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ThundrRoad | Any of you ever get screwed over by a real estate agent? |
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realst1
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Yes, always remember that real estate agents are working for themselves, not really sellers or buyers. As a buyer, I have had real estate agents eavesdrop on a private conversation with my spouse and use the info to get a better price for the property (read better commission for themselves), refuse to put in the bid I gave for a property because it was "too insulting" even though the house had been on the market for 6 months, and argue with me about the price I set on my property being too high, then my property was sold in the first day so I know it was set too low.
I also had one that invented another buyer to try to get us to bid at a higher price, when I said then the other person can have it, I don't participate in auctions, he said, oh, my mistake, there isn't another buyer.
Real Estate agents are there to get large commissions quickly with as little work as possible. Keep that in mind and remember that if you use their service, don't rely on their advice because it is always self serving. Do some research on your own. There are plenty of books and information on the internet. |
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Bette
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I take it you don't mean literally. If the agent did something against ethics, or even against the law, then you can complain to the state real estate commission where you live. |
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Sacha
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No, but there is a first time for anything! I have been screwed by about everyone else! |
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steve
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yes and the banker |
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Pink Panther
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Almost. When I bought my house I was dumb enough to go with the listing agent. They were working on the sellers behalf as well. What can I say? It was my first house, I didn't know any better. I told her I had an offer and she said that they wouldn't take it. It was a fair offer. That I DID know.
She knew we were inexperienced. She said I'm not even gonna bother putting that offer in cause I know they won't take it. I said "OK. I'll find someone who will then!" and I hung up on her. So I picked the phone back up and called another Realtor and she was delighted to put in that offer. They accepted the offer. Hope it was worth half her commission and a bad rapport. |
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caffine jag
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A former cowoker felt that they got screwed. There were a ton of things wrong with the house he bought.
But it was as much his fault as he did not have an indvidual inspecter to come in and look at the house. |
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Hoosier Daddy
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No, but I was screwed over by two different prospective buyers who backed out of the deal after signing the contract. The 2nd one actually came back and bought the house. |
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the_original_fyrbyrd
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IMHO, yes. But I did not pursue filing a complaint. |
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PrivacyNowPlease!
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I came very close to it. The loan interest rate promised on the phone was not the same as the higher rate printed on the paper to apply for the loan that the Notary brought for my signature. I refused to sign the papers and went with a Mortgage Broker who had offered it at a higher rate to begin with but had not tried to trick me with lies. He remains my friend to this day. I took Notary Classes and am on call when he needs me in my area. |
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Grandma of 2
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Well, we had one instance where our real estate agent submitted an offer to a listing agent. The listing agent "verbally" accepted the offer (after seller's approval), then instead of getting a signed accepted purchase offer back to us, he turned around and sold the property to some one else. Our agent, to say the least, was livid...as were we. Then we had one agent that was so bad, other agents refused to even show us a house if he was with us. In fact a house we put an offer on, which the bank was ready to accept was undermined, because the listing agent couldn't stand our agent and sold it to another buyer before we could get to the bank fast enough. We ended up writing our agent a letter stating he wasn't our agent anymore. |
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A_Moron
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Yes my realestate agent talked me out of paying less for a house. I wanted to offer 119,000, and he told me to offer 121000. And I did. Only way later did I realize he just upped his commision by talking me into offering more money. |
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Spock (rhp)
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plenty of people have.
you can complain to either or both the state licensing board or the local MLS board.
just remember that the agent likely works for the sellers of a property and not for you [unless you paid extra for this] and that talk in RE is usually not part of the final contract no matter what is said. [it says so in the contract, too] |
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