Yesterday I wrote a post on the subject of Commissions and the Rookie agent. I got a lot of feedback however most of the feedback was about how taking a listing at a reduced fee was somehow unprofessional and that it showed weakness of the agent. I won't get into the arguments here, however do feel free to review the original post.
Today I'm kind of interested in what are the Sacred Cows of Real Estate?
Commissions certainly fall in that category.
Another Sacred Cow seems to be that for an agent to have a growing business one needs to focus the majority of time aquiring listings. I've certainly done well on the buyer side of the equation without many listings over the 7 years I've been in the business and in most respects I think that was a good decision for me.
What are some of the other Sacred Cows of real estate? Do you have any that you think should be challenged as a norm for the industry? Let's challenge them together. Please feel free to reply to this post and we'll either start a new conversation on the topic or simply discuss it in the comments section.
All the Best,
Glenn Sanford
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Founder / CEO
BuyerTours Realty LLC
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Good post. .and very smart focusing in buyers but only at this time. . my experience in real estate tells me that when you have a listing/. no matter what market. .you have control. It seems to work for me.