one party listing: The Cheapest Trick in the Book! - 12/18/08 07:02 AM
An Agent Told Us She Had a Buyer So We Listed Our Home With her ... We've Never Seen The Buyer!  
We recently received a call from a property owner in our community who had an unpleasant situation occur with another local agent.  The agent told the property owners that she had a buyer for their property but needed to have a listing to protect herself before she actually showed the home to the potential purchaser.  
Our response ... You are likely the victim of one of real estate's oldest and cheapest tricks.  An unscrupulous agent will use this ploy to … (51 comments)