re: Realtor made fake offer

Use a real realtor or deal with it.

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Realtor called and made a verbal offer, I told him to write it up then hear nothing and he wont answer his phone

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Wait. Earlier you said you accepted it.

And, you really fricked yourself. That info isn’t going to stay with him a lot if people now know what you are willing to take on your house. I wouldn’t expect an offer higher than that moving forward.

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Which is probably why tough guy OP got ghosted.
It was most likely a courtesy phone call saying his client was interested, but he wanted to make sure his fee was paid one way or another. Tough guy OP said "I'm not paying you, you parasite" and the realtor was being nice saying he would get back with him instead of wasting more time with OP.
IMO, of course

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And, like I said, if I was the potential buyer and found out the realtor was deliberately steering be away from a house because he might not get his cut, he would no longer be my realtor.

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I was the potential buyer and found out the realtor was deliberately steering be away from a house because he might not get his cut, he would no longer be my realtor.

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I’m probably going to get blasted, but here goes nothing: I do real estate on the side and here is my .02. I would never steer a client away from a property due to amount of commission, but in an instance where a Fsbo refuses my fee, I’d hope the buyers would still attempt to compensate me for my work/time. If I’ve shown someone 40 houses, done plenty research for them, etc I’d expect at least something. In that instance I’d still help the person with the paperwork, inspection process, loan hiccups,etc so I’m not just looking for a handout. Most transactions go smooth, but the ones that don’t the agents are worth their weight in gold.

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I would never steer a client away from a property due to amount of commission, but in an instance where a Fsbo refuses my fee, I’d hope the buyers would still attempt to compensate me for my work/time.

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When I sold a house FSBO to a young couple with a realtor, I made it very clear that there was a bottom line amount of money that would be going into my pocket by selling the home.

That left them the choice of either a) increasing the sale price of the home such that I 'paid' for the realtor fees, or b) the sale price remained lower and the buyers paid the realtor directly.

Since it was a young couple with very little cash, they chose the higher sale price and basically wrapped every single dollar they could into the loan.

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But this guy was selling a vacation home so he’s obviously been through the process at least twice before.

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I have bought and sold a few properties in my life. This was the first time I had the experience of the realtor representing the buyer and seller. The first property I ever purchased, was when I found out this was acceptable under law. I refused to sign off on that. The realtor was a little incredulous, but I stuck to my guns. In my mind, "a slave cannot serve two masters".

If you want to really get into the real estate mafia shite, do a little research on how they keep the average Joe from getting an MLS listing.

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Do you understand what a contract is? Seriously, are you that retarded?

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I think I had 4 different 'signed' contracts during my buying process.

Always wiggle room. Always room for negotiation.

I think the fact that you expect him to know that would make you retarded