Keyword: commission
My Epiphany is That Flat Rate is the Only Way to Fly
An Epiphany It hit me like a thunderbolt today while I was at lunch. An epiphany about the silliness of paying a professed professional a percentage of the sales price when there were other far more logical alternatives – flat rates, for instance. Or even better, since the professional represents the seller on my purchase and they are being paid ...
Brad Inman and Realtor Commissions
Daniel Rothamel, Inman Community Manager responds to my post. I can’t ever think of a time that Brad, personally, or the Inman organization, have ever taken the position that real estate professionals are overcompensated. I can. In fact, if there is anyone in the English speaking world who has been working on "the Realtor commission issue" longer or more diligently ...
The Shibboleth of Real Estate
Can You Be Referred To? Recently my wife asked for some insight into referring a current client who was looking for a specialty property. The client is considered high-end for the market segment they were looking in and was looking in several states. My wife is very protective of her clients and strives to do what’s best. In the rare ...













