[quote=creechrr]Huh? What? How were you at his mercy? Could you please elaborate?
I don’t see how an agent could hold you hostage like you suggest. I’m sure you had options.[/quote]
Sure, we had the option of walking away. The problem is that the house is one in a thousand. I’ve been watching the market like a hawk for 2 years and haven’t seen one more perfect for our plans and price range (awesome location and condition). We didn’t let on about this, but when you want a house badly enough, the realtor’s lies do more damage. I’m sure they always claim there are other offers, but inventory has been so bad for the last year and a half that we didn’t want to pass this one up, and so had to take his claims at face value. I’m guessing he squeezed an extra $5k out of us, but in retrospect it was worth it. It appraised at the sales amount, at least.
It’s his other behavior (constant obnoxious phone calls to our agent and lender pushing for closing) that is going to get a letter written to his broker, the NAR and CAR. Not that it will do any good.
