Turns out America hates real estate agents
[{"id": "cdc4iqz", "text": "Shocker.\n\nWhen you have somebody who gets a higher paycheck by having their client pay more, ofcourse the buyer doesn't trust them", "replies": [{"id": "cdccc3i", "text": "Yes that's exactly how it works, the real estate agent forces them to buy the house they don't want.  Americans don't like salespeople it doesn't matter what field they work in.  This includes commercial agents. ", "replies": [{"id": "cdcclhm", "text": "Woah relax, if you're a real estate agent don't get so defensive. I have nothing against them, I'm just telling you why people don't like them. You're right, people don't like sales people either unless they really trust them", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "cdcioyy", "text": "I'm sure this obviously refers to residential. I think it's crazy; I do commercial real estate, and wouldn't want to touch residential with a 10 foot stick, due to all the time frames and regulations they need to follow. I think they absolute deserve every commission they make.", "replies": [{"id": "cdcrdtv", "text": "I totally agree. Plus the buyers and sellers in residential tend to be much more emotionally involved with the property which makes everything more difficult.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}]