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Mrs. LPW 02-11-2008 11:06 AM
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Well, I thank God every day that no one has shut down the real estate offices.

Ferd 02-11-2008 11:15 AM
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Randy, I suggest fireing your agent. it sounds to me like the agent is bad, not the concept.

Also in Texas (and other places I believe) ALL Agents are agents of the seller. NOT the buyer. this is a legal position, even if you are working with an agent to buy a house, that agent has a legal responsibility to the seller.

RandyWayne 02-11-2008 11:28 AM
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Actually, that changes from location to location. Our agent IS an agent of the buyer in our case.

Thumper 02-11-2008 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by RandyWayne (Post 384089)
....actually help them find a house??

Since we're moving across the country, we didn't exactly have time to shop for a good agent and basically picked the first one that fell into our laps.

Pros: She (and any agent) have keys that can let you into any home at almost any time. If your home is listed, it is just about open to any other agent who wants to show it.

Cons: Other than THAT, just about everything. She is doing squat. Gone are the days when agents helped you FIND a home (we're doing that ALL on our home), so why are they going to get 20 grand?


So..... Has anyone bought a home recently where their agent actively helped, using their knowledge of the area, find a home?
I sold real estate for for several years and worked as a "buyer's agent" quite extensively. If you are not happy with what you getting dump her find a new one. I can guarantee you that if you start looking you will find one who will be a real benefit to you.

ogatt 02-11-2008 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Ron (Post 384240)
Do your due diligence.

Real Estate Agents can be like Politicians & Lawyers.
Trust then about as far as you can throw one.:hypercoffee
speakin of lawyers. it was so cold this morning i say 2 lawyers walking down the street with there hands in there own pockets

Esther 02-11-2008 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Mrs. LPW (Post 386250)
Well, I thank God every day that no one has shut down the real estate offices.
I agree.

RandyWayne 02-11-2008 05:19 PM
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And again, we are under an employer contract with our agent. She is "it" until late July.

Mrs. LPW 02-11-2008 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by RandyWayne (Post 386820)
And again, we are under an employer contract with our agent. She is "it" until late July.

You might be able to get out of that if you really wanted to. Have you told her you are very interested in that specific house yet? If not.. I'd head down to see her boss. At the firm she works for she'd have a broker over her... I'd have a little sit down with him and tell him she hasn't been all you'd expected and you'd like to be released from your contract with her. See if you can. Up here you can often get out of contracts because agents really don't want to pay big lawyer bills to go to court over things.


It's worth a shot anyway.

COOPER 02-11-2008 05:28 PM
Re: Has anyone had a Real Estate agent....
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by RandyWayne (Post 384089)
....actually help them find a house??

Since we're moving across the country, we didn't exactly have time to shop for a good agent and basically picked the first one that fell into our laps.

Pros: She (and any agent) have keys that can let you into any home at almost any time. If your home is listed, it is just about open to any other agent who wants to show it.

Cons: Other than THAT, just about everything. She is doing squat. Gone are the days when agents helped you FIND a home (we're doing that ALL on our home), so why are they going to get 20 grand?


So..... Has anyone bought a home recently where their agent actively helped, using their knowledge of the area, find a home?
Our agent helped us find a home that was a VA-repo....a hidden little jewl.

We made an offer that day. We were first time buyers and She helped us every step of the way.

Now the money lenders were a different story........

RandyWayne 02-11-2008 05:44 PM
Re: Has anyone had a Real Estate agent....
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by COOPER (Post 386824)
Our agent helped us find a home that was a VA-repo....a hidden little jewl.

We made an offer that day. We were first time buyers and She helped us every step of the way.

Now the money lenders were a different story........
We are looking at a lot of foreclosure places. A mortgage office for Wells Fargo gave us their web site with all the properties that the bank owns. There are some GREAT place. We plan on seeing one MONSTER home that is selling for a relative song. This is a place that was briefly on the market for $750 a year and a half ago -just before the bubble burst in that area. Lets just say it is going for just a bit over half that now.


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