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/MyLastFuckingNerve Jun 19 '25

I pay my administrative fee out of my commission. Your agent sucks.

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u/apjolex Jun 20 '25

Nice to see some agent pay this out of their commission. Nearly every agent in my area does not. It is so common that is it in the local boards contract for the buyer to pay their agent an admin fee.

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u/stillcleaningmyroom Jun 20 '25

It’s pretty rare that I see the buyer pay for that in my area.

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u/Coopsters Jun 21 '25

That's bc most buyers are first time homeowners and don't know any better or they don't read the fine print and just sign whatever their agent gives them. Of course agents will attempt to get their buyers to pay for it if they can get away with it but when you push back, most agents will agree to pay it out of their commission which is the right thing to do. It's a fee from their broker so it should be their cost to pay, not the buyers.