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then, the client requested that the images be doctored to show off the landscaping (that wasn't even there)
... on a property that was class C at best…
… THEN, when the property was finally in escrow, tried to extort a reduction in the agent's commission!
All of that, just to be resented by your clients for that itty-bitty 2-3% commission later?
And who wants to be resented for their life's work, anyway?
The absolute short end of the stick is that buyer, seller, agent only two ends up with a win out of the three sides involved. The buyer gets the asset. The seller gets the cash. The agent gets, you know. A small fee and a "Thank you for your services."