I have a few questions on this matter:
\n1. We’re selling FSBO and had someone come to our open house and say they are working with a broker. We got the feeling that they were interested in the apt. Their broker called us immediately afterwards asking us to sign a commission agreement. At this point, is it worth giving the broker some commission in order to help push the buyer along. If the buyer is really interested in the place, wouldn’t they still bid on it even if we decide we aren’t willing to co-broke? 2. Our NYT ad did not say FSBO specifically. Is it usual practice to state that you are FSBO and whether or not you are willing to co-broke?
\n3. The buyer broker is apparently legally working for the seller. What does this actually mean in practice? Once we sign a commission agreement, then are they obligated to negotiate on our behalf instead of the buyer they were originally hired by? What other items during the contract\/closing process would they handle?<\/p>\n
Many thanks! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I have a few questions on this matter: 1. We’re selling FSBO and had someone come to our open house and say they are working with a broker. We got the feeling that they were interested in the apt. Their broker called us immediately afterwards asking us to sign a commission agreement. At this point,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":695,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"schneps_byline":"","schneps_post_style":"","schneps_post_source":"","schneps_syndicated_read_more":"","schneps_post_source_sitename":"","schneps_syndicated_thumb_html":"","schneps_syndicated_thumb_src":"","schneps_post_source_shortname":"","schneps_post_source_url":"","schneps_post_source_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[104],"tags":[],"districts":[],"class_list":["post-35671","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-real_estate"],"acf":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2009\/08\/fsbo-dealing-wi\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"FSBO – Dealing with Buyer Broker","url":"http:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2009\/08\/fsbo-dealing-wi\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2009\/08\/fsbo-dealing-wi\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":""},"articleSection":"Real Estate","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"guest"}],"creator":["guest"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Forum Archive","logo":""},"keywords":[],"dateCreated":"2009-08-31T16:16:56Z","datePublished":"2009-08-31T16:16:56Z","dateModified":"2009-09-04T11:02:26Z"},"rendered":"