Barb Schlinker The Real Estate Voice

We’ve talked before about the behavior of real estate agents representing buyers and how they can be difficult when selling a home.  How do you keep other real estate agents from making the home sale miserable?1.  Let’s talk about how a typical real estate sale works:●Seller lists with their Agent●Seller pays commission●Part of commission goes to the buyer’s agent…○Effectively Opposing Counsel●Lawsuit underway in Chicago about this○Seller has to pay for Buyers agent to:■Beat them down on price■Beat them down in inspection repairs■Make demands about who is present for showings and inspections■Whine if they don’t get their way●Effectively seller is paying for Opposing Counsel●Even in a Sellers Market, in my experiences I am seeing:○Agents make ridiculous low ball offers○Confront sellers about being in their own home for showings and inspections○ Tie of sellers’ homes while they shop around and figure out if they want to pay for upgrades○Investigate the seller’s repair contractors○Let inspectors in the home then