Imagine you have a lemonade stand, and you really want to sell your lemonade. You have a friend who also wants to help you sell it. If someone else comes along and wants to buy lemonade, your friend can help you make the sale, but you’ll have to share the money from the sale with your friend.
Now, if you decide you only want to sell the lemonade to someone you find yourself, you keep all the money. This is like a real estate agent wanting to find a buyer for a house on their own to keep all the commission money.
But, if someone else helps you find a buyer and makes an offer, you should still consider their offer because it could be a good one. If you choose not to work with them just to keep all the money for yourself, you’re not being fair to everyone involved.
In the world of selling houses, real estate agents have to show and consider all offers they get, even if it means sharing the commission. It’s their job to make sure they are doing the best they can for the person who wants to s…
