Originally Posted by radeonboy (Post 9139112)

Congrats! When do you move in to your new place?

Having a professional realtor who puts your interest first makes the process a lot less stressful. It seems so obvious, but I've become somewhat jaded from the many low-effort relators I encountered over the last few years.

Originally Posted by EvoFire (Post 9139114)

Is there any work that needs to be done at the new place?

Originally Posted by westopher (Post 9139120)

We move in August 15th



It's been Reno'd and seems to have been done well. It's also only 16 years old so shouldn't need much if anything.
We looked at a smaller unit in the same building. Was cheaper by a fair margin but without the rooftop patio and renos done it was easy to see the value in paying more.
The difference in places that are a shade over 900 compared to the places that are a million is absolutely insane. The value if you can get into that upper bracket by comparison is huge.

Originally Posted by 68style (Post 9139116)

^ You trying to mobilize the RS renovation crew again??

Originally Posted by 68style (Post 9139113)

Yah you haven't lived until you show up at an open house in Richmond when it's hey-days and find a fat asian dude sitting in sweatpants and a stained t-shirt at the counter next to a stack of flyers playing with his phone.

Like, less than zero effort, just paid some family member or other stiff to kind of act as a deterrant for something getting broken or stolen.

Originally Posted by Badhobz (Post 9139046)

https://cdn.realtor.ca/individual/TS...es/1018953.jpg

Crypt Keeper here will make sure you don't get a good deal. i want 10 mill off with the first negotiation !!!

Originally Posted by westopher (Post 9139110)

Subjects are removed on our new place, we accepted offer on our place yesterday with subjects to be hopefully removed next week.
Not gonna lie, I have a newfound appreciation for what realtors do, at least the good ones. Ours is going to make a great payday, however, the work put in and the professionalism combined with a no pressure approach was really a good experience for us.
Can not fucking wait to be on our new rooftop patio with mountain views, but going to miss this little place we are leaving. 8 years here and besides being too small for us now, there's no other negatives to the place.
Only moving 2 blocks so I'm excited that our daily routine doesn't need to change.
Over here on the shore, the market is still moving. We listed 6 days ago and had one offer that was a good one, and we would have had another tonight I'd bet if we didn't take it. It's a decent time to be moving in the same area. It's not an all out fight, but you know if your place is good it's going to have interest. A few people asked on our subject removal date on our new place if the sale had completed, so there was interest there as well

Originally Posted by Eff-1 (Post 9139190)

We're listing ours next week. Any chance you can DM me your listing? I'm just curious for comp purposes.

I'm also curious what your realtor's commission rate is?

Here's what ours is asking:

Originally Posted by westopher (Post 9139120)

We move in August 15th



It's been Reno'd and seems to have been done well. It's also only 16 years old so shouldn't need much if anything.
We looked at a smaller unit in the same building. Was cheaper by a fair margin but without the rooftop patio and renos done it was easy to see the value in paying more.
The difference in places that are a shade over 900 compared to the places that are a million is absolutely insane. The value if you can get into that upper bracket by comparison is huge.

Originally Posted by 6thGear. (Post 9139194)

7/2.5 is the asking rate. However, your listing agent is taking a bit more of the cut . Usually, the co-operation fee is 3.255/1.1625 with the listing agent taking the remainder.

Originally Posted by PeanutButter (Post 9139207)

The thing that annoys me is that you have to pay GST on their commission.
Realtor fee's are such BS.

And the argument that if the fee's are lower, agents won't send out the listing, is that even true? When I was buying, i was the one looking at the listings myself and we went to a couple of the 1% realtors showings and my agent didn't make a fuss at all.

Originally Posted by Eff-1 (Post 9139208)

Is it worth me bringing that up? Ultimately i'm still paying 7/2.5 and the split is kind of up to him. Appreciate your input here.

Originally Posted by Eff-1 (Post 9139208)

Is it worth me bringing that up? Ultimately i'm still paying 7/2.5 and the split is kind of up to him. Appreciate your input here.

Originally Posted by The Producer (Post 9139200)

2 block move - piece of cake.

Originally Posted by Eff-1 (Post 9139208)

Is it worth me bringing that up? Ultimately i'm still paying 7/2.5 and the split is kind of up to him. Appreciate your input here.

Originally Posted by PeanutButter (Post 9139207)

The thing that annoys me is that you have to pay GST on their commission.

Originally Posted by 6thGear. (Post 9139210)

Can't comment on other agents but last year I was on the buy end off a 1% Realty listing. After brokerage cut/board fee/rebate, I was left with $2500 after 8 months of working with my client. LOL.