Thread: Seller's realtor not following procedure

He should have presented that to the seller. It sounds like he is trying to re-negotiate the price lower to cover the estimate, which he also should not be doing unless the seller wants him to.

Do you have your own Realtor? That would help.

If not, contact the selling agent's broker and tell him what is going on.

Where in Illinois are you located?

Tell him you want the items fixed. If he refuses to ask the seller and if you don't have an agent, call the sellers and talk to them about it. The agent is wrong in not presenting your request to the sellers.

It sounds like you don't have an agent and it sounds like you need one more than ever. It's not just about getting the items fixed. It's about getting them fixed right by a qualified person or receiving enough money to get it done right by someone you know and trust.

these is very important,

you should always hire your own real estate agent, regardless. this protects you at all costs.

although, this could be true, do not sign up for dual ageny where sellers and buyers agent are one.

You didn't mention if you are represented by an agent, and if you wrote a letter noting inspection issues along with inspection to back up claim. Then you should hire a licensed professional to give you quotes to fix issues. One other thing; are the issues warranted items?

If you do have an agent, are they addressing this? If you wrote a letter and enclosed inspection to agent, then I would contact the agent's broker to let broker know what is going on. If you do not get a reply from broker, than send letter and inspection to the seller. Get the quote for repair costs and add that to your letter. At that point you have done everything possible. You can negotiate repair costs be subtracted from contract price; this would allow you to have repairs done by someone you trust rather than take seller's word that it was done correctly. If seller is insistent on taking care of issues request invoices to show work was done by professional and you should also request another walk-thru to ensure it is done.

yes, pretty much what they all said. you need representation and if you dont have it, feel free to contact the sellers and the broker of the agent. This should move things along. If you dont get resolution, go to the board and ask them if there is any advice they can give you and if you dont get your answer there, then go to the board to file a grievence

good luck

rob

That broker is bad news and it's true there is very little you can do from a distance, it's late for a buyer's broker, but are you working with an attorney?

Originally Posted by nextbond

Hi,
Is this ethical. What recourse do we have against him, as buyers?
Thanks

Not only is it not ethical, it is against the basic principle of a real estate agent. The agent has a fudiciary responsibility to the client, which this case is the seller. This means that the agent should disclose everything to the client. Unless the client has given permission to the agent to take care of any repairs needed, the agent is acting out of bounds. No matter though, the information should be disclosed to the sellers.

I would report this to the State Licensing Board.

I agree. The Realtor has a duty to fill the buyer in on the issues at hand. Consider reporting this to the State Licensing Board.