All Forum Posts by: Lily B.

@Suril Dalal Thanks for the reply! Was the seller amenable to lowering the price a little? The goal would be to get a slightly better price for us but if the seller has to still pay the same amount in commissions they might not have incentive.

My husband and I are considering buying a house (mostly for our own use, but since it has 5 bedrooms we might rent one or a couple rooms out down the road) in West New York. We already came across one we really like, and haven't spoken to an agent yet. This is our fifth time buying a place (second time in the county), and we were considering going it without an agent. Is that feasible? First I'm not sure if the seller and their agent would be open to that idea, and secondly even if they are but if the seller's agent simply becomes a dual agent and takes double commission, then there's no incentive for the seller to lower the price due to the lack of a buyer's agent.

Has anyone purchased without an agent, specifically in this area?

I’m debating whether or not to furnish my one-bedroom condo in downtown Austin. Given now’s not a great time to find a tenant (the city just banned in-person showings), maybe I might as well use the downtime to furnish it and rent it out quicker and for a higher rate once a tenant is found? I know there are pros and cons to both furnishing and not furnishing. What are people’s thoughts for the downtown Austin area specifically? Given it’s a relatively small unit in a high rise, I’d imagine my target tenant pool is a white collar, millennial worker in the neighborhood, possibly someone who moved from out of state for a tech job downtown?