[raybbr]

Where do you get the idea that being a real estate agent is work? It's all done on the internet and through networks. And, anyone who relies on their RE agent to close a home and do all the arrangements is nuts. Use a lawyer you can trust.

Anyone could do the job they do today if only the RE industry didn't have exclusive rights to the networks.

[rhombus]

Anyone could do the job they do today if only...

I'd say the same thing about law.

[stainlessbanner]

Good RE lawyer is the key. Contract review, closing, and any advice/recommendations - that's all you need.

[kahoutek]

Don't know what state you live in, but realtors here in CT can't do much more than represent the buyer/seller as an agent.......a realtor closing a property is strictly a lawyer's purview.

6-7% for homes today is outside the pale as far as I'm concerned....my brokerage offers a straight deal: 4% if we sell it, 5% if another agent brings a buyer, with 2.5% going to that house. All commission percentages are negotiable in CT. The listing agency eats the cost of all advertising, which can get expensive for a run in the NYT and other targeted market areas.

That said, I'd like to know how, as you state, all realty business is done on the internet.......would you buy a property without looking at it personally? It's my time, my car, and (again) in CT, if you screw up and misrepresent a property, you and your brokerage are responsible.......non-disclosure is punishable by stiff fines and suspension and loss of license.

[Phantom Lord]

Where do you get the idea that being a real estate agent is work

Well, if there is no work and big paychecks, why aren't you a realtor?