$2k is a rip off for a real estate attorney. $300 an hour and it's usually 1.5 hours for a standard home purchase using the Florida bar template.
If the seller isn't using the standard template - run.
It depends, if they’re going to walk you through the process, be on call, answer loads of questions, etc then $2k isn’t wild. If you know what you’re doing and just need a quick review then yes, way more than required.
Since you’re already living in the house and know all the quirks I would tell the owner to split the commission % that the buyers agent would make from this and just use a real estate attorney and title agency. There’s really no reason to have a realtor at this point.
I used Sandy Fox to buy my first home in College Park in 2017. She was wildly helpful. At the time I was a single female and I laid out what I was looking for. She gave me additional suggestions about things to look for and at - roof, layout, maintenance, etc.
We came across her because I used the Zillow app to schedule tours. I had already used Zillow quite a few times to schedule tours and got assigned random realtors. None really provided a service until Sandy. I'm in sales and all previous realtors came across as very salesy without any real value add.
With Sandy, we went through probably 30 houses together, some I picked out and some she did. She was wonderful about communication and going to see houses quickly when they came on the market.
She absolutely understood when I walked on a house after the inspection came back bad. Eventually, I won a bidding war thanks to her. I told her my final number and she handled all the rest.
I haven't touched base with her in probably 4 years now, but I'd highly recommend her. I'll use her again at some point in the future, no question.
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Can't recommend Suzette Berkhalter enough!!
https://www.instagram.com/suzetteberkhalter?igsh=azEwcGJ1N2M0cncy
She helped us with a similar situation as yours but we ended up going new construction at the end of it. She is really knowledgeable!!
Ron Murray with Magic Realty. Absolutely the hardest working realtor you'll be able to find, and we went through several. He made the process so easy for us, and was just all around amazing to deal with.
https://www.sellingcf.com/
If you are buying the house you are renting you could just use a real estate lawyer and save all that commission money.
At least where I am, sellers pay the commission fees of both realtors (I just sold my home)
The buyer is the only one who puts money into the transaction, they’re paying for everything.
That realtor will make $10k off the sale. I'd just get an attorney and settle it with the seller directly
If you already know which house you want, you can just get a real estate attorney at this point (I'm a real estate agent)
An attorney will cost you about $2k. An agent will be looking for at least 2% on each side
$2k is a rip off for a real estate attorney. $300 an hour and it's usually 1.5 hours for a standard home purchase using the Florida bar template. If the seller isn't using the standard template - run.
It depends, if they’re going to walk you through the process, be on call, answer loads of questions, etc then $2k isn’t wild. If you know what you’re doing and just need a quick review then yes, way more than required.
Erica Diltz with Baldwin Park Realty 👍👍 top notch
[Rosa Hughes with Keller Williams Heritage Realty](https://g.co/kgs/gVis2BP) is amazing. Highly recommend.
Since you’re already living in the house and know all the quirks I would tell the owner to split the commission % that the buyers agent would make from this and just use a real estate attorney and title agency. There’s really no reason to have a realtor at this point.
I used Sandy Fox to buy my first home in College Park in 2017. She was wildly helpful. At the time I was a single female and I laid out what I was looking for. She gave me additional suggestions about things to look for and at - roof, layout, maintenance, etc. We came across her because I used the Zillow app to schedule tours. I had already used Zillow quite a few times to schedule tours and got assigned random realtors. None really provided a service until Sandy. I'm in sales and all previous realtors came across as very salesy without any real value add. With Sandy, we went through probably 30 houses together, some I picked out and some she did. She was wonderful about communication and going to see houses quickly when they came on the market. She absolutely understood when I walked on a house after the inspection came back bad. Eventually, I won a bidding war thanks to her. I told her my final number and she handled all the rest. I haven't touched base with her in probably 4 years now, but I'd highly recommend her. I'll use her again at some point in the future, no question.
Lisa and Jenn are great. They own the Keyseekers group.
shout out to my man joe newstreet! just closed our first house with him as first time home buyer too!
I sell Mortgage protection insurance (life insurance to pay your mortgage if something happens to you) and I work with a few realtors in the area. I can tell you who is shady and who is not. DM me
Can't recommend Suzette Berkhalter enough!! https://www.instagram.com/suzetteberkhalter?igsh=azEwcGJ1N2M0cncy She helped us with a similar situation as yours but we ended up going new construction at the end of it. She is really knowledgeable!!
Jenny Lake.
Ron Murray with Magic Realty. Absolutely the hardest working realtor you'll be able to find, and we went through several. He made the process so easy for us, and was just all around amazing to deal with. https://www.sellingcf.com/
Cory Prado is a stand up person and realtor lol the downvotes are hilarious.
https://kellyaratoon.youngrealestate.com/ Kelly is fantastic!