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Discount Brokers

  What can you tell me about the discount realtors "Assist2Sell?" Are their claims that they offer the same services and are just as effective as a full-commission realtor true?
 
  Discount brokers offer "unbundled" services.  YOu decide which you want to pay for, and which things you will do for yourself.  They may offer everything a full-service broker does, but not at their rock-bottom fees.  You get to choose.  For one thing, even if your property is entered in a local Multiple Listing System, that won't do you too much good unless you're offering a commission to other brokers in the system who might be working with buyers.  Nothing wrong with the system as long as you understand what's involved. 
    Edith
Originally published on October 1, 2008
 
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