From: "Lou" 
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house misc.invest.real-estate misc.consumers.frugal-living
Subject: Re: Buying a house without a buyer's agent - negotiating tips?
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2006 19:15:28 -0400


"Don K"  wrote in message
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>  wrote in message
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> > trader4@optonline.net wrote:
> >
> >> You have to stop thinking about who gets what and start thinking about
> >> what the right price is for the house.
> >
> > And that's the only thing I am thinking about, but I suspect
> > that the final price might be lower if there is only one
> > middleman involved, thus my questions. What you
> > are suggesting makes perfect sense, by the way.
>
> The sellers already agreed to give their broker a certain percentage
> of the selling price. If you want to cut out the middlemen you have to
> find someone selling a house without a broker.
>
> Don

And, I might add, a seller who's willing to drop the price because of that.
Based on my admittedly limited experience, people who decide to go the FSBO
route do so in the expectation of being able to pocket that money - if they
have to drop the price because the buyer thinks they're not paying an agent,
they might just as well have an agent and save themselves the trouble.