View Poll Results: would you sell for 5k or hold out for more? 250k purchase
take the deal
48
78.69%
hold out for more.. its not my boat anyway..
11
18.03%
only one guy would do that
2
3.28%
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brokers give me a break
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5G's on a 250K deal is not worth the paperwork. Sorry, just my .02 and I've been an employing broker since '98.
every time I've done a deal like that it has ALWAYS come back to bite me
every time I've done a deal like that it has ALWAYS come back to bite me
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As a broker my contracts always stated 10% was paid to me upon completion of contract duties, NOT I would really like to see 10% but we can talk about it when it happens. Get the final prices signed by both parties and if the seller pulls the "Lower your commision BS" slap a lein on the boat for breach and collect your 10% from the bank. A deal is a deal!
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I agree....it depends what your buying or selling..appreciating asset or depreciating like a boat...If you can afford to hold great..every skinny deal I've done turns out that the buyer was the biggest PITA and worse after the sale..always wanting something for free, just to turn around later and resell for a profit..and then let me still handle all the warranty claims after the 1 yr period was over..
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I'm not a fan of brokers or real estate agents, but if they have a contract for a % of selling price ie; 10 % of 250K thats 25K, if the price of the boat drops to 225k thats still 22.5k. the broker, ultimately yes would like to make more, same as the seller, is the 5K gross? regardles the % is the %...broker shouldn't be asked to come down on his fee, the boat owner makes all the decisions.