Should I sue my real estate agent? or do I have a case.
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It's "highest and best" offer.
You can file an ethics complaint but you won't win a legal suit because your damages are basically not existent. Losing out on a place can be emotional distress,...
Should I sue my real estate agent? or do I have a case.
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Sue them & the only winner will be the lawyers.
Should I sue my real estate agent? or do I have a case.
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My son and his new wife bought their first home last year. They had already been outbid on two other houses so when the realtor said "bring your best offer", they overbid the asking price by 5k and...
Should I sue my real estate agent? or do I have a case.
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Bidding wars can be interesting if you have the qualifier that the appraisal has to meet the price you bid. i have seen where people have bid higher than the appraised amount and purchased the house...
Should I sue my real estate agent? or do I have a case.
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You don't have a case.
And getting into a bidding war is dumb.
Should I sue my real estate agent? or do I have a case.
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If you didn't sign some agreement of representation, then that realtor was never your agent. Perhaps they said they would be your agent IF your offer was accepted.
If you did sign an agreement of...
Should I sue my real estate agent? or do I have a case.
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Get rid of the health insurance industry while you're at it.
Should I sue my real estate agent? or do I have a case.
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Yup. It is one of the worst shake downs going imo. They have a cabal that basically will do everything they can to ignore private sellers. It is difficult enough to act as your own seller's agent,...
Should I sue my real estate agent? or do I have a case.
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but basically sellers can ditch and accept offers pretty much at will I believe, at least up to a certain point in the process.
I appreciate it all came together quickly for you but I wouldn't be...
Should I sue my real estate agent? or do I have a case.
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Unless you specifically had a signed agreement for the person to represent you as a buyers agent, the person was really never your agent. In most transactions, there’s usually a split of the fee to...
Should I sue my real estate agent? or do I have a case.
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Rookie move. I would have included in the offer that I get half the commission as there isn't another broker to split it with. Since you didn't, did you give a low ball offer? Even if not the...
Should I sue my real estate agent? or do I have a case.
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Also if you are going to be putting in an offer make sure you are preapproved for the loan.
Should I sue my real estate agent? or do I have a case.
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It's not over yet. Contact the seller and touch on the above. Ask them, if they wouldn't mind, what price did you accept?
Tell them you would like to give them a backup offer if that's okay. Have...
Should I sue my real estate agent? or do I have a case.
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I had a buddy where pretty much the same thing happened. Looked at a lovely house, but it was the sellers agent that seem that they wanted to keep the sale between their own agency. Loves the house...
Should I sue my real estate agent? or do I have a case.
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No case at all, you have to understand the agent was not the best choice to start and the agent is pretty much always being paid by the seller. Now they had an obligation to the other people making...
Should I sue my real estate agent? or do I have a case.
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Don't think you have a leg to stand on unless your state has some laws to the contrary as sellers have a right to disclose or not disclose other offers and terms to potential buyers and since he is...
Should I sue my real estate agent? or do I have a case.
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Long story short.
I know nothing about real estate or agents. Never owned a home.
So I saw a place on Zillow. I contacted the agent (seller's agent) and asked to look at the place. He...
