It makes zero sense to sell, pay commission, maybe taxes and buy in lesser places.

agent myself and investor, I've seen plenty of agents avoid listings with low commission and FSBO, so you may be able to do a 3%/2% split in favor of the buyer's agent.

I received a credit at closing for capital improvements during interim, security deposits & real est commission.

One strategy I used to use as a Realtor-investor buying Bank Owned property would be to forego the Realtor's commission to bid more competitively.

If you're looking for the cheapest monthly fees and low commission splits, there are plenty of options, but as with anything I suspect you get what you pay for or... what you don't pay for.

The commission for this one is a good bit lower than KW, but I think I would be able to hit the ground running with them. 

After all, since s/he is getting a cut of your commission, it's in their best interest to help you succeed.

Forbes has a habit of putting something like this out every few years.The "bad" thing about investing your IRA in real estate is that the main Wall Street players do not have control over your funds and the means to earn commissions selling financial instruments.His arguments are entirely tilted towards to negative and not providing any context or perspective.I could just as easily pick 3 or 4 historically bad stock investments (Enron) or high fee annuities, and make it sound like that was all that you could expect if you went to a conventional brokerage - which is clearly not the case.For someone who understands real estate as an asset class, there is the potential to have your IRA produce consistent returns and have true diversification away from the news-cycle volatility of conventional financial products.

They had the use of another sink while their kitchen sink was out of commission, yes?

But, if I can't create those 3 sentences and make them compelling, I'm not gonna spend the time to look at it deeper.Of course, most properties don't (arguably) have compelling theses, so people have to result in hand waving and distraction to make the seller feel like the commission is adding value.