Can I change realtors?

[jeffsss]

didn't post a thread for an ethics class.

[JJohnson1985]

Did you really want to know how an agent would feel about that?

There are three things that stand out to me here.

The first is did you sign an agreement with the family agent? If you did then you can't. It wouldn't be legal and the agent is still owed the commision.

The second is $%^$%^$*^%%* I can't type it on a public forum. It isn't the ethical and moral thing to do in my opinion. Not only has this agent served your family for a decade but you have an agreement correct? You want to cheat the agent out of his/her commision. That is not right in my book.

The third thing is why would you want to do that to the agent who is listing your house? It's not in your interest to piss the agent off. Who's going to be doing the negotiating? Filling out paperwork? Making the whole deal happen? I wouldn't want to piss that person off if it was me.

[JJohnson1985]

I see you erased your whole post. Why is that? Others may have different opinions than me. You did post wanting an answer right? You wanted to know if you should cut the agent out who you have an agreement with and who has helped your family for 10 years and deal directly with the listing agent? This is so the commission going to the agent representing you can be used towards payment on the house.

WHAT DO YOU THINK AN AGENT'S OPINION WOULD BE?

(Actually I am not an agent but soon to be and so I gave my opinion)

I think it's funny you erased it. :D

By the way, one thing I didn't tell you is that no matter if your agent is involved or not, the same amount of commission will be paid. Either all to the seller's agent or split between the seller's and yours. Technically the brokers.

[TomAnto]

I never saw the Original Post but the question is still there in the title.

Yes, of course you can switch agents. Only problem is the contract. However, if the agent is as miserable in the relationship as the person they are representing it may come as a great relief to them to be relived of the burden. In addition, if the agent is not putting forth a good faith effort to sell they are in breach of the contract and the represented party can call the deal off.

There are reasons both to enforce the agreement and not to. The problem here is that now there are no facts in the thread to have an intelligent discussion about this particular situation. Doesn't mean that we can't pontificate. :)

[JJohnson1985]

Yeah I wish he didn't erase it. If you couldn't tell from my first post reacting, to me it was shameful to even think of. Basically the family agent who has helped them for a decade is helping this gentleman with selling his exiting house and purchasing a new one. I believe they have an agreement. Well, I guess this gentleman picked this house off the internet and asked the agent to show him the house. Afterwords, I'm not sure exactly how long though, the gentleman starts to think,hey I found the house on the internet so why should I pay my agent? He wanted to stiff his agent and sign with the listing agent of the house he wanted to buy in an attempt to save money and used that saved money as a down payment on his new house.

His reasoning is because he saw the house on the internet, and the family agent is still going to make money on selling his old house. He was asking if he could do this. I believe this was the jest of what was typed from what I remember.

The funny thing is he was thinking it not only maybe possible, but a good idea to stiff his agent on the house he is buying while that same agent is listing his house he is trying to sell now. I know I would be very pissed off if I was that agent who has served his family for 10 years. Just my opinion though.