Is my agent required to honor my request on an offer
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Comments (5)What a great story this is. I know my kitties will never be able to do such a thing for me, but all our pets, as Gandle says in a different thread, make our lives more complete. Thanks for sharing this tale....See Moreseller agent didnt submit offer
Comments (41)Linda - what are you seasoned realtors seeing that those of us who think something is not right aren't? Sparkels Im only seeing that some of the facts are missing here. From being in the business, it sounds to me like they had a very strong offer on the property. (CASH or, a strong pre approval, good money down, strong credit scores, no contingencies) and had no reason to listen to any other offers, especially from a buyer who looked at the property a month ago (wasnt motivated enough to make an offer then). A red flag to me is that this buyer wasnt in contact with the listing agent for a whole month. Is this not a strong buyer that the LA didnt bother keeping in touch with him/her? When a bank has a strong offer on the table, they arent necessarily interested in getting the "highest" price, just the strongest buyer. They obviously felt that had that. Alot of people think the agent is doing something crooked or underhanded when things dont work out in their favor. I think most of the agents here are seeing that things are just not adding up. Parts of the story are missing. Agents have NO REASON at all not to submit offers, especially in this case where it would have been a double for the agent. My guess is they had a very motivated cash buyer in hand and had no reason to listen to any other offers....See MoreMy worthless RE agent
Comments (19)Ditto the sex offender issue. It really does take looking into the actual crime because depending on the state, sexting or underage sex can fall into that category. I don't think it's the REA's responsibility to check into neighborhood stuff like that - it's the buyers. Because it's a slippery slope from sex offenders to crime statistics to race and then all of the sudden the REA is breaking the law by "steering" you into certain neighborhoods. Not for me. I make my relocation buyers drive through neighborhoods on their own before I show them homes in each one. (And that "Keep Agents Honest" website? "Agents who allow their clients to pay junk fees" is one of the top 10 unethical practices? When did THAT become an REA's job? Maybe I'll start another thread on this one...)...See MoreHelp me understand my agent
Comments (39)Thanks guys. Well, yesterday's people came back again today. Again - over an hour late. Again, the buyer's agent called the office notify us of the delay, and again.. I wasn't notified. Oh well. They spent about 25 minutes in the house, and raced off to other appointments they were also late for. Haven't heard anything back yet, but I'm not obsessing over it either. We have 2 more showings tomorrow evening, and if these people come back for a 3rd time, it's all good. We replaced the screen on the slider door tonight, and I got a quote and hired someone to refinish the deck.. that will be done this week. The previous owners painted it with latex and it's peeling off. It's not hideous, but a bit of an eyesore compared to the rest of the house. I think it will be $700 well spent. I was out weeding my gardens and had to trim the grass growing around my For Sale sign. That kinda made me sad. jy_md - I have no problem with the amount of showings we're getting, and I do think our home is adequately marketed. My only issue is the lack of communication, and him not being reachable half the time. Of course, at this point I'm sure he considers me a colossal PITA and can't wait to sell it just to be rid of me ;) marys1000 mentioned "If now that you've lowered your price you still don't get a nibble I'd wonder if he's not working with the other agents well? " Which brings me to a new issue, and I think there may be some truth to that. Our neighbours across the court (ones who started out FSBO then listed with an agent, and subsequently sold 5 days later) were over talking to us (they're rooting us on big time, bless their hearts) was telling us their agent (from a different realtor) knows of our agent, and knows a few people who have closed deals with him - and he's apparently not very good to work with. Again, unreachable, and when the going gets tough, he shoves things off onto other people. Not sure how much truth there is in that, but it might explain why, out of 30+ showings and 30+ agents, the agents are for some reason pushing their clients to other houses. This is a question HE'S also pondered, but didn't have an answer for. If there's any truth to what we've heard, that may be our answer. I don't know, but I just have that sinking feeling in my stomach that we made a very bad choice, and it's a lesson well learned. Anyway, tomorrow is a new week. Onward........See Moresushipup1
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