Thread: Question about buyers' roles

Do not email another agent. Your agent should have time to help you no matter what the price range you are looking in. That does not mean they can drop whatever they are doing and show the home with 10 minutes notice. But if you call your agent & say I want to see this home, this is when I am available-then your agent should be able to help you.

You are not disrespecting your agent by asking them to do their job as your agent. And you are not wasting your agent's time if you are wanting to look at a home that is in the price range you are qualified for.

There is nothing wrong with looking on the internet and driving by homes to check out the neighborhood.

Originally Posted by lil_teapot

There is a home I'm interested in particularly, but I feel like I can't mention it to my agent.

Why not? Is it listed? If not, then nothing to worry, just negotiate with the FSBO seller. If it is listed, then tell the agent that you want to put an offer on the house, or at least get more information about it. It is their job to provide you with this.

Originally Posted by lil_teapot

Would it be terribly wrong to send an e-mail to the listing agent, stating I am represented and by whom, and asking if they'd mind my questions?

Well, it is not terrible, if your intention is to P.O. the lister and your agent. It is almost as bad as walking into a open-house without your agent, talk with the lister, view the house, and then go back to your agent to make an offer. If you walk in without your agent, the lister ASSUMES that you are not being represented. Don't make things akward, if you are working with an agent, work with them.

Originally Posted by lil_teapot

Is there anyway I can get some questions answered without involving my agent?

Again, why would you? Don't make enemies.

Geez, here I am defending real estate agents... Yikes!

Later!

Ask your agent to show you this house and as many houses as it takes for you to find the right one. If you give the agent sufficient notice and he can not make time to fit you in, or he expects you to buy one of the ones already seen, you might want to start looking for another agent.

If you have signed one of those exclusive buyer agency agreements ( big mistake ) it might look like you are stuck with this person but you can get out of it. If the agent is not performing his duties to your satisfaction he is breaking his end of the contract and you then have the ability to fire your agent and get another one. Just make sure you do it according to the contract specifications which usually means you have to do it in writing.

No matter how small the purchase price is, this is a major life decision for you that you will have to live with and it deserves the full attention of your agent.

Don't feel like you're bothering your agent. That is what we are here for. If your agent doesn't feel they should be helping you out it probably isn't the right agent for you.
Sometimes I have buyers or sellers that I feel are to difficult to work with or is just a waste of time and I will just drop them.

If I have a buyer that feels I'm not giving them the time they need I would rather they tell me so and if they are that unhappy just say they have decided to work with another agent. I don't however feel the buyer should start contacting the listing agent to try to find out answers or see the home so as to not bother me.

Originally Posted by REITrainingWhse

Why not? Is it listed? If not, then nothing to worry, just negotiate with the FSBO seller.

Even if the property is not listed and you have signed a buyers agent agreement with your agent, it is very possible that this agreement covers FSBO properties. This should have been covered when you signed the buyers agent agreement. But if you are not sure it would be best to talk with your agent before contacting a FSBO.

Originally Posted by lil_teapot

Hi, I just have a question about what is appropriate (and inappropriate) for a buyer to do...

I am represented by a great agent--successful, experienced, and therefore of course very busy. My home purchase is definitely not going to be the normal type transaction for this agent, but instead on the smaller scale. My agent has taken me to properties I wanted to see and now is very clearly waiting on a decision. However, I don't wish to make offers on anything I've seen. In other words, I feel like I'm not done looking.

Now I don't mind putting in my own leg work (I've been going to open houses, which I just recently read might not be the right thing to do, but I thought I was doing my agent a favor by not wasting their time. I also would drive by homes before asking my agent about them because if I could disqualify them by area, I wouldn't waste their time on that property.)

There is a home I'm interested in particularly, but I feel like I can't mention it to my agent. Would it be terribly wrong to send an e-mail to the listing agent, stating I am represented and by whom, and asking if they'd mind my questions? Is there anyway I can get some questions answered without involving my agent? I don't want to disrespect my agent in any way, but I also don't want to waste their time or bother them.

I hate my agent.. after signing a contract with them.. she leave me and process my documents alone.. which is better iam on hand with all my legal papers. but i hate here attitude.. she worked only for commission..