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I don't know how many here are realtor agents and this is gonna piss you guys off. Feel free to disagree but back up your counter arguments with logic and evidence instead of just insults and name calling.
Now, sales people of all types have to bend the truth to earn a living. Some of them have an especially bad reputation, for example used car salesman. Out of the broad spectrum of salesmen (and women to avoid being sexist) realtor agents are generally seen as relatively decent folks. In recent years though, I noticed that they aren't any better than other types of sales.
Basically speaking, they will always try to persuade you that NOW is the best time to buy. Doesn't matter if the market is going up (most of the past decade), or down (crash of 2017), or fairly stagnant (currently). Nope, no matter where the market is, they always tell you to buy now.
If its going up? Well you better buy now or you'll be priced out.
If its going down? Well better buy now cause its going back up and you'll miss this once in a life time opportunity.
Stagnant? Damn its still the best time to buy now because there's less competing offers.
The funniest thing is, if you already own real estate property, they'll also argue that its also the best time to SELL.
Now you explain to me how it could simultaneously be the best time to both buy AND sell?
Market going up? Sell now to lock in your gain!
Market going down? Sell now or prices going to drop even more!
Market stagnant? Well they'll still come up with bullshit reasons why you still should sell.
Even now during Covid-19 outbreak, I still hear some realtor agents trying to convince people to buy or sell (preferably doing both with them as the agent so they can earn commissions on both ends).
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