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Worked with a realtor over 2 years - how to compensate/thank her?
We have been working with our realtor for over two years and have made offers on 4 different homes. In each case, we didn't get the house except for the most recent. This last home we offered on we went into contract as they accepted the offer, but we backed out right before the contingency lifted. The owners who own the home we currently rent agreed to sell us the house we rent in a private sale. Given it is a private sale, my realtor will be getting no commission and we worked with her for two years, she bent over backwards for us on many occasions and in this most recent situation she was sick in the hospital, just got out and scrambled over to help us put an offer on a house we backed out of. She has become a friend over time as well.
I know realtors work on commission, but I am in sales too and I truly appreciate the time and effort of someone like her. Since we will no longer need her services for years to come, I won't get the chance to help her make that sale.
Also, she helped us write a contract on a house that was a private sale, knowing all along there would be no commission involved. That house fell through, but this was very generous.
She would have made a substantial commission on our home, we live in the Bay Area where prices are very high. I would like to send her a check to thank her for her time and efforts, plus something special like a gift card to a spa. I am afraid she won't cash the check, so at least she may use the gift card.
How much do you think I should send her? Is this necessary? What would you do in this situation. I feel like we wasted her time for two years!
Re: Worked with a realtor over 2 years - how to compensate/thank her?
Send her a thank you note and let her know you will be recommending her to anyone you know who is looking to buy or sell a home. Referrals are the best gift she could receive.
You did NOT waste her time -
We worked with our realtor f
I agree with the referral idea in a card. If you want to do a gift gesture, I would probably opt for a nice bottle of wine and a spa gift card for at least $100.
You technically do not owe her anything and she could have opted out of serving your
This is a complicated situation. I am a Realtor and obviously things happen that are frustrating and you miss out on your commission. I have certainly stopped working with people when I felt they were wasting my time, but clearly this was not the case