We fired out first agent, he sucked. The jaggoff tried strong arming us into dropping our listing 20k because we didn’t get an offer the first weekend. He tried strong arming us into striking out the repair procedure clause on a purchase offer on a house with obvious signs of subfloor damage due to a water leak on a bathroom. Wanted to argue with me, a man with years of experience in plumbing, on the topic even.
Our second (seller) agent was a godsend. She managed to get a <24 turnaround hour repair after I fell through the ceiling in the kitchen to keep our inspection on sale on track. (Someone neglected to nail down a beam in the attic…)
Our third agent (buyer) saved the day, we woke up January 1 and our dream home went off market and we’d booked a trip for January 2 to visit the home 5 hours away. He tracked down the original owners and arranged for us to visit the now off market house, ultimately getting the owners to sell after they decided to throw in the towel. He also handled all the insanity while we prepared our move from afar.
If you’re a cash-investment buyer I’m sure a marketplace with minimal legal fees is the ticket. If you’re a random family stressed to death by the ordeal, I don’t necessarily mind paying the fee.