I can't really speak on the aspect of buying a home, but when we sold my grandmothers home having a solid real estate agent certainly was mutually beneficial. T

I can't really speak on the aspect of buying a home, but when we sold my grandmothers home having a solid real estate agent certainly was mutually beneficial. They knew what needed to be done in regards to quick fix repairs that were far cheaper than the value added to the home when sold, and in turn earned a higher commission fee for themselves. I'm not sure how good redfin is to work with on the sell side of things, but I have a hard time imagining that a flat fee gets you the personal attention needed to be able to sell a home for 10% above what you were hoping to get.