source: https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2024/03/real-estate-commissions/
When my wife and I began the initial search for our first home, I was against using a realtor.
We knew where we wanted to buy. We talked to the bank ahead of time so we knew our budget. We could search for homes online. We were in a good negotiating position because we didn’t have a house to sell (this was back in 2007 when it was hard to sell a house).
Why hire a realtor?
Then we went to a showing and the realtor s...