Having just gone through a grueling year long search for a home, I absolutely see the value in having a realtor as a buyer, and I have to say I’d be happy to pa

Having just gone through a grueling year long search for a home, I absolutely see the value in having a realtor as a buyer, and I have to say I’d be happy to pay for one if I were on the sellers side. Yes, some of a realtors transactions are probably cookie cutter, simple, and mundane work that a buyer or seller could have carried out themselves. The challenge is you don’t know when that isn’t going to be the case. We ended up in more than a few situations where having someone in our corner who had “seen some s#+?” was hugely valuable. The argument that “hey, we live in this society where people like to do stuff online and therefore real estate agents are on the chopping block!” just doesn’t hold true. In some cases a human being is the most effective way to deliver the kind of tailored, personal, convenient service that people seem to also want more of.