The vast majority of agents communication is over text and email. It is quite rare that it is required that a realtor must make an in person appearance somewhere, usually that's just for first meetings.
But yes, when stuff like this happens, we'll have a person do the required representation.
Put it like this: if 90% of realtor time is spent on communication that is done over text an email, then each realtor will be able to serve 10x the clients. But that still leaves time for them to show up at a courthouse on a Friday, as you mention
How many residential houses have you personally bought or served as a realtor for? In my experience everything other than rote paperwork and sending over information is done via chat or in person. No realtor is going to walk a first-time buyer through an inspection report via text message or email.
So you bought one house with a bottom-tier agent who wasn’t worth the money and now you’re trying to recreate that experience at the same cost? You don’t even understand what your competition is. A good buyers agent- one who actually does this full-time and makes a hefty profit- is worlds away from what you experienced.
> It is quite rare that it is required that a realtor must make an in person appearance somewhere
This might be true in urban markets - I have seen agents with a good book of business who are able to work remotely - but it isn't at all true in rural markets where the culture is entirely hands-on. I still do far too many deals with ink and paper in someone's living room or on the back fender of a pickup truck.
But yes, when stuff like this happens, we'll have a person do the required representation.
Put it like this: if 90% of realtor time is spent on communication that is done over text an email, then each realtor will be able to serve 10x the clients. But that still leaves time for them to show up at a courthouse on a Friday, as you mention