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- Thread starter carolinagirl
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OK, if R get's home at a descent hour, I'll have him call you, he's at funeral prayers right now.Originally posted by Ponytail
Nope...not till the 4th...unless someone knows of a local spot to hit whil it's raining.
Lemme know. I'm all shined up and ready to go.
You still at work? PM my your cell....
carolinagirl
What's it 2 U
Is it taboo to have one than one agent looking for houses for you if you don't have a contract?
migtig
aka Mrs. Giant
If you are not in a contract, then no of course not. But that means you don't sign anything with an agent and thereby they aren't really going to work for you. Which means you are low man on the totem pole, because in case you do sign with someone else and then they find you a house they won't get the commision (a paycheck) it will go to the person you have signed with.
Dymphna
Loyalty, Friendship, Love
If you have more than one agent showing you houses, you run the risk that they will both try to claim commission on the same house.
If one agent shows you a house and another one pulls it up on the computer and shows you the print out and offers to show you the house, the one with the print out might claim (true or not) they gave you the listing and you went off and got someone else to do the showing. Both agents put in work, so both agents will want a cut if you buy that house. You may end up with a lawsuit.
If one agent shows you a house and another one pulls it up on the computer and shows you the print out and offers to show you the house, the one with the print out might claim (true or not) they gave you the listing and you went off and got someone else to do the showing. Both agents put in work, so both agents will want a cut if you buy that house. You may end up with a lawsuit.
carolinagirl
What's it 2 U
Makes sense, but no one has asked me to sign a contract yet.:shrug: I tell them we are looking for a GOOD buyer's agent and the basics of what we are looking for in that person and they all just say I'll look some stuff up and fax it to you. Only one asked me to come in and talk with her.
Sierra39
Hairball Magnet
Even if you don't sign a buyer's agent contract, the proper protocol is to stick with one agent. The reason? They don't get paid for the hours they spend pulling up listings, taking you out looking, etc. until you go to settlement on your house. So, they're taking you out in good faith that you will stick with them until you buy something.
There's really no good reason to have multiple agents, because they all have access to the same multiple listing service (MLS) and can pull up the same properties to show you.
So be a sweetie, and think of all the time they'll be spending with you...would it be fair to expect them to do it for free? Would YOU do it for free?
Have fun on your house hunt!
There's really no good reason to have multiple agents, because they all have access to the same multiple listing service (MLS) and can pull up the same properties to show you.
So be a sweetie, and think of all the time they'll be spending with you...would it be fair to expect them to do it for free? Would YOU do it for free?
Have fun on your house hunt!
