Continuing the “Blog Wayback” Series –
From May 2008 – How Much Do I Charge For Sending Out a Referral?
Karma. Just (hopefully good) Karma.
I don’t like the feeling when I pay a referral fee (although they do pay the bills occasionally), so I don’t want to transfer that same ill feeling to another agent.
Inspiration for this post – Ardell’s STOP TAKING MONEY FOR REFERRALS!!!
Related reading –
Transparency in real estate fees (or why do I hate referral fees)
*Update 2023: I now do ask for referral fees; I was short-sighted. 🙂
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