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Originally Posted by GATORB8
Thanks everyone for the quality feedback.
Perhaps a discount brokerage like RedFin as Clark_Kent recommended may be the best compromise. It's probably unlikely I can sidestep the buyer's agents commission, so the listing agent is the real negotiable part.
Has anyone had success getting a local agent to match Redfin's pricing structure?
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I have had success getting a local agent to agree to a more favorable than traditional pricing structure on both sides of the transaction (buy and sell) with the understanding they would continue to represent my interests in a relatively large volume of transactions over a period of time. That was a unique situation but it doesn't hurt to try. If it's a surefire sale, a savvy agent would realize that x% of something is better than 100% of nothing. The challenge you can run into with this arrangement, and this goes back to the drawbacks of the FSBO, some agents will steer their clients clear of properties where the commissions are not favorable for them.