Sorry you missed the point of my post. As sdrealtor stated It was never my intent to suggest that realtors prevent lawsuits. The point is that when realtors (and inspectors for that matter) are involved in a transaction that ends up in litigation, they are certain to be dragged in because they carry high limit E&O insurance policies. This in effect spreads the pain around..at minimum.

Your statement “In fact, once the lawsuits start to fly, your realtor and you will certainly no longer be on the same team.” is illogical. I have direct experience with this and when a lawsuit is filed against a client and their agent they are by definition on the same team. I also take issue with your premise that a realtors will not jump in and help if a deal goes south. FYI.. I have spent many hours in mediation meetings for clients and I was more than happy to help them in any way I could. I have a stong feeling the other broker/agents that post on Piggington would do the same for their clients. You speak in absolutes regarding agents which is unfortunate because there are some good ones out there.

Lastly, your final statement “If you want actual ‘representation’, hire a lawyer” made me chuckle. Well JJ, if you sold a home and made a mistake and needed to hire an attorney I can assure you the first words out his or her mouth would be “Did you have an agent?”