I think my buyers agent hustled me and did not act in my best interest.

[Anonymous]

Is there any recourse?

[Anonymous]

Well, for starters you'll need to define "hustled".

[Anonymous]

What did he do ?
More explanation.

[Anonymous]

If I have to guess it might be your communication style.

[Anonymous]

Honestly they probably did. I had agents try me but that’s what my contingencies are for. Not sure there’s a recourse after the deal is done unless they had some undisclosed relationship with the seller or something

[Anonymous]

Well duh. That's 99% of all agents, OP. You should know this, and not get pushed into decisions you don't really want to make. The person signing is you, so ultimately, the responsibility falls on YOU.

[Anonymous]

You can tell their broker, but it probably won't do anything. You can say who it was here and what happened and help others avoid him (or they may disagree that you were hustled)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well duh. That's 99% of all agents, OP. You should know this, and not get pushed into decisions you don't really want to make. The person signing is you, so ultimately, the responsibility falls on YOU.

+1 Realtors look out for themselves and it's a very corrupt industry. I'm sorry. I've been conned by realtors too and just recently narrowly missed being scammed again. Do your research and make the best decision for yourself. You can't trust anyone in the process except yourself.

As for recourse, it's impossible to say without knowing the issue. Most likely there's no recourse though.

[Anonymous]

What happened?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What happened?

OP doesn’t communicate.

[Anonymous]

Honestly, it's nearly impossible to decipher all that paperwork and fees and taxes and everything else you're forced to sign at closing. It's very common for a realtor to push you toward a certain title insurance company, home inspector, etc. and even try to lead you to a specific lender and homeowners insurance company. They may get commissions (kickbacks) from those companies for leading customers to them. It's all a racket but remember that the homebuyer is the only real source of money in the transaction so they are the ones who get jerked around the most.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well duh. That's 99% of all agents, OP. You should know this, and not get pushed into decisions you don't really want to make. The person signing is you, so ultimately, the responsibility falls on YOU.

+1 Realtors look out for themselves and it's a very corrupt industry. I'm sorry. I've been conned by realtors too and just recently narrowly missed being scammed again. Do your research and make the best decision for yourself. You can't trust anyone in the process except yourself.

As for recourse, it's impossible to say without knowing the issue. Most likely there's no recourse though.

How were you conned by realtors?

[Anonymous]

I'm guessing that the agent told the person to submit an above-ask offer and to waive contingencies. Well, guess who that benefits the most? The agent! Remember that for most agents, the key is to get a transaction to close ASAP because that's the only way they get paid. Avoid using an agent, but if you do, just remember that their goal might be to get you to buy a house as quickly as possible.

[Anonymous]

She thinks she was hustled with no explanation of what happened, lol.

[Anonymous]

I thought we overpaid by about $10k when we bought our house in 2017. In hindsight it’s laughable, as the house has gone up about $250k in value, and it’s a beautiful home that we were lucky to get.

If you’ve got a good home, just count your blessings and let the rest go.