6100 square foot home on 1.3 acres.
Yeah in WV, that is a 5,476 Sq. Ft. home on 10.64 Acres
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From: Your Mom's House
Originally Posted by chimchim
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.
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.
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From: Pittsburgh
Originally Posted by chimchim
1140... why?
To make a comparision, here in the Pittsburgh area you can buy a 2600 sq ft house for $475,000
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From: Pittsburgh
Originally Posted by DakarM
because this where people from outside of CA say that's crazy or no way or that's a ripoff, etc.
I used to bitch about PA alot...but in reality it's not a bad place to live. No rolling blackouts, no rediculous gun laws, don't get harrased by police officers with tape measures to measure the ride height on your car and we actually have seasons. Not trying to say PA is perfect, it does have its short-comings.
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From: Location Location
Originally Posted by mike01civic
I used to live in Southern California, and if I remember correctly the real estate market is nowhere near as inflated as Northern California. I mean, if you want to waste your money on a shack, that's fine. But there's no way I'd spend $615,000 on house that's not even 1200 sq ft. I don't even think I'd be able to live in a space that small.
I used to bitch about PA alot...but in reality it's not a bad place to live. No rolling blackouts, no rediculous gun laws, don't get harrased by police officers with tape measures to measure the ride height on your car and we actually have seasons. Not trying to say PA is perfect, it does have its short-comings.
I used to bitch about PA alot...but in reality it's not a bad place to live. No rolling blackouts, no rediculous gun laws, don't get harrased by police officers with tape measures to measure the ride height on your car and we actually have seasons. Not trying to say PA is perfect, it does have its short-comings.
to you it's a waste of money, to me I can retire, sell my house and move just about anywhere in the country and buy a similar sized house and live out my life in very very good comfort.
this is not to say that I would pay that much for that much space, but as i pointed out time and time again, there really is no point in posting how much more land or sq/ft you can buy in a completely different state.
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From: los josengeles
Originally Posted by DakarM
there really is no point in posting how much more land or sq/ft you can buy in a completely different state.
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