Confessions of a Real Estate Agent: She Spills her Guts to Sellers

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Pay for Expertise, but not for Basics
Sara says there is no standard real estate commission, and they’re all negotiable. “I charge six percent. There are a ton of brokerages that advertise lower rates.” She says that if a seller only wants the basics: a sign in the yard, a lockbox, a listing in the MLS and a brochure, then that seller might not need a full-service realtor, since a seller could pay

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