Thread: Ever bought or sold a house "By Owner?"
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Old 08-08-2011, 03:13 AM  
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Originally Posted by V_RocKs View Post
Having a real estate agent isn't all it is cracked up to be. If your house is worth $300,000 and your agent needs cash and gets an offer for $290,000 they are going to figure, fuck it, and tell you why you absolutely need to sell NOW! Then in 2 weeks someone tells you they were getting qualified or getting more scratch to offer you $310,000...
yep, Freakonomics mentioned something similar. The owner has an incentive to get the highest price. The agent has an incentive to sell as quickly as possible.
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