Anyone here have thoughts on using a Redfin agent to sell a house? Any downsides with using Redfin that the agent doesn't tell you about? Any worthwhile upsides over a normal agent?
I am trying to get my home on the market ASAP (Houston area). I interviewed three different agents over the last couple days. One from a big Keller Williams office, one independent that had his own agency with his wife and then the Redfin agent. All three seemed about equal. Commission is not a huge factor as my house is a $200k house so the 1.5% sellers commission Redfin advertised doesn't apply as it would be to low. Redfin seller commission is supposedly a flat $4500. Also, all agents had supposedly been a realtor full time for 9 or more years. The Redfin guy did say of his 9 years only the last year was with Redfin.
On the price point that the agents suggested the independent was the highest at around $230k, the Keller Williams was in the middle around $220 and the Redfin was the lowest at around $215k. I'm thinking regardless of the agent I will go with $220k as the initial asking price.
One interesting thing about Redfin is the guy said he was strictly a seller's agent. Said that's how Redfin works. One can be a buyer's agent or a seller's agent but not both. Not sure if that is good or bad.
Thanks.