>If they’re helping me buy a house, and they get a percentage, then it’s in their interest for me to overpay. If I’m selling a house, then the margin for increa

>If they’re helping me buy a house, and they get a percentage, then it’s in their interest for me to overpay. If I’m selling a house, then the margin for increasing the sale price above market value is probably not worth the effort Wait. Surely for the realtor these two scenarios are identical? Every purchase is also a sale. The only difference is in what role you've cast yourself.