Paying broker commission in cash? Is that usual?

For some (private or business) reason, he probably does not want the payment to be in the account. That is what I assume. But his problem should not be yours.

Regards

To me, this looks more like tax evasion since he would be pocketing the money directly. You don’t take five-figure amounts in cash, and it’s completely atypical. The amount is only due upon signing the contract with the notary (that’s when his work is done) and can then be settled with a proper invoice and the subsequent transfer. Whether he gets his money or not cannot be influenced by him at the notary appointment anyway, because the money is only due upon signing, and by then it’s already too late for him.

Conclusion: don’t take any money with you and have a proper invoice issued. You also only have advantages from this, such as easier proof of payment.

would also only transfer (want). What can the broker do for the notary? nothing

Whether the broker pockets the money is initially irrelevant, that is their own responsibility in case it happens. If a proper invoice is issued and the receipt of the money is acknowledged with the date and the note amount received in cash, everything is in order.

I would shit myself if I walked around with so much cash. And because of [Direktbank], that wouldn’t be so easy for me either.

I would bet that this is tax evasion. I would immediately send an email to the tax office with the contact details. They should investigate. Brokers already earn too much anyway and should at least pay their taxes. Things like this really make me angry. Our broker received 12,000 EUR and for that only posted one f****** ad on the internet and made 3 phone calls.