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Horror Story: Agent Learns the Value of a Buyer-Broker Agreement
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Last Updated on April 7, 2017 Horror Story: Agent Learns the Value of a Buyer-Broker Agreement Submitted by Carol Rice, REALTOR® (Thanks Carol! You’re now in the running for a New FLIP Video Camcorder for submitting your idea at this link) I had a buyer who wanted me to write a contract, send the contract to the seller (not the listing agent) hoping to get …
Horror Story: The Adventures of Showing Homes, Grumpy Clients, and the Payoff of Persistence
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Last Updated on April 7, 2017 Submitted by Linda Bird, REALTOR® (Thanks Linda. You’re now in the running for a New FLIP Video Camcorder for submitting your idea at this link) This is a horror story that was rather funny! After showing my clients many houses over the course of 2 weekends, we were coming down to the wire. Their house was closing in two …
Horror Story: Lender Tries to Kill Short Sale with Incompetence – and Nearly Succeeds!
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Last Updated on April 7, 2017 Submitted by Gil Soto, REALTOR® (Thanks Gil. You’re now in the running for a New FLIP Video Camcorder for submitting your idea at this link) I had a client that went through a tough year financially and was several months behind on his mortgage payment. After doing a CMA we found that he was probably going to have to …
Horror Story: The “Stress of the Deal”…
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Last Updated on April 7, 2017 Submitted by Max Parker, REALTOR® (Thanks Max!) “My client, the seller, was a bit “eccentric”. He had a 2nd home, vacant, within viewing distance of his newer current home. I listed the property, a charming older home, and almost immediately problems occurred… My client had not paid property taxes in 9 years, now totaling nearly $20,000. The property was …
Horror Story: Staging Stake-Out
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Last Updated on April 7, 2017 Submitted by Ramona Lussier, Realtor® (Thanks Ramona!) “I recently listed and staged a condo in a not-so-good neighborhood. Buyers often complained about the neighbor’s music being too loud making the listing sit longer on the market than it should have. “Well, it finally sold after several flips so I was excited to be able to finally clean out my …
Horror Story: Credit Glitch and the Value of Going the Extra Mile
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Last Updated on April 7, 2017 Submitted by Woody Ledbetter, Realtor® (Thanks Woody!) “A ‘WOULD BE’ horror story (and lost commission!): I had been working with a client that was Buying and flipping properties. We had just closed on a property 30 days before and were due to close on another in the next few days. When I contacted the lender regarding docs I was …