So you got a good solid offer from a buyer for your listing.. You see everything is in order , that buyer is Ready, willing and able to buy that home that you have listed, the offer is full price, and you are sure that will make your seller very happy. We have to admit we do ask for every piece of information possible to make sure that buyer is definately qualified to buy before we even present that offer to, but have you thought to make sure that the agent on the other side of the transaction is qualified to carry out their duties as the agent??
Did you know the humans are the only mammals/creatures on this planet that don't fully listen to our instincts when we since that something or someone is not right??? There has been times that agents have brought their clients into my open house, handed me an EXTREMELY cheesy business card and after they have left, just because they way their manorisms, and the way they carried themselves made me suspicious, I would check their license status on the DRE website, and there was one time when this agent came in my open house that was practicing as an agent and was operating under a license that was SUSPENDED!!!
Recently in the city of Corona, CA. the presses have been burning of this one agent that is VERY notorious for marketing himself VERY VERY well in that city, his face is plastered on everything, the side of his car, in the center of mall kiosk, Homes and Land Magazine, grocery store shopping carts, etc. etc.etc. it just recently came out in the news that he was convicted of a felony in 2009 in the state of Nevada (though practicing real estate in California) for a mortgage scheme and alot of people lost their homes and a lot of money due to this man while netting a quarter of a million dollars for himself. This recently came to the publics attention and the to the DRE's attention as well.. His license is currently under investigation, and if there is any justice in the system that license will not be active for much longer.
It's a good idea to get in a good habit of not only screening the buyers to make sure they are qualified, but screening the agents as well. You can do a license status check on your states DRE website. Because a real estate agents reputation is everything if you don't have a good reputation maybe real estate isn't the right business for you, but if you do have a good reputation you want to do everything you can to protect, and you want to make sure that the cooperating agent is in good standing to make sure ALL parties involved in the transaction have a positive experience and can carry out their job in the most professional manner possible.
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