<prompt> Human: What would be the upside of not using a realtor? Im a first time home buyer and dont want to have a nightmare after we close. But this is in our price range already and if we can save some more money for remodeling then why not?  <response>: Realtors share 6. They each get 3. If youre looking to sell a 300k home then 18k gets lost to the realtors. If you both have a good real estate attorney then you can skip a lot of the fluff. 