Buyer's Agent or Listing Agent | Know Your Job | Do It Properly
An excellent post from someone who has the same view of buyer agents as I have. As long as you're getting paid to be there, go ahead and do your job!
Simply stated, it seems to me that many buyer agents do not accept the responsibility of verifying information provided by the listing agent. What is the responsibility of the buyer’s agent in a transaction?
I’ve always been a listing agent, and I clearly understood what my role was within every transaction from start to finish. There are buyer agents who rely fully on the listing agent to furnish every detail connected to the listing.
Many do! I always went above and beyond to provide all information to make the transaction run as smoothly as possible, and to secure the right buyer as quickly as possible.
When I provided information obtained by the seller, I would “verify” that information with other reliable sources. Once verified, I would share the information.
If I were a buyer’s agent, and received that verified information from the listing agent, I would verify it myself. I would go one step further and research to verify that all information had been relayed, and there were no other details missing!
A buyer’s agent is obligated to do that research. What is the role of the buyer’s agent, if it’s not to represent the buyer to the Nth degree? It’s not acceptable to point fingers at listing agents who may or may not be competent.
Accusations do not take the liability off the buyer’s agent. A buyer’s agent IS liable for NOT representing the buyer properly. Each agent has a job description. When both parties are thorough with those tasks, the transaction proceeds smoothly and professionally.
Each transaction is as good as the agents who are parties to that transaction. First and foremost, know your job. Secondly, learn to do it properly.
Just saying…..
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