Carol & Carl Rondinelli's (carolrondinelli) Blog

The job of the realtor is to work for and represent either the seller or the buyer.  The realtor throws out ideas of how the process normally goes and gives you their plan on how they will work for you during the negotiations to help your cause.  The realtor has a fiduciary responsibility to thei...

When your home is on the market for just a few days or few weeks, accepting a contingent offer (upon selling buyers home first) doesn't make much sense.  In essence you are taking your home off the market to wait for the buyer to sell theirs.  Once you are changed to "C" contingent status in the ...

Upon listing your home you think 6% or 7% - Wow, that realtor is going to get rich!! Not so! The 6% or 7% is first divided into a listing side and selling side (usually meaning two different agents - one representing the seller and one representing the buyer.  That takes it down to 3% for the age...