firsttimebuyer
08-15-2007, 09:26 PM
My wife and I are in the midst of trying to buy a home (we have an accepted bid, contigent upon inspection and survey...it might be in a floodplain), but I want to know if it is always so difficult to work with a realtor.
The realtor is very friendly, but does not seem helpful...perhaps I am expecting too much. We asked about the property lot size and she told us one thing, called the next day and said another, and now a week later she calls and says that the lot is something else. i checked the auditor records and the lot is not even close to what she has described. I even met with the village administrator (works with town council) to try and figure out what is going on with the lot (the village owns the adjacent land). The realtor has not offered to help, only to say that "you'll get enough land to ensure all your structures are on your land" (half of the garage is apparently built on the village's land).
When I asked the realtor to request the buyer do a survey to determine floodplain (it was not disclosed, again, I had to look online at federal records), she said I had to call my bank and arrange it. This isn't even my property yet! I really feel like I'm doing all the footwork here and the agent is going to collect a commission for simply showing the house and drawing up a contract.
Is our agent doing what she should, or is she incompetent? If I change realtors at this point in the deal will it hinder further negotiations? Is this an offense that should be reported to a state real estate commission? I have spoken to the realtor face-to-face and expressed my concerns - the first time she apologized, but the next time she seemed to shrug it off. I even told her today "I really feel like I'm doing all the work here..." and she simply said "well, it'll all get taken care of".
(One more thing, sorry...I know this is long, but I need to vent... can the realtor tell us with certainty, before we sign any deal, what the lot size and shape is EXACTLY, or do I have to find that out for myself?)
Thank you in advance for any help you can offer to my wife and I. BTW, we're in Ohio if that info is necessary.
The realtor is very friendly, but does not seem helpful...perhaps I am expecting too much. We asked about the property lot size and she told us one thing, called the next day and said another, and now a week later she calls and says that the lot is something else. i checked the auditor records and the lot is not even close to what she has described. I even met with the village administrator (works with town council) to try and figure out what is going on with the lot (the village owns the adjacent land). The realtor has not offered to help, only to say that "you'll get enough land to ensure all your structures are on your land" (half of the garage is apparently built on the village's land).
When I asked the realtor to request the buyer do a survey to determine floodplain (it was not disclosed, again, I had to look online at federal records), she said I had to call my bank and arrange it. This isn't even my property yet! I really feel like I'm doing all the footwork here and the agent is going to collect a commission for simply showing the house and drawing up a contract.
Is our agent doing what she should, or is she incompetent? If I change realtors at this point in the deal will it hinder further negotiations? Is this an offense that should be reported to a state real estate commission? I have spoken to the realtor face-to-face and expressed my concerns - the first time she apologized, but the next time she seemed to shrug it off. I even told her today "I really feel like I'm doing all the work here..." and she simply said "well, it'll all get taken care of".
(One more thing, sorry...I know this is long, but I need to vent... can the realtor tell us with certainty, before we sign any deal, what the lot size and shape is EXACTLY, or do I have to find that out for myself?)
Thank you in advance for any help you can offer to my wife and I. BTW, we're in Ohio if that info is necessary.