Redfin 1% listing fee -- what is the catch??? - Reddit Redfin agents are on payroll That’s nice for new agents because they don’t have to go looking for deals The strategy is entirely different People go to Redfin to work with the organization get the benefits of the organization, rather than working with a single real estate agent
My experience working with Redfin and a traditional broker to sell I've looked up a few recommended Redfin agents before and at least a few had serious backgrounds in real estate, like working as a traditional agent for 10+ years prior to joining Redfin That's probably going to be a lot better than a young post-grad agent who started their first job at Redfin
Is Redfins estimate totally worthless? : r RealEstate - Reddit Not worthless, but it indexes on what the seller lists it for because the seller knows more about the house than Redfin For example the higher price could be because significant renovations are done However after a house is sold I find Redfin estimate to be accurate within 1 year of sale because it uses comps to adjust the house value
Any reason to use Redfin agent as a buyer? : r RealEstate - Reddit Redfin is a very efficient way of buying a house, it’s easy to get in and see things, their offer system is good, and the agents are usually experienced but like any other brokerage, some agents are great, and some agents suck You should research the agent rather than just assuming everyone is the same there
Redfin? : r realtors - Reddit Redfin definitely isn’t perfect, it still has that start-up mentality and is constantly changing things and refining processes, but I respect our leadership (our CEO Glenn Kelman is one of my favorite people on this planet) and I feel like at the end of the day we’re always going in a good direction
Has anyone here used Redfin for buying or selling? What are . . . - Reddit After about 4 showings, fired Redfin and found a real agent who had experience and wasn’t so incompetent like Redfin A Redfin agents laziness of not willing to work weekends caused us to lose an opportunity of a house that we really wanted to make an offer on but the seller accepted another offer over the weekend
Redfin Associate Agents (show-only contractors) : r realtors - Reddit Redfin is a great place to learn the ins and outs of real estate but that’s about it In order to make $4k-$6k a month (which is close to impossible) you literally have to work everyday all day including weekends
Is Redfin too good to be true? : r homeowners - Reddit Redfin tells realtors "I'll give you several times the number of houses that you're getting right now, but you have to accept that the per-house commission is going to drop You'll make a lot more in the end but you'll have to sell more houses " Often realtors work both on and off Redfin and charge 50% of their regular rate for leads from there
Has anyone used Redfin to sell their home? : r RealEstate - Reddit Redfin has a lot of resources to throw at you so the process has gone smooth Staging, photos, etc are all part of the package You don't need to worry about one person coordinating everything, it's all part of a bigger machine and you have an online dashboard to schedule things and see status
Zillow Redfin etc. . From your experience, how accurate are the . . . - Reddit Internet prices from Zillow and redfin are fairly accurate It takes the average sale price in your area and compare them with similar sized lots, bedroom, bath, etc what those estimate are very bad at accounting for intangible things like busy roads, very outdated homes, and other factors that don’t show up on a deal