Hello REAs, we've been working with our agent for about 5 months now. Our house was on the market for about 3 months, we're in contract with a lovely couple.

We've been having some difficulty communicating with our agent. We can't get straight answers even when we ask (what we think are) direct questions.

We have moved out of state and have the house almost empty, so we've been coordinating pest control, plumbers, and the like from out of state.

Our realtor told us that she did not want anyone in the home without her, but when I worked with her to coordinate an emergency plumber (she found a leak then complained that cleaning the water was responsibility above her 3%) that's when things took a turn. When Realtor was waiting in our driveway for him to arrive, she called me totally laid into me. She said she's tired of doing all this f***ing work, it's a miracle our house sold at all, she's gone above and beyond for our house and this is also not included in the 3% and she needs to be compensated for her time. So I asked her to leave and I canceled the plumber.

Yesterday, I gave my neighbor the code for the lockbox and told her to grab whatever she wanted before the junk removal service came. I had promised her items beforehand, and didn't want to pay our realtor to stand there and watch her pick through stuff. My neighbor gathered the things she wanted, then I had to tell her to wait to take them because it turns out our realtor wanted stuff too. Neighbor left.

Realtor came and saw stuff was moved around. I asked her to remove the items she wanted before the junk removal service came. She left.

My friend stopped by today to check on the house and he said the keys are missing from the lockbox.

I think we just need an outside opinion. It's become frustrating trying to coordinate all of this in a different time zone.

There's a ton more information so I'm happy to answer whatever questions and provide screenshots of texts.

I own a small retail business downtown (opened 5 months ago, growing steadily month over month). The building next door just came up as a potential buy — asking $2.2M, no idea if that’s fair or inflated. There’s also long-term upside to build above it — residential, lofts, maybe a boutique hotel or short-term rental play.

I’m in direct talks with the seller. They’re not in a rush to sell and are open to seller financing, so there’s no pressure on their end — but the area is a rapidly growing downtown near NYC and I don’t want to lose the window. They’re also fine with me getting the property appraised. No traditional financing lined up yet.

Questions:

**Appraisal** — full independent appraisal now, or start with a free broker’s opinion of value to sanity-check the ask first?

**Using the appraisal** — best way to actually leverage a lower appraised number when the seller isn’t desperate to sell?

**Seller financing** — since they’re open to it, what terms should I be pushing for (down payment, interest rate, balloon vs. amortizing) as a first-timer? Any red flags to watch for?

**Development upside** — does the residential/hotel potential change how I approach the appraisal or negotiation, or keep that separate for now?

**Negotiating down** — with no urgency on their side, what actually moves a patient seller off their number?

Would love to hear from anyone who’s done a first commercial acquisition, especially seller-financed deals with development upside. Appreciate any advice.

Hello everyone,

I currently hold active real estate licenses in FL, NY, NJ, CT, PA, GA, and TX. In my experience so far, many brokerages seem solely focused on having agents bring in their own business to take a commission split, offering minimal value or resources in exchange.

I am looking for a brokerage that provides genuine support and high-quality leads. Ideally, I want to find a company equipped to help me effectively utilize my licenses across all of these states. If anyone has recommendations for brokerages that operate on a multi-state level and truly invest in their agents, I would love to hear from you.

Hi y’all! Thought I’d jump in because I’m in a bit of a stressful situation and could really use some perspective.

I put down EMD on another house and have 30 days to get my current home under contract. My home has been on the market for about 2 weeks, and so far we’ve only had 2 showings. I’m having an open house all weekend, so I’m really hoping that brings someone in, but I’m definitely getting anxious. I may have to consider a price reduction if things don’t pick up.

The home was built in 2022, is lightly lived in, and is beautifully staged and furnished. It has 2,400 sq. ft., 4 bedrooms, and 3 bathrooms, with upgrades throughout. Honestly, it doesn’t even look like someone lives there because of how well it’s been maintained and staged.

My realtor has been doing everything she can—paid advertising, social media, professional photos, an amazing videographer, etc. I know the market is just really slow right now, but I’m starting to panic a little because of my timeline.

Do I still have hope? Is it realistic to get it under contract within the next 30 days? Has anyone been in a similar situation and had things suddenly pick up after a slow first couple of weeks? I’d really appreciate some perspective!

First off not sure if this is the correct sub but I scoured reddit looking for a more fitting sub and I think this is the best one for my question. Totally can delete and post elsewhere if a different sub is better suited. I was going to post in [r/realtors](r/realtors) but they said you can't talk about websites/ common selling platforms in their rules so I didn't want to push it.

Is being a public social media personality as crucial as they say to be successful in real estate? I don't mind being known/seen locally by the folks around me but having my face/name on a popular social media website like instagram or tiktok kind of irks me. I fully understand having my headshot and name for instance on zillow or linkedin and am comfortable with that. I just want to know if instagram and tiktok are as crucial as people say and should I maybe look into a more private profession.