That is usually the way it works. We just got our bill for the cat 6 wiring, coax, phone, etc. The builder told us that we would have to wait until after framing and then go thru with the wiring guy (our electrician did not do this) and then we got the bill. Our builder does not charge a fee for items like this. Good luck on your build.

I thought I had posted before to your questions, but I must not have pushed the right button to make it stick. To answer your questions none of these agents saw my home before they did their comps. Although at least one of them asked what we were looking at for price and was given an extensive list of our amenities. All Realtors here base their comps on the size of home, the number of bedrooms and baths, and lot size without regard for anything else you may have. They all come in with comps before they see your home. Thus the discrepancy in the scores. I did end up calling the ReMax agent today to let him know that he got the listing. I told him it wasn't a personality contest but a contest to see who would sell my home the fastest. I do not want to stay on the market for another two years... waiting for people to come through! I also told him that I picked him for his persistence. He called me every 6 months after we pulled our home off the market in 2009 without selling. We had listed our home in 2008 for 6 mos and then again in 2009 each for 6 mos. time with two different Realtors. Needless to say the first time it was overpriced...(my husband wasn't ready to move but was humoring me.. bc I wanted to move) but it probably would have sold if we had priced it correctly for the market. In 2009, we priced it where the Realtors told us but the market continued down and we were not going to keep pricing it lower to get rid of it. We were not in the position at the time where we HAD to sell. And in our area nothing in our price range was selling. Besides very few people came through both years bc of the market those two years. Both our agents at the time gave up on doing anything extra to sell our home after 3 mos. We had very few lookers (6 total) as noone was buying in that price range at the time. Unfortunately, this is NOT an entry level home. It has 4 bedrooms, 2 1/2 baths, and is approximately 3300 square feet not including a fully finished basement that runs completely below. In the meantime, we have added quite a few things to the home since then: All new Anderson tilt -in windows with Low E glass, new GAF roof tiles, a solar powered roof top system (it generates 60% of our electric power), installed a 14 KW whole house generator (for frequent power outages), remodeled the main bath, new neutral tone rug on stairs and in upper hallway, updated, LR (including updating the fireplace with stone over the brick) and DR, installed a gas fireplace insert in the den fireplace, removed trees in front (for solar system) and installed an underground sprinkler system. In the meantime we already had a lot of built-ins throughout the house including a master bath dressing area with custom built in dressers. Lots of builts-in in the den and in the basement, too. Because of all the upgrades ... especially the solar power system the Realtors all had a problem getting comps. My neighborhood is a hodge podge of different sized (some custom) homes. Ours was a custom home by a well-known builder in the area who now builds the top of the line homes in our area ($900,000 and up). We are not the largest or best home in our area, but we are up there. We decided to start selling at the mid 400s even though we are losing money from all our upgrades. Two of the Realtors placed us over the $500s and we started there the last time and said NO! We just want out to sell fast. There is no work to do on this house because we have already done it all. It is in mint condition. The problem they all had was to incorporate a solar home into their comps. They did not know how to do that. SO thanks for your input> I will keep you abreast of our progress. Right now we have trip out of town right after Easter and cannot put it on the MLS until we get back. We told the Realtor that he could show it if he wants while I am still home, but with 3 cats there is no way I would have it shown while I am out of town. We asked him to put up a sign to generate interest instead that says coming soon with his name on it to generate more interest. I told him if he has anyone he wanted to see the home before we leave town that would be ok.

OK, so it was the lawyer, not the realtor, who thought it fit to raise this issue. I can hardly believe that your lawyer really thought this would be a problem for you because, after all, interpreting the contract in such a strained way could lead to you being responsible for multiple commissions, as marys1000 astutely pointed out above, which would be ridiculous. But lawyers do exist who advise clients to get releases from every possibility their overly creative minds can come up with under the general operating premise of "what harm can it do?" Your realtor didn't find you "a qualified buyer" technically or any other way because the party you call a "buyer" refused in the end to buy your house and, thus, became the party responsible for breaching the contract. The only way you could have been legally responsible for paying a seller's commission under those circumstances would be if your contract had unambiguously said so. In that case, you would have been a fool to sign it, wouldn't you? Sellers left in the lurch by their "buyers" have many things to worry about but paying their own agent's commission certainly isn't one of them.

Shame on your Realtor. Here in VA it is illegal, but practiced. Shame on your Realtor for even hinting to contract B that you did that. Whoever she or he is should have inacted your contingency without divulging any information. The sellers would have been sour, but not threating to sue. The worst house B can do is cause a goodsized headache and loss of your E.money deposit. However if they choose to go that route, it is more of a headache for them. You can still purchase house A and move on. They will have to keep their property off the market while they fight you in court. They can not sell that house while trying to hold you to a contract. That of course could take months, hell years if you get a good attorney or know anything about law. If it is not illegal there and just an ethical issue, then they are fighting for nothing, because you have a contingency. With those it doesnt matter what the reason is, it is a way out. If it is Illegal, a judge will most likely not hold you to it. If on the off chance they do, you go after the Realtor Proffessional that recommended this strategy. All agents pay Errors and Omissions insurance, sounds like it would be put to good use for this screw up. In the future I wouldn't trust an agent that is so willing to do unethical things to help you purchase a house. Because that same unethical Realtor could keep information from you, so you will purchase the house. Unethical people don't care who they work for and whos interest they need to keep, as long as the money is in pocket at the end of the transaction. I know you want to purchase a home and after so many failed contracts, start to get desperate. But never, ever lower your morals, or ethics to get ahead. We teach our children that, so why is it so hard to follow as an adult. Goodluck. Edited-- had no idea the original post was from June. Could you please give an update with what happened? This post was edited by bungalowmonkeys on Fri, Aug 29, 14 at 9:16