All Forum Posts by: Terri Christie

I am confused by your question since the listing agent is the one who pays the buyers agent. If you are the buyer, you have nothing to negotiate, but if you turn around to sell, that's when you can ask for a slight reduction in commission...however, I explain it like this when I list a house: I use 6 $1 bills and say these 6 represent the commission you will pay. 3 goes to the buying agent and if I don't offer 3, you will get fewer showings and less opportunity to sell. Out of the 3 I keep, 1 goes to my company, 1 goes to marketing YOUR house and the expense associated with that and the last dollar I rip in half and say, 1/2 goes to Uncle Sam and the other half is what I take home and feed my family with. Now if you want me to cut my commission, which dollar would you like me to remove from the equation? Haha. So many people think agents make a lot of money, but we don't. If you are the buyer, sit back and let the seller pay your agent's commission. If you are the seller, think about what it's worth for you to sell your property and how hard you want your agent to work.

Hi Marla! I'm a realtor/investor here in Winston and my rental is 4 miles from WFU. That being said, a house just sold in a very nice area on Polo Rd that was the same deal. A mother bought it for daughter attending WFU and was going to keep it for daughter but dd fell in love and moved to GA haha. I know some good areas and some not so great areas around WFU. Let's connect privately if you want and I can send some properties your way from the MLS. I could also walk you through the purchase process. Happy to help 😀 Terri

Read each question all the way through 2 or 3 times before answering. Be very careful to find what they are asking, ie. all are true EXCEPT, which of these is TRUE, which of these is FALSE. Sounds simple, but I got caught a few times in my practice tests answering the wrong way. Read the section in the back of the book called "commission law" or something like that. Every state question came from here I think. Good luck!

hello Samantha and welcome to BP! I am in the same area (Winston Salem) and I turned my primary res into a rental and bought a different primary. 

I am a RE agent in the triad and also looking to invest more. Let me know if I can help in any way :)

You've come to the right place to learn!

Wow! What a story! You have such an entrepreneurial spirit :) I am in the Winston Salem area and we LOVE Asheville! My daughter and her husband just stayed in a lower level Airbnb apt. I wonder if it was yours :) Anyway, keep on keeping on. You are an inspiration!

Well Eric, I'd be happy to have a discussion with you privately because every time I mention any company name of anything or talk about re business I seem to get in trouble. I tried to contact you privately but it says you've hidden your contact info, so you will have to send me a message to my inbox :)

Hello all you Triad people! I am an investor in that I have 1 SFR in Winston Salem and I am an RE agent in the Triad and beyond. I'd love to connect with any of you as I'd like to expand my investing and learn from experienced people. If any of you need any help from me, let me know! Terri

Welcome Brandy! I am a real estate agent from your neck of the woods! I live in Lexington and work the whole Triad and beyond. Let me know if you ever need anything :) Terri

Welcome to BP! I like your enthusiasm! I am a native NYer living in NC for last 13 years now and love it here! Good luck as you grow your legacy!

Thank you for your service! I say go for it! Isn recently licensed in NC and I LOVE it! It's not as expensive as you are hearing if you affiliate with the right firm. If you are doing part-time, then there are some expenses you can skip all together. 10 weeks is not long to start a whole new career and I can tell you what firm I would suggest for a new, part-time agent.