Real Estate is a profession, kind of like web design. So you sold some company for millions dollars? It’s in here somewhere, I’m sure there were contracts involved.

So your time, effort, energy, your trade, is much more valuable than the excellent work of Russel Katz, who has also learned a craft?

You say he isn’t complaining, because you’ve got your condo deal you’re going to give him as his next prize.

What I’m saying is that I hope this next experience he has with you goes better than what you have described.

Now you have a condo that you want to sell.

I hope you price it well so Russel can make another ton of money. Because the feeling I’m getting is you are going to want top dollar for that condo, and you’re going to want Russel to earn every penney of those commission dollars.

Then the buyer’s agent better watch out, because that commission may be up for grabs also. Maybe you can make a side deal with the buyer.

Oh wait! How stupid am I! That’s right Russel better do a very, very, good job because you have Internet Options.

Russel deserves a lot more from you than a link. That’s my opinion, my very strong opinion, and as you know every one has one.

You owe him the .5%, or maybe you can trade him some work.

Sure the other agent may be a jerk, as you say, there are a lot of jerks in the business, but that wasn’t Russel’s fault. He may have heard something, he may have been directed to the property, you don’t know, you took a chance, you win, he loses? Naw!

Cut the carp, Russel is the kind of blood the Real Estate profession needs.

You are right about one thing though: I should promote my agent, who is a friend of mine and I’ve been very happy with. In fact, I’m currently listing my condo with him. His name is Russell Katz and I highly recommend him. I will add him to the partners section in the sidebar as well.

You talking to the seller can be good or bad. I’ve done it and it turned out good, there again I’ve done when it turned out bad.

That’s why we have an agent. I have a license, but also use agents, the deals go better with me using an agent.

You do web design, the internet is your business so of course “shopping” for property should be just as easy as buying a pair of shoes, or travel tickets, or ETRade?

You spent months or was it years spinning your wheels, by yourself, and the internet. Then you had an agent work for you, then you had him give up .5% of his commission to make you happy.

I mean I appreciate your site, and the numbers, but in my opinion you did your agent some dirt here, and you should be promoting him, or her, the same as you did Build LLC. It seems to me your agent did a good job.

This is important: most people don’t realize that the buyer’s agent contract they sign usually specifies that the buyer will be responsible for paying a 3% commission to the buyer’s agent if the seller doesn’t pay it (which they usually do).

This was one thing I noticed as well when I read over the contract. I had some words with my real estate agent and we agreed that if by some chance the seller didn’t pay, that I didn’t have to either.

But you are right, most people do not realize this is in there.