GRRR Ford Dealer - 2022 SD
I put my order in the day the order bank opened on March 15th. Lot of research put into making sure I get exactly what I wanted, and put the order in as soon as practical, because I have a new 5th ...
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joshuajim wrote:A1ARealtorRick wrote:curt12914 wrote:A1ARealtorRick wrote:Huntindog wrote:rexlion wrote:You do realize that a realtor doesn't work for the buyer right?A1ARealtorRick wrote:What's your impression of realtor honesty? My daughter has a low opinion. She has had bad experience after bad experience with realtors. On her recent home purchase the realtor and inspector seemed to be in cahoots and tried everything possible to get her to sign a new contract with less advantageous terms than the one already in place. And now she's found additional rain damage from the bad roof (it was sold as is) that the inspector didn't "find."
Don't be so quick to throw the salesman under the bus. Orders are not placed by the salespeople -- they're placed by management. A little common sense tells you that a salesman doesn't get paid until the vehicle is delivered, so where's his incentive to see that it goes anywhere but to his retail buyer? I notice on this forum that people jump on salesmen a lot, and deem them mostly dishonest. Spending 30 years in the automobile business prior to retiring and going into Real Estate in 2012 showed me otherwise.
They work for the seller who pays themfrom the sale proceeds, and signed a contract with them, before any buyer is even on the scene.
You need to educate yourself. Have you ever heard of a "buyer's agent"? A Realtor can act in a capacity for a buyer OR a seller. As a buyer's agent, the Realtor represents the buyer's interests exclusively.
There, your lesson for the day. You're welcome:C
... for a price !
No, that's not how it works. When I act as a buyer's agent, the buyer pays me NOTHING. When the sale is made, I get paid at closing as the buyer's agent, typically half of the total commission -- half goes to the seller's agent and half to the buyer's agent -- the total commission amount being paid by the seller.
Whew, I'm doing a lot of educating today. I'm tired! :B
Are you implying that the buyers agent is in cahoots with the sellers agent to assure that they receive a commission no matter how it affects the buyer? Seems that way.
Absolutely not. Many times (if I'm the buyer's agent) I don't even see the sellers agent until closing. You need to realize, not everyone in this life is crooked, and if you approach things looking at it in that way, I must say I feel sorry for you.
