What do real estate agents actually do?

I spent a bit of time today talking to a Real Estate agent about websites.

After I had spent a considerable amount of time helping him with all his questions about how to make a website. Here’s the transcript.. be warned, this guy uses woeful English when talking on the net.

how much do you charge to sell a house

7k - 20 fo our area

how much do you charge real estate developers?

developers?

lets say someone bulldozes a house

ok

and puts 3 houses on that block and then sells them.. do you give them a discount

yep fo sho

like what?

well instead of doing a percentrage wed do a flat fee fo each unit. so the developer knows how much hes paying

how much do u do

say $7500 inc $1000 advertising for each unit

what does the $6500 actually buy someone ?

what do u mean buy who developer or buyer

i mean, the $6500 you charge for selling the unit, what does the agent actually do to earn it..
besides having a 30 min open house

lol that 30 min is nothin dude u kno how much time is involved in dealing buyers.. there the worst ppl to deal with not only that training that is involed in negotiating with the buyer

u want 300 for those units a buyer is not going to come to u and say ye no worries il offer u 300 they will come in at 250

why are they bad to deal with? too many stupid questions?

and guarentted u will spen the next week with them and only them alone tryin to get them up to 300 and then theres the side where u have to tak all the shit from the greedy vendor who thinks his property is worth 1 million dollars when its really worth 300 so theres alot of time and effort in dealing with buyers and educating with vendors and not too mention writing up the contract note dealing with solicitors collecting depostis and other small shit. i would say u get paid more than ur typical 9-5 job is probably there 100% more responsibilty on you and YOU alone cuz ur selling someones houes and if u dont get it right its on u

thanks