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confused buyers: Seller’s Agent Should always be present at a home inspection.Period! - 09/22/10 07:20 PM
Seller's Agent Should always be present at a home inspection. Period!I have just  read a post which was featured from Chandler Arizona. Instead of writing a long comment I felt it deserved a post as a rebuttal.
I disagree with the concept of not having the Listing Agent Present due to a number of reasons; I will just mention the most important ones:
•1.       The protection of the home is still the Listing Agents' Responsibility i.e.: legally
•2.       The seller's agent is more familiar with the property and many times home inspectors have questions where certain things are located. Age, size, … (18 comments)

confused buyers: The Reverse Offer is that a buyer motivator or is it just a bad strategy? - 07/28/10 03:11 AM
The Reverse Offer is that a buyer motivator or is it just a bad strategy?Is this for desperate home sellers a poor strategy?
Have you heard of the Reverse Offer? This is where a seller writes an offer to the buyer. This Strategy has been considered controversial at best. I have heard agent using it n a case by case basis, where the interested buyer is dragging their feet on writing an offer and this would prompt them to negotiate.
I find this negotiating against the seller's best interest from a financial perspective. What are your thoughts?
It would only make … (64 comments)

confused buyers: Did you know, that Undisclosed Payment in a Short Sale Transaction May be Illegal? - 03/18/10 07:15 PM
  Did you know that undisclosed payments in a Short Sale Transaction may be illegal? According to The California Association of Realtors undisclosed, specifically those payments that are paid outside of Escrow may violate the Law. In particular it could be a violation of RESPA, or it could be considered Lender Fraud and a violation of licensing laws just to name a few.
An example they site is, when a Short sale Seller's Senior Lender authorizes a payment to eliminate a junior lien. This would seem OK, but then the junior lender demands that the buyer pays an additional Dollar Amount outside … (7 comments)