Berkeley seller applauds hourly real estate consulting
Last week, a woman who had just closed escrow on her Berkeley home posted the following online: “As I was selling directly to my tenants and we had already negotiated the price, I needed someone to handle paperwork and explain the process to me.” She knew that, typically, real estate agents charge a percentage of the purchase price for their services. In her situation, this did not make financial sense and she called me to help her on an hourly basis.
Over the years, I have written about why this arrangement is logical in specific instances. I have also commented about how slow the real estate industry has been to fill this obvious need to help buyers and sellers in a more cost-effective way. That continues to be true.
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