Schools – It may sound vague when an agent talks about schools but Buyer and Listing
agents can not “steer” a client to or from a school.
Crime – I hear it all the time, how is the crime in this area. Again an agent will be vague and refer you to a website or the police dept.
Race and Religion – Who lives in this neighborhood. This is a biggie. Think about this for a minute, agents can not give you a cross reference of nationalities or religion in an area. We can not even tell you if there are a lot of kids in a neighborhood. We will say something like “well, when we drive around, let’s see if there are play-sets and bicycles”.
Sex-offenders/Megan’s Law – We actually write this one into our contracts, giving you a place to look for this information, but as an agent, we can not do this for you.
This is why I have links to pertinent information on my website at Charlottesville Virginia Real Estate
Best regards
Charles McDonald
Blooming for Maryland home buyers.
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Some consumers "get" it, and some don't. In our area, an address does not guarantee a child's enrollment in what would appeat to be the closest school, so we refer them to the appropriate school board, or website. There are so many facets to the real estate business!