Often when people first begin looking into hiring a real estate broker, they interview many licensed real estate professionals and compare commission costs before choosing the person they’d like to represent them. Many people choose their agent based solely on who has the lowest commission rate in the hopes of saving money. What they don’t consider is that realtors offering a low commission are often doing so for reasons that have little or nothing to do with helping their clients.

First of all, an agent who is willing to give up their own income so quickly is probably not the realtor you want on your side negotiating the hard earned equity you’ve built in your home. If they don’t care about their own money, they might not care that much about yours either. In fact, many realtors that are willing to discount themselves do so because they are looking to…