[C19fan]

I always rolled my eye when I was in the housing market and see real estate agents pull up in fancy cars for doing nothing.

[Night Hides Not]

When it comes time for me to sell (3-5 years), I'm going to make it easy on an agent. My instructions to him/her will be simple: here's my asking price (probably Zillow plus 10%). If a buyer wants to pay more, great. If not, I can wait.

I've seen/heard too many friends engage in an auction process with too many buyers, won't happen with me.

We're going to enjoy the house for at least 3 years after we finish our remodel. A new elementary school across the street from our house opened a month ago, so I'm not worried about demand drying up. We're in an ISD that in the past 3 years has added several thousand new students, and a mixed use development a mile away is less than 50% complete.

I'll be ready to move by then, if only to get away from the ever increasing congestion.

[mumblypeg]

Agreed. We hired an agent only because we did NOT want a sign out front, & emphasized ONLY pre-qualified applicants were to come, ESCORTED by the agent.
Isn’t that what an agenr’s commission pays for?

Instead, the agent sent unescorted looky-loos to our door with no proof whatsoever of financial viability.

It was obvious the agent was giving out our address. We fired her immediately & listed as a FSBO.

This process is MUCH harder than most realize, with many pitfalls.
We fended off even more door-bangers demanding to stroll thru at all hours.
Worse, accusations of racism from a-holes who didnt understand “prequalified” has nothing to do with racial screening.