So we decided not to sell our house mainly because I object to paying 1% to an agent when we do almost all the work and have all the liabilities and pay all the costs.

Paying an estate agent for doing a hand full of viewings more than I pay my builder in 10 weeks for actually building our house is morally obscene.

We're going in to the Airbnb business instead.

My builder is going to run the business and earning commission, which he deserves, while we travel the world finding our next home.

He's really excited, it gives him additional income to his hourly rate.

Win win.

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Come to Florida and I'll cook you a steak in exchange for cruise lessons. Our cruise was C- at best.

Cruise lessons?

I'm not sure that's a thing πŸ˜‚

Sorry to hear your cruise was a disappointment.

Sure, I'd love to pop by. I'm planning a world trip next year, meeting anybody on here that wishes to, to share food in their home towns.

I’ll settle for good conversation

Done 🫑

Come see the trees! #humboldt

On my way 🫑

Local food sucks. But my wife makes a mean curry (Fiji Indian curry).

I might have to bring my father in law, as that's his favourite food.

Before he retired fully as a Doctor, he used to spend 6 weeks every year in Fiji doing medicals for the Army for new recruits.

The more the merrier.

You haven't met him yet πŸ˜‚

I live the way you’ve thought about this. Comparing an estate agent’s compensation to a builder’s. And then re-shaping the plan to align with what seems right.

I'm in a fortunate position that I have options and can afford to have morals.

Many can't.

This is the down side of game theory.

Printing houses is a thing these days πŸ˜‚

House printer go brrrrrrrr

1%? Many pay 5 and 6% when selling. Good plan!

Whaaaaaaat ? 😱

AI helped me with this:

When selling a house, the seller typically pays the full real estate commission, which is usually around 5% of the home's sale price. This commission is often split between the seller's agent and the buyer's agent, with each receiving about 2.5% to 3%.

For example, if your house sells for $300,000, the total commission would be:

[ 300,000 \times 0.05 = 15,000 ]

So, the seller would pay $15,000 in total, which might be split as follows:

Seller's agent: $7,500

Buyer's agent: $7,500

However, the exact commission can vary based on the agreement you have with your real estate agent, and it can sometimes be negotiated. Some agents offer lower rates or flat fees, so it's always a good idea to discuss the details with your agent before listing your property.

AI-generated answer. Please verify critical facts.

I'm guessing this is America.

That's CRAZY!!!

We generally don't have buyers agents in the UK. However if you're buying in the plus Β£5M GBP raneg, you would often hire an agent to do the search for you.

They typically earn what they save you on the asking price by negotiating on your behalf. They typically earn 40% - 60% of this discount.

Sorry. I always assume we're talking about the US. Haha. Carry on!

Sir, yes sir 🫑

Typical boomer doing buy to let πŸ˜‚πŸ˜†

Gen X if you don't mind πŸ˜‚

Don't try switching to GenX now. πŸ˜‚πŸ˜†

I'm tempted to dox my birth certificate, I'm that triggered πŸ˜‚

Selling my house right now and the agent fee is insane. Using the same agent to sell as when we bought, and he’ll make more off this β€œinvestment” than we will as the homeowners!

That is SO BAD !!!!

Can you do FSBO in the UK? I might seriously consider it if and when the time comes even though a real PITA.

I had to Google both terms πŸ˜‚

No, we don't have For Sale By Owner here, but we do have fixed price listing websites like Yopa or Purple Bricks.

They generally charge anything from free to around Β£1,500 depending on the service(s) you want.

However they tend to focus on the lower end of the market. We could try them, but this solution gives our builder additional income which would be useful to him, so I feel better doing it this way.