Cut out the broker, save 6%! Well, maybe not

I told the owner of my building, hey if you decide to sell, call me first. I’ll buy it and we can avoid paying the 6%”.
REALLY? This was a conversation I recently heard. I was not eavesdropping, mind you. I was the guest of a network buddy of mine at a monthly meeting of a trade organization. The conversation was between my friend and one of his clients whom I’d met previously. As I stood there with them, I recalled trying to help him last year with some space issues he was fac