/biz/ - Business & Finance

>>50892942
boomers
they can't use the internet and they enjoy the theatre and sense of self importance they get by having someone serve them

>paying money for an apartment finder when you can just google nearby apartments and visit them

for buying instead of renting it makes more sense because there's a lot of contract law and legal issues in general that go into buying a house. you could buy a house on your own without a realtor but unless you are 100% familiar with all the laws and regulations surrounding it, you're setting yourself up to get fucked

Also boomers get offended when their exorbitant dream offers aren’t initially accepted and get offended.

>>50892942
>Why are real estate agents still a thing?
Found the 15yo who never bought a house.

>>50893053
They’re useless bro. Real estate agents will go the same way as travel agents.

>>50893053
>Le retard who can't fill out a form

>>50892960
I’m dumb can you give me an example where one can get F’d if they bought a home without a realtor

How much does it cost getting a lawyer to check the law stuff vs a real estate agent?

>>50892960
Most retailors don't know the laws either.

>>50893053
>and this is ............. the bathroom!

>>50892942
Because the 2% fee on the price of their house is something a boomer is willing to pay.

>They don't understand the internet, don't want to. Get the younger person to take photos and put them on property sites. Check said prices on property sites.
>They unironically believe having an 'agent' to represent them means they'll get a better price. But if the property isn't sold then the agent gets nothing, so the agent actually can have incentive to push for a lower price if it means they can finally get paid and not have to keep working and have to tolerate the insufferable boomer

>>50895187
lmao

>>50893053
They are useless, middleman nigger

>>50895187
Lmao

Realtorfag here. The average person is stupid. 50% of the population is stupider than that. The good realtors prevent you from getting fucked by contract law. A lawyer charges about the same as a realtor to look over a transaction, but you get less utility. The bad realtors post on instagram all day and don even know how to write a proper contract.

>>50893053
This. I felt the same way until I actually bought a house. Contrary to what some people ignorantly believe, the purpose of a real estate agent is not to help you find a house or 'show you around'.

>>50895768
The gatekeeping to become a realtor is retarded. Probably isn't even complicated.

for a first time homebuyer? glad I had one, call me stupid all you want rentoid, you're paying more per month than me

>>50895806
no its purpose its to sell you on the house to make a profit, the more the agent can hide the shit aspects the more money he makes

>>50895851
Not buyer's agents.

>>50895808
>gatekeeping
>one course equivalent to like a 4 credit 100 level arts course
I crammed the book for two days and passed the exam. I also hacked the university server for all the multiple choice answers to the assignments because I was too lazy to read the book in its entirety.
t. Engineer turned realtor.

>>50895955
>I crammed the book for two days and passed the exam
Hmm I can do that. I assumed they had to waste 5-6 months by force

>>50895962
I’m unironically a genius so ymmv.

>>50896052
I'm lazy so it would probably take me 2 weeks. I no longer have a good work ethic with studying. I used to be able to concentrate for 15 hrs+ straight, but can't anymore.

>>50895831
correct. unless you had parents who were multi-homeowners and landlords themselves (and even a very small percentage of these folks know what they're talking about) you won't be taught even the basic details. Realtors are the Stacy-est-assed Normies you'll ever meet. But they're basically the only people who can convince the average person that they aren't Born Rentoids who "Will Never Own A Home" the way Tumblr tells them.

>t. rentoid who works in real estate
>but also is a drunk, and currently-so

>>50895955
>t. Engineer turned realtor.
literally why
>t. Four Year Degree In Lucrative Field turned Certificate-Monkey Living On Pure Commission In An Industry That Is Circling The Drain For the Next 5+ Years
biggest retard in this thread

>>50896187
Because I make more money selling homes.

>>50892942

Because good ones are worth their commission.

Mine was phenomenally helpful.
>Completely shut down the other side's agent when she tried to falsely claim that there were competing offers.
>Negotiated a seller concession for closing costs even though the seller was dense.
>Helped me find stuff that would meet FHA appraisal standards so I didn't waste time on things I couldn't qualify for.

A++, would work with again.

>>50892942
Because real estate agents provide 10% commission value but undercharge to 2.5% to 3% commission for the service. Do you all seriously think you could properly exchange a residence for money without us? Come on now. Most home buyers these days barely can put 5% down payment and the home takes up 50% of the take home income. These people cannot manage a transaction of this importance without an agent with such financial stupidity.
>>50895768
This!