using an agent to rent an apt - GoFuckYourself.com

xxweekxx · 04-16-2010, 04:06 AM

ok so im trying to use an agent here in cali to rent an apartment.. he showed me a bunch of listings today which had other agents..

im guessing my agent will make money by splitting the commission with the owner's agent?

Now i found a listing on my own which I like.Its also being handled by my agent. Can i still use my agent for this? Will he still get a commission or or gotta pay him a fee..

xxweekxx · 04-16-2010, 09:00 AM

bump.........

Pipecrew · 04-16-2010, 09:03 AM

they get the first months rent from the landlord. You dont have to pay anything.

xxweekxx · 04-16-2010, 09:22 AM

i know but im talking about using my agent to talk to another persons agent..

so if my agent gets first month rent, how much does the owner's agent get then?

fatfoo · 04-16-2010, 09:40 AM

If you find a listing on your own without using an agent in any way, then you do not have to pay an agent.

xxweekxx · 04-16-2010, 09:44 AM

right but ive been working with an agent, but yest i found a listing on craigslist, called the guy up, and he gave me the info for his property manager..

so now if i have my agent contact her then my agent will not get a commission.. i kinda feel bad just dropping off my agent.. he spent hours showing me places.

96ukssob · 04-16-2010, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by xxweekxx

right but ive been working with an agent, but yest i found a listing on craigslist, called the guy up, and he gave me the info for his property manager..

so now if i have my agent contact her then my agent will not get a commission.. i kinda feel bad just dropping off my agent.. he spent hours showing me places.

who cares, he found places that you did NOT like. dont feel bad, it is their job to satisfy you and your needs. unless you have a signed agreement between you and him stating ANY property you find you will pay him a commission, you don't owe him/her a dime.

grow some balls and tell him to f-off if he comes back at you wanting a commission

AaronM · 04-16-2010, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by xxweekxx

i know but im talking about using my agent to talk to another persons agent..

so if my agent gets first month rent, how much does the owner's agent get then?

I've done this with a property lease in the past. The two agents were supposed to split the fee and I was told by the "other" agent that this would be done. The "other" agent then left the company and took all the money without a single dime going to my agent. My agent never mentioned it to me. I found out over a year later from somebody else who knew my agent.

xxweekxx · 04-16-2010, 10:00 AM

the thing is the owner is using a property manager, not really an agent per say.. will they still split the fee?

sandman! · 04-16-2010, 10:08 AM

the only way the agent makes $$$ is if the property is listed in the mls and there is a fee to split i know plenty of people that own properties that have never listed them in the mls and have never paid an agent a dime

xxweekxx · 04-16-2010, 10:18 AM

so i should just go do it without an agent.. kinda sucks he wasted his time

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xxweekxx Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 6,780	using an agent to rent an apt ok so im trying to use an agent here in cali to rent an apartment.. he showed me a bunch of listings today which had other agents.. im guessing my agent will make money by splitting the commission with the owner's agent? Now i found a listing on my own which I like.Its also being handled by my agent. Can i still use my agent for this? Will he still get a commission or or gotta pay him a fee.. __________________ _________________ I am the best

04-16-2010, 09:00 AM	#2
xxweekxx Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 6,780	bump......... __________________ _________________ I am the best

04-16-2010, 09:22 AM	#4
xxweekxx Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 6,780	i know but im talking about using my agent to talk to another persons agent.. so if my agent gets first month rent, how much does the owner's agent get then? __________________ _________________ I am the best

04-16-2010, 09:40 AM	#5
fatfoo ICQ:649699063 Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 27,763	If you find a listing on your own without using an agent in any way, then you do not have to pay an agent. __________________ Send me an email: [email protected]

04-16-2010, 09:44 AM	#6
xxweekxx Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 6,780	right but ive been working with an agent, but yest i found a listing on craigslist, called the guy up, and he gave me the info for his property manager.. so now if i have my agent contact her then my agent will not get a commission.. i kinda feel bad just dropping off my agent.. he spent hours showing me places. __________________ _________________ I am the best

04-16-2010, 09:03 AM	#3
Pipecrew Master of Gfy.com Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 14,887	they get the first months rent from the landlord. You dont have to pay anything.

04-16-2010, 10:00 AM	#9
xxweekxx Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 6,780	the thing is the owner is using a property manager, not really an agent per say.. will they still split the fee? __________________ _________________ I am the best

04-16-2010, 10:08 AM	#10
sandman! Icq: 14420613 Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: chicago Posts: 15,432	the only way the agent makes $$$ is if the property is listed in the mls and there is a fee to split i know plenty of people that own properties that have never listed them in the mls and have never paid an agent a dime __________________ Need WebHosting ? Email me for some great deals [email protected]

04-16-2010, 10:18 AM	#11
xxweekxx Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 6,780	so i should just go do it without an agent.. kinda sucks he wasted his time __________________ _________________ I am the best