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sobmaz
ParticipantJeeze!
The listing agent WAS MY AGENT! Please read original post.
The 4 day thing was when we were both available. Our standard relationship is, if there is a need to see the place ASAP we will drop what we are doing and go look at it. Since SHE WAS THE LISTING AGENT, past history indicates had she known of a pending offer she would have called to tell me. She did it many times before on other listing that were not hers so it was an unspoken given.
Let me ask again…………THE SITUATION…… My agent had a short sale that I wanted to see. We made an appointment to see it 4 days after I called her. She said there were no offers as SHE WAS THE LISTING AGENT, she should know.
My question was basically, since SHE WAS THE LISTING AGENT, shouldn’t she have called me and said, “we have a pending offer we better get you in there to look at it ASAP” IF SHE WAS A GOOD AGENT? Especially since she has called me in the past and said, “Sobmaz, I found out there is an offer so we probably want to see it right away”.
Which then brings motive. Why would she treat this situation differently? What I am getting at is did she put her concern for commission in front of my desire for the best deal? Short sale commissions are much much smaller.
Now please, don’t assume I am so stupid to know that an agent does not always put their interests ahead their clients but usually it is more subtle. This seems to be blatant. ( Or am I wrong?)
I am asking nothing else. I know on any house I can call the listing agent directly, I have done it many times but MY AGENT WAS THE LISTING AGENT. I know I could represent my self but an Agent still has to let me into the house. An agent still has to be dealt with…….BUT….I am not asking those questions.
Forgive me if I sound a little perturbed but I was basically asking a simple question about the ethics of my Realtor and the answers I get were more like how stupid I am for not representing myself and only dealing with the listing agent and blah blah.
sobmaz
ParticipantDo you know how to buy from the MLS without agents? If so, please share.
sobmaz
ParticipantDo you know how to buy from the MLS without agents? If so, please share.
sobmaz
ParticipantDo you know how to buy from the MLS without agents? If so, please share.
sobmaz
ParticipantDo you know how to buy from the MLS without agents? If so, please share.
sobmaz
ParticipantDo you know how to buy from the MLS without agents? If so, please share.
sobmaz
ParticipantI can’t get into the houses without an agent. I can’t negotiate with the selling mls agent without either her or some other agent representing me.
I look everyday on sdlook up. I saw that house listed and contacted my agent to look at it. It happened to be his listing as I found out later on.
The only way I know of to see houses without agents is open houses or breaking in.
sobmaz
ParticipantI can’t get into the houses without an agent. I can’t negotiate with the selling mls agent without either her or some other agent representing me.
I look everyday on sdlook up. I saw that house listed and contacted my agent to look at it. It happened to be his listing as I found out later on.
The only way I know of to see houses without agents is open houses or breaking in.
sobmaz
ParticipantI can’t get into the houses without an agent. I can’t negotiate with the selling mls agent without either her or some other agent representing me.
I look everyday on sdlook up. I saw that house listed and contacted my agent to look at it. It happened to be his listing as I found out later on.
The only way I know of to see houses without agents is open houses or breaking in.
sobmaz
ParticipantI can’t get into the houses without an agent. I can’t negotiate with the selling mls agent without either her or some other agent representing me.
I look everyday on sdlook up. I saw that house listed and contacted my agent to look at it. It happened to be his listing as I found out later on.
The only way I know of to see houses without agents is open houses or breaking in.
sobmaz
ParticipantI can’t get into the houses without an agent. I can’t negotiate with the selling mls agent without either her or some other agent representing me.
I look everyday on sdlook up. I saw that house listed and contacted my agent to look at it. It happened to be his listing as I found out later on.
The only way I know of to see houses without agents is open houses or breaking in.
August 23, 2010 at 7:16 PM in reply to: Shiller: US could likely to fall into deflationary spiral ala Japan #595136sobmaz
ParticipantI would like to point out that falling realestate values do not mean lower property tax revenue for our County.
Two similar houses….
One house sold in 2006 for 700K and is producing 8K a year in taxes, but then sold in 2009 for 450K and is now only producing 5K in taxes, a 3K drop.
The second house was last sold in 1977 and is producing 700.00 a year in taxes but then is sold in 2009 for 450K so is now producing 5k a year in taxes. A net gain of 4300.
Between the two houses the country has gained revenue even though prices have “crashed”.
Don’t take my word for it. Despite the “crash” in real estate, property tax revenue is actually increasing each year, just at a much much slower rate than it use to.
And, don’t forget, they can raise the rates on everyone the base amount allowed by law, each and every year.
Also commercial property when sold in a way that generates a new appraisal can be a big wind fall for the country also. Most commercial property has been protected from reappraisals when there is a change in ownership because of the many loop holes that were written into prop 13 (those in the know, know that Prop 13 was just a way to keep taxes low on commercial property and effectively shift the tax burden from business to the FUTURE homeowner, but was sold as a way to “keep Granny in her home”), but when it does happen it is significant.
August 23, 2010 at 7:16 PM in reply to: Shiller: US could likely to fall into deflationary spiral ala Japan #595229sobmaz
ParticipantI would like to point out that falling realestate values do not mean lower property tax revenue for our County.
Two similar houses….
One house sold in 2006 for 700K and is producing 8K a year in taxes, but then sold in 2009 for 450K and is now only producing 5K in taxes, a 3K drop.
The second house was last sold in 1977 and is producing 700.00 a year in taxes but then is sold in 2009 for 450K so is now producing 5k a year in taxes. A net gain of 4300.
Between the two houses the country has gained revenue even though prices have “crashed”.
Don’t take my word for it. Despite the “crash” in real estate, property tax revenue is actually increasing each year, just at a much much slower rate than it use to.
And, don’t forget, they can raise the rates on everyone the base amount allowed by law, each and every year.
Also commercial property when sold in a way that generates a new appraisal can be a big wind fall for the country also. Most commercial property has been protected from reappraisals when there is a change in ownership because of the many loop holes that were written into prop 13 (those in the know, know that Prop 13 was just a way to keep taxes low on commercial property and effectively shift the tax burden from business to the FUTURE homeowner, but was sold as a way to “keep Granny in her home”), but when it does happen it is significant.
August 23, 2010 at 7:16 PM in reply to: Shiller: US could likely to fall into deflationary spiral ala Japan #595768sobmaz
ParticipantI would like to point out that falling realestate values do not mean lower property tax revenue for our County.
Two similar houses….
One house sold in 2006 for 700K and is producing 8K a year in taxes, but then sold in 2009 for 450K and is now only producing 5K in taxes, a 3K drop.
The second house was last sold in 1977 and is producing 700.00 a year in taxes but then is sold in 2009 for 450K so is now producing 5k a year in taxes. A net gain of 4300.
Between the two houses the country has gained revenue even though prices have “crashed”.
Don’t take my word for it. Despite the “crash” in real estate, property tax revenue is actually increasing each year, just at a much much slower rate than it use to.
And, don’t forget, they can raise the rates on everyone the base amount allowed by law, each and every year.
Also commercial property when sold in a way that generates a new appraisal can be a big wind fall for the country also. Most commercial property has been protected from reappraisals when there is a change in ownership because of the many loop holes that were written into prop 13 (those in the know, know that Prop 13 was just a way to keep taxes low on commercial property and effectively shift the tax burden from business to the FUTURE homeowner, but was sold as a way to “keep Granny in her home”), but when it does happen it is significant.
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