Would a flat fee realtor be motivated to getting the best price (in a multiple offer scenario, for instance) or just churn through transactions as they rely on volume?
At this point, I think full service realtors make the bulk of their money from upselling services (cleaning, staging, etc) but we're somehow led to believe they're better negotiators than flat fee or 1% agents. What are your thoughts?
I'm selling my house and interviewing realtors. Two neighborhood realtors valued it very differently (100k difference). They both showed me comps, and justified their reasoning. Is this normal? I really believe one estimate is way too high but I don't know why a realtor would do this? They both have great reviews and storefronts. The more "optimistic" one is a small team of two people with not a ton of listings but still solid. The lower estimate is a larger, more established team.
*** Edited to add that they're both full service agents and the more optimistic ones will absorb the costs if it doesn't sell. Also, they both want a bidding war and list price will be the same ***