inspections: How to get sued - Don't let your assistant do this - 09/26/08 01:58 PM
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An top agent with lots of assistants, represented an out of town buyer. Once in contract, the unlicensed assistant took over the transaction. She compiled all the disclosures and reports and sent them to the buyer. Her cover sheet said something like:
"Here are your disclosures and reports. … (6 comments)
inspections: Should Agents advice 2nd Opinion Inspections - 07/24/08 07:27 PM
When sellers do inspections upfront, what is the buyer's agent's duty. Remember, we are like any professional ...including doctors, tax people, car mechanics, etc, etc. Our job is to analyze, issue spot, discuss ramificaitons, then advise. We do not make decisions but rather let the client decide, once they have all … (1 comments)
inspections: Why doing inspections upfront is not enough. - 06/05/08 03:57 PM
The purpose of a listing agent is to get the most money for their client at closing. Not the highest sales price but the highest net price.
Too often, listing agents have the seller order inspections upfront without doing the repairs. I contend that in most cases, this is costing the … (5 comments)
inspections: What Home Inspectors don't Inspect - 05/09/08 03:03 PM
On one of my prior blogs, I mentioned that Home Inspectors really don't inspect everything. So, here is a list of some of the things that I identified. Be sure to check with whatever inspector you are using, look at their contract and find out what they are and are not … (6 comments)
inspections: Buyers should attend all inspections - 05/09/08 02:53 PM
In one of my recent blogs, I talked about inspections. One comment asked me if agents should attend the inspection. The answer is yes. First, when the report comes out, you can understand what the inspector is saying. Also, it is quite common for Inspectors to say one thing at the … (4 comments)
inspections: Beware of Home, Roofers and otherInspectors - 05/09/08 02:12 PM
One of the things I teach in my college consumer classes is to be careful when picking a Home Inspector. This warning also is especially relevant to real estate agents, especially Buyer's agents.
Here are a few ideas that I teach in my agent continuing eduction classes:
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