Noveltman, I for one can say that the real estate agent I worked with when I bought my house in Pennsylvania certainly earned her portion of that 6% commission. She showed my lovely female accomplice and me quite a few houses before we found the one we wanted, and she did quite a bit of work negotiating with the seller’s agent to come to an agreement on the price we were willing to pay and they were willing to sell for. As I wasn’t in town for the pre-sale inspection, she made sure she showed up and walked the property with my fiance’ and helped point out potential problems, and items which needed repair. Some agents may not go to that extent, but the one I dealt with certainly did. And for that, she wound up with half of the commission since the property we bought was listed with a different agency.
Noveltman, I for one can say that the real estate agent I worked with when I bought my house in Pennsylvania certainly earned her portion of that 6% commission. She showed my lovely female accomplice and me quite a few houses before we found the one we wanted, and she did quite a bit of work negotiating with the seller’s agent to come to an agreement on the price we were willing to pay and they were willing to sell for. As I wasn’t in town for the pre-sale inspection, she made sure she showed up and walked the property with my fiance’ and helped point out potential problems, and items which needed repair. Some agents may not go to that extent, but the one I dealt with certainly did. And for that, she wound up with half of the commission since the property we bought was listed with a different agency.