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It was worth it for me when buying cheap land. Since it's percentage based the amount was quite low; cheaper than a lawyer and I had a license to use the realtor association buyer contracts and connections to helpful people in the title office etc without having to hunt down and get these myself. When I calculate all the time I would have spent hunting down the right people, contracts etc it was a bargain against the buyer commission.

I wouldn't want to use a realtor for land worth more than 50k though. Use the percentage commission to work for you not against you.