Visit Switzerland!

View of Matterhorn and Dent d'Hérens from Tête Blanche, Switzerland (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Whether you are a thrill seeker, looking to explore the great outdoors and mountanous terain of Switzerland, or you are looking for a great place to ski in the Alps for you next winter vacation, Switzerland is a terrific place to visit. Here's a few reasons why:

Friendly people
Switzerland is known to have some of the friendliest people in Europe. Meeting someone fun and friendly on your vacation trip can make the experience even more memorable.

Scenery
If you're not coming to Switzerland to partake in physical activities, then taking in the scenery is certainly entertaining enough. The Alps are relatively young mountains, which results in majestic mountain peaks and extreme cliffs that you can't find anywhere else in the world.

Adventure Activities
The unique and intense terrain of Switzerland offers a mecca for adventure activities. Paragliders, bungee jumpers and rock climbers flock to Switzerland every year. If you are not experienced in such activities, you can always hire the help of trained professionals.

If you're looking for a place to stay in Switzerland, there are plenty of options. Many hostels, including the Backpackers Villa Sonnenhof, offer great amenities at a nice low price. For as nice of a town Interlaken is, Interlaken Hostel prices are quite low.

Why do you ask?

This puzzles me. I showed a home last night to a lady who is thinking about writing an offer on the house. Her own home just sold, and she has limited time to move out. We're getting ready to go out to the driveway when she asks, "So what commission do you have on this house?"

When I was young and living at home, if I had asked someone a question like that, my mother would have scolded me up one side and down the other. That's just like asking someone "How much money do you make?" 

Before I go on, let me remind everyone that the SELLER pays the commission to the agent. The SELLER. That's right, SELLER. I can't say it enough. So regardless of the price offered to purchase a home, it's not the buyer, but the SELLER who pays.

So, back to my buyer. I explained to her, "the commission on the house is an agreement between myself and the seller. Why would you ask that question?"

She smiled a funny kind of smile. "Well, if you won't tell me, I can always contact another real estate agent who can tell me that from the MLS." 

So I'm really puzzled. This sounds like a challenge! Why does my commission have anything to do with whether or not she will buy this house?

If you have a thought on this, please post a comment below. I'm curious for your feedback.

This post was written by Carol