about their service / performance
2007-04-04 13:29:33 · 6 answers · asked by Knowing is half the battle 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Renting & Real Estate
Our realtor was interested in closing the sale. So, she wanted us to cave on everything that mattered. If we didn't put up a fuss, then the deal closed and she got paid. That was her motivation.
So, I would ask for recent references - ones in the last three months, no older. That way, you can see what kind of realtor you are dealing with now, rather than the caring one of five years ago.
2007-04-04 13:35:01 · answer #1 · answered by John T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a hard one. I've seen what a realtor has to go through from behind the scenes since my Mom was one (lots of difficult people to deal with...if you think realtors are bad, thinks of clients dumping poopy diapers in your car or "stealing" from the house you just sold for them). But I have bought two houses myself...
My first house I found on my own though an open house. The realtor we hired gave us a list and told us to "drive by" the properties becasue he didnt' want to waste his time if we knew from the outside we weren't interested. A good point, but what did he do for his money? We found it and he hardly did anything. I can't say much bad about the guy other than he didn't earn his check.
The second time was harder. She did us some favors by giving advise on how to sell our home (i.e. too cluttered). But in my opinon she barely earned her commission as well. We did most of the work. We had some major problems as well (three way transaction...we had buyers and sellers to deal with and our buyers couldn't settle on time due to FHA loan and roof problems and due to the stress they almost backed out....and we had to go after a bridge loan at the last minute to secure our new home). She ended up footing the bill for a new linoleum floor as well...the buyers decided to use that as an excuse to potentially back out of the deal. So she did what a realtor often has to do to "seal the deal" and fork out a bit (Mom taught me that as well).
In my opinion, the best way to go are those new low-cost services where you do all the work, but they handle paperwork and legalities and such. There is no reason for a full-service realtor unless you have money burning through your pocket.
2007-04-04 14:04:02 · answer #2 · answered by CG 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-03 07:21:47 · answer #3 · answered by signorelli 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hoo boy! Not enough space.
7 bad experiences, not one good one.
No matter what they tell you, they first protect the seller. Hmmm, except me. I lost on both sides.
Best experience I had was buying direct from seller. Use an attorney. Even though the seller pays commission, with an attorney they should come down on price. And attornies are cheaper than the exorbitant commissions.
Good luck.
Are you a realtor? Too bad.
2007-04-04 13:43:46 · answer #4 · answered by ed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sure, there are realtors that shouldn't be in the business, but there are also many jerks posing as buyers and sellers.
there's an expression...."buyers are liars"....next time you speak with an agent, ask him/her what this means...
2007-04-04 14:49:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are to friendly till they get payed, then they don't know you anymore
2007-04-04 13:52:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋