You Need to Call Your Buyer's Agent, That Isn't Me!

Hi Ed! That was their intent, the buyer's agent attempted to sell their home.  It didn't sell so when it expired, they called me off of a referral from a friend.  Their offer on the replacement property was set to expire in less than 30 days.  I think that they had hoped that the offer would expire as well and they could start over with me.  Because I sold their existing home so quickly, the other agent was still representing them.  At the time, I felt that was only fair as I had nothing to do with their purchase.  Sucks to be in the middle and not be able to help!  Thank you for reading.

Hi Richie! That is definitely true.  They called me prior to their listing expiring with the buyer's agent.  Which by Iowa law, they can do.  I cannot solicit them, but they can call me.  We met and started our listing agreement three days after the current one had expired.  

Hi Scott!  They never want to hear that.  I explained to them that they should defer all questions on the purchase to their buyer's agent.  I also explained the liability involved if I were to interfere.  Just won't do it.  Thank you for reading.

Hi Marc!  That is not the issue.  It IS my market.  They just have the offer of the replacement property with another broker and agent.  But if it were not in my market, I would agree completely!  Thank you for reading.

Hi Pete!  I know better than to get involved.  It would end up biting me on the butt.

Hi Brian!  They had entered the contract to buy the other property prior to listing their home months ago.  They had offered subject to sale of the current one which was listed initially BY the buyer's agent.  Only when it didn't sell after several months and had expired, did I list their home as the second agent and it sold quickly.  Trust me, they wanted to find a way out of that purchase with her representing them.  I told them no.

Hi JC!  I am sympathetic, but the seller/buyer understands why I cannot help.  They have decided to move forward at this point and just accept that they made a poor decision with this agent representing them.  It is too bad.  He has written this agent off and I am sure that he will tell anyone that will listen about that bad experience.  Not all agents are the same.

Hi Nick and Trudy!  True.  It takes extra patience with older clients.  They don't necessarily understand why I cannot assist them if I am available.  I can just listen and send them back to the other agent.  It will all work out.  Thank you for reading.

Hi Olga!  They called me today.  Told me that they were just going to accept that their buyer's agent was not going to "go to the mat for them" and move forward.  They went on to tell me that they knew that I would have gone the extra mile with them the same way that I have done assisting with calling contractors for the repairs required with the sale of their home.  Thank you for reading.

Hi Tony and Darcy!  Without those ethics, I would hate to see what this world would become!  Most of us choose to follow the rules, there are only a few that bend them until they break or until they get caught.  Thank you for reading.

Hi John!  It was not a hassle as much as frustrating that I know that I would have handled the situation much differently.  Nothing else that I can do.  Thank you for reading.

Hi Carla!  That is so true, that happens too often as well.  We are called for our knowledge and sometimes it is lack of communication from their "agent" that drives them elsewhere.  Thank you for reading.

Hi Brenda!  They know that I would have gone to the mat for them and fought for the seller to pay to have the repairs made.  There was a leak and they agreed to fix everything except to replace the drywall that needed to be replaced due to water damage.  It was $500 worth of repairs.  What a headache.  The buyers just accepted it to just to move forward.  The buyer's agent was not very eager to go back to the listing agent to try to at least get them a credit to take care of the cost of taking on the fix.  Oh well.

Hi Mike!  That happens to me too.  Sometimes it is just thinking outside the box and offering options or a different point of view.  That might be all that you can do is help them brainstorm on different ways that they can approach the issue.  Thank you for reading.

Hi Pamela!  That was the best that I could do.  Though I wanted to help, my hands were tied.

Hi Than!  I suggested that as well.  But the buyer's agent is one of the managing brokers so not sure they would have gotten the resolution that they wanted.  Thank you for reading.

Hi Kathy!  It is frustrating when buyers do that.  Do they really just not understand how we get paid?  That must be it.  We work for free.  :)

Hi Nestor and Katerina!  That would have been my next step but the clients called me today to let me know that they were just going to move forward and were done trying to get her to "work" for them.  That is unfortunate.  But I am glad that everything is moving along again.  They have already referred one of their neighbors to me and I will be listing their house next week.

Hi Ann!  My representation of them for selling their home will earn me referrals.  That is all that is important.  They know that not all agents are alike now if they didn't before.  

Hi David!  They think that we should do everything that we can for them even if we aren't getting paid for our knowledge and expertise.  They just don't understand that we get paid based on that knowledge and experience.  It is valuable and not a free commodity.  Or at least it shouldn't be and isn't for me~

Hi Susan!  It is a difficult balancing act.  I cannot interfere or take over for an agent that is not representing them fully.  Thankfully, everything worked out and it moved forward.  Thank you for reading.

Hi Jimmy!  I knew that it was trouble when they called with issues on the buying side.  I listened and then asked them to call the agent that is representing them for the purchase.  They understood.  I just think sometimes people need to vent.  Thank you for reading.