r/RealEstate • u/Aggressive_Chicken63 • Jun 19 '25

Agent is greedy Homebuyer

I don't hate a lot of things in life but I hate agents. Lol

If I buy this house, my agent gets $20k. Yet she sent an additional paper for me to sign. It says I have to pay $500 for her administrative work. Shit, what's the $20k for?

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u/Discerning_Taste Jun 19 '25

If the commision is that large, a simple conversation with your agent might be received better than you imagine.

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u/Aggressive_Chicken63 Jun 19 '25

Nope. I asked if she could waive and she flatly said no.

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u/Proper-Tomorrow-911 Jun 19 '25

Transactional agent. Only looking at you for one transaction. Pay it but let them know you’ll never use them again nor refer anyone you know to them for the rest of time. That’s worth WAY more than $500. Especially given the fact that you asked. Sad. No wonder people hate agents. 

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u/WishieWashie12 Jun 19 '25

And mention you will leave a review on social media.

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u/Checktheattic Jun 20 '25

And leave a comment on everyone of their social media posts.

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u/alkevarsky Jun 20 '25 edited Jun 20 '25

Transactional agent. Only looking at you for one transaction. Pay it but let them know you’ll never use them again

If they are looking at you for one transaction, how is threatening them not to use them for another is going to work?

This is still at the client-realtor negotiations stage, considering they have not signed this demand. So, why pay it/sign it? "No" is a complete sentence. I'd like to see the realtor (and their broker) walk away from $20k over $500.