Paying agents for comp data?

[Dorian Young]

My friend is an agent and I have offered  to pay for them to pull comps. Has anyone done similar? If so, what do you think is a fair rate per pull.

Thanks!

-D

[Aaron Moayed]

If you’re legitimately considering using them, do not pay a dime. Otherwise, depends on what the agent’s time is worth to them and how veteran they are. I’m a commercial agent, so if you wanted me to strictly pull comps on such properties, as an example, with zero potential for business... I’d say $100 to pull 10 comps... if you wanted full analysis probably $250. If you literally just want a few comps and it’s a friend, it should be free (unless you’re doing it more than once lol). This depends on a lot, though.... I’d say $50-250 without knowing the details.