Should we buy an overpriced property?

If there were at least some kind of service in return for the many thousands of euros. During a property viewing, the real estate agent gave us the address and said we should get in touch if we had any questions. And for that, he wanted about €7,000.

It was the same for us. We even brought the key to the house ourselves. Only the notary appointment is more annoying when it comes to "money for nothing."

If at least the fees were paid by the party too lazy to market their property themselves, I wouldn't mind. But instead, the audacious nonsense is forced upon the buyer's side because the demand is there, and they will have to pay one way or another.

Lucky is the one who knows the legal situation and can possibly outsmart incompetent real estate agents ...

And for that he wanted about €7,000.

Unbelievable how trifling 90% black sheep ruin the image of an entire profession. How good that I am a management consultant ;-)

I never know with you what is irony/sarcasm and what is serious

A baked cake ready for sale at the bakery counter also has a higher price than the sum of the costs for ingredients, machine depreciation, labor wages, etc.

I only see one possible profit motive as an additional "cost item," which, if a property is completed on 12/31 and sold on 01/01, is purely virtual as a cost item. There is no value behind it. Or, in other words, it is pure speculation.

Incredible how a lousy 90% of bad apples ruin the image of an entire profession. How good that I am a management consultant.

We can gladly talk about management consultants in another thread. The best experience still comes from the employees themselves, only they are rarely if ever asked.

And in today’s real estate situation, what enormous effort does the realtor have? Properties/land sell by themselves. It is okay if an older person hires a realtor, but then you could also entrust the bank with it. In my eyes, realtors are totally unnecessary.

The best experience is still with the own employees, only they are rarely if ever asked.

Exactly. You write that on flip charts, draw little clouds around it, and then get paid for it by the bosses. And then you go to the golf course and ponder heavily over the question "718 or 911?"

In my opinion, brokers are totally unnecessary.

Definitely after twenty years of the Euro.