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Real Estate Etiquette
Posted on 2/21/16 at 5:17 pm
Posted on 2/21/16 at 5:17 pm
So my wife has been speaking to some real estate agents about a piece of property that I am going to look at tomorrow. Neither her or myself knew that you could only talk to one real estate agent about 1 particular piece of land. So they found out (they are females fwiw) and got pissed at the wife, the wife had no idea. She apologized... Anyways, what would be the next step since obviously we have to pick one? The agent that listed it or the agent that helped us out the most. If we go with the lady that DID NOT list it, they split the profit 50/50 since it was the other ladys listing.....
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Posted on 2/21/16 at 5:20 pm to sonoma8
Unless you have a contract, why does it matter?
Posted on 2/21/16 at 5:20 pm to sonoma8
I don't understand why they would voice displeasure with your wife. Seems unprofessional to me. Balls in your court. I'd go talk to another realtor. frick that count.
Posted on 2/21/16 at 5:20 pm to Aristo
This. If no contract then the only person that the realtor should be pissed at is herself.
Posted on 2/21/16 at 5:21 pm to sonoma8
It's their fault for not asking if you were working with other realtors, so frick them. If neither of them have physically shown you the property, I would pick a new agent and tell the others to kiss my arse.
I was a Realtor for 12 years.
I was a Realtor for 12 years.
Posted on 2/21/16 at 5:25 pm to sonoma8
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So my wife has been speaking to some real estate agents about a piece of property
A. Pics of your wife/boss.
B. Are you a teen-aged girl?
My wife unilaterally never negotiates real-estate for me or us.
Posted on 2/21/16 at 5:26 pm to Aristo
No contract. We are in the beginning stages of trying to find out if its in a flood zone due to it being undeveloped land. She called and just asked questions to the 1st agent that picked up the phone and has been talking to both of them for the last week.
Posted on 2/21/16 at 5:27 pm to tigersownall
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talk to another realtor. frick that count.
Posted on 2/21/16 at 5:28 pm to sonoma8
Fire them both. Contact owner on your own and come to an agreement.
Posted on 2/21/16 at 5:28 pm to soccerfüt
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My wife unilaterally never negotiates real-estate for me or us.
Where in my post do you see anything about price negotiation boss? Eat shite
Posted on 2/21/16 at 5:39 pm to sonoma8
I'm confused as to how she ended up calling different realtors about the same piece of property? Why would she do that?
Posted on 2/21/16 at 5:44 pm to sonoma8
Real Estate agents are fricking worthless. The system would be so much better without them. 6%??? For what???
Posted on 2/21/16 at 5:46 pm to BigPerm30
exactly! I NEVER use a realtor. I find the owners trough the tax office and contact them directly. I've bought every single acre I own this way. Posted on 2/21/16 at 5:49 pm to Theoldgraycoat
How do you find the owner of undeveloped land that has no address?
Posted on 2/21/16 at 5:51 pm to sonoma8
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She called and just asked questions to the 1st agent that picked up the phone and has been talking to both of them for the last week.
That's kind of a douchey thing to do. Agents make their money off commission. Your wife was wasting at least one of the agent's time. However, if there is no buyer's agency agreement signed, it's tough titty for the agent and neither should have pitched a fit -- but being annoyed is understandable.
Now, using the listing agent as your agent during the transaction is just stupid. Even with a dual agency agreement, they aren't your advocate, at best they are neutral.
Posted on 2/21/16 at 5:54 pm to Theoldgraycoat
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Fire them both. Contact owner on your own and come to an agreement.
If it's listed with an agent, he's still paying the commission genius it's just going to the listing agent, not both.
Posted on 2/21/16 at 5:55 pm to sonoma8
They pay property taxes whether it is developed or not, with an address or not. The land has been surveyed and that record, as well as tax records, is public record. Go visit the tax assessor and find the property by searching neighboring properties with addresses. That's what I would do.
This post was edited on 2/21/16 at 5:56 pm
Posted on 2/21/16 at 5:56 pm to sonoma8
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How do you find the owner of undeveloped land that has no address?
Not that difficult really. Do you have the address of a nearby property? Go to your county's site and look for GIS or Tax records. Input the nearby address and start clicking on nearby properties until you find the right one.
Alternatively, you can go to a bookstore and buy a county Map Book which will have pages of "maps" organized by township and range that will have the owner's name as well as other identifying information -- though those are obsolete.
Posted on 2/21/16 at 5:57 pm to PurpleandGold Motown
If the owner fires the realtor, no commission to be paid, genius. I've yet to run across any seller that wasn't willing to ditch the realtor to avoid paying commission.
Posted on 2/21/16 at 6:00 pm to skeeter531
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I'm confused as to how she ended up calling different realtors about the same piece of property? Why would she do that?
She was likely on Zillow or Trulia and indicated she was interested in the property which sends an alert to the 5-10 agents who have bought that zip code. Some called her back and didn't ask, "Are you working with an agent?" and instead just answered her questions. They were stupid and should have known better, at least she was just ignorant.
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