Comments on: Home Buyers, Sellers Score Big With Points http://homezilla.ca/blog/home-buyers-sellers-score-big-with-points/ The official corporate weblog for everything HomeZilla. Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:13:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Lisa http://homezilla.ca/blog/home-buyers-sellers-score-big-with-points/comment-page-1/#comment-1431 Lisa Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:36:23 +0000 http://homezilla.ca/blog/?p=449#comment-1431 The choice to use a REALTOR is an individual one. I personally have a wonderful agent that has helped me through a few transactions and will always engage her during a transaction. That aside, even if you don't use an agent to list, you certainly have anything to lose by using one to purchase a property as you don't pay their commission. Further, with the offers above you'd receive an added value (Points or Gift Cards) by using a REALTOR. Hbc also has a real estate program that provides thousands of dollars in gift cards. (over $3,000 on a $500,000 house) 1-866-466-3688 or email hbc@homeserve.ca The choice to use a REALTOR is an individual one. I personally have a wonderful agent that has helped me through a few transactions and will always engage her during a transaction.

That aside, even if you don’t use an agent to list, you certainly have anything to lose by using one to purchase a property as you don’t pay their commission. Further, with the offers above you’d receive an added value (Points or Gift Cards) by using a REALTOR.

Hbc also has a real estate program that provides thousands of dollars in gift cards. (over $3,000 on a $500,000 house)

1-866-466-3688 or email hbc@homeserve.ca

]]> By: Jessica http://homezilla.ca/blog/home-buyers-sellers-score-big-with-points/comment-page-1/#comment-1400 Jessica Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:48:25 +0000 http://homezilla.ca/blog/?p=449#comment-1400 Not quite sure I understand. So lets say that your house is worth $300,000. You can sell the house and pay an agent appx. $15,000 (a pretty typical 5% commission) and earn travel miles. Or you can sell the house yourself without an agent, shell out $1,000 or so for a marketing package from a FSBO company, pay the lawyer $1,500 to close the deal for you and use the ~$12,000 left over to take two or three trips without worrying about blackout dates and waiting on the phone for two days to do point redemptions. I'm lazy, but not two trips to Hawaii lazy. Not quite sure I understand. So lets say that your house is worth $300,000. You can sell the house and pay an agent appx. $15,000 (a pretty typical 5% commission) and earn travel miles.

Or you can sell the house yourself without an agent, shell out $1,000 or so for a marketing package from a FSBO company, pay the lawyer $1,500 to close the deal for you and use the ~$12,000 left over to take two or three trips without worrying about blackout dates and waiting on the phone for two days to do point redemptions.

I’m lazy, but not two trips to Hawaii lazy.

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