05-13-2019, 04:42 PM
"A friend of mine, as a home seller, negotiated the realtor down to 1.5%, and actually down to 0.5% if he found the buyer himself."
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My understanding is if you have a buyer and seller agreeable on a deal, you can sometimes go directly to a title company and get them to do all the paperwork at reasonable cost. (The title search to ensure that the title is clear is very important.)
I'm told sometimes the title companies balk, because the real estate industry lobbies them to work only with realtors. Not sure what the situation is on this in Hilo.
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My understanding is if you have a buyer and seller agreeable on a deal, you can sometimes go directly to a title company and get them to do all the paperwork at reasonable cost. (The title search to ensure that the title is clear is very important.)
I'm told sometimes the title companies balk, because the real estate industry lobbies them to work only with realtors. Not sure what the situation is on this in Hilo.