I trusted AI instead of an agent to buy a home. I saved around $7k in fees

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1 point·resalisbury··3 comments

When I started consulting, I read a Nolo Press book about contracts for software developers. That was an excellent resource. I learned concepts that I still use when reviewing contracts.

Nolo (they've since dropped the Press), "produces do-it-yourself legal books and software that allows people to handle simple legal matters such as making wills or writing business partnership contracts" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nolo_(publisher) .

One is "Nolo’s Essential Guide to Buying Your First Home", for $20, available at https://store.nolo.com/products/nolos-essential-guide-to-buy... . or about 1% of the cost of using the AI. ("Homa charges a flat rate of $1,995 for transactions with a selling agent.")

Would Business Insider accept an article titled "I trusted a book instead of agent to buy a home. I saved around $9k in fees."?

Is it a good idea to trust AI with this sort of thing? Well, if you've met a realtor the bar to be better than average is low!

I wouldn't, but I'm old school. I'm also one of those people who has their lawyer present at closing. OOH - that really saved my bacon a couple of times! Ever buy a house from a couple going through a divorce? Yowza! That was an interesting closing!

Hopefully everything works out well for you and you were able to save a few bucks.

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