New rules: buying without an agent

[Anonymous]

I am moving back to the DMV area and have bought properties in the past so I am comfortable proceeding without out an agent; however, I am not sure how it works to see a property. Do I just contact the selling agent and schedule?

[Anonymous]

yes

[Anonymous]

If seller's agent refuses, contact the state licensing board and GCAAR to file a complaint.

[Anonymous]

Yes. Contact the listing agent. If they refuse, report them. Consider retaining an attorney, just in case.

[Anonymous]

By the time you file a complaint with the state licensing board, the house will be sold. Why would you retain a lawyer when you can fill out a form on line to make the complaint.

Better way: if the listing agent refuses to show the house, explain to her that she is violating her fiduciary duties to the seller and you will contact the seller directly to explain his or her rights under the listing agreement including cancelling the listing. If agent still refuses, submit an offer contingent on you having access to the house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:By the time you file a complaint with the state licensing board, the house will be sold. Why would you retain a lawyer when you can fill out a form on line to make the complaint.

Better way: if the listing agent refuses to show the house, explain to her that she is violating her fiduciary duties to the seller and you will contact the seller directly to explain his or her rights under the listing agreement including cancelling the listing. If agent still refuses, submit an offer contingent on you having access to the house.

This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:By the time you file a complaint with the state licensing board, the house will be sold.

The file the complaint to build a record. This is how antitrust lawsuits are won.

Anonymous wrote:Why would you retain a lawyer when you can fill out a form on line to make the complaint.

The lawyer isn't for the complaint. The lawyer is to assist with the transaction, if needed.

Anonymous wrote:Better way: if the listing agent refuses to show the house, explain to her that she is violating her fiduciary duties to the seller and you will contact the seller directly to explain his or her rights under the listing agreement including cancelling the listing. If agent still refuses, submit an offer contingent on you having access to the house.

Yes do all that. Also file the complaint so regulators have material to work with.

[Anonymous]

My agent has decided to give me back 1.5% credit if seller is paying the commission.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:By the time you file a complaint with the state licensing board, the house will be sold. Why would you retain a lawyer when you can fill out a form on line to make the complaint.

Better way: if the listing agent refuses to show the house, explain to her that she is violating her fiduciary duties to the seller and you will contact the seller directly to explain his or her rights under the listing agreement including cancelling the listing. If agent still refuses, submit an offer contingent on you having access to the house.

How do you submit an offer without a sellers agent?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:By the time you file a complaint with the state licensing board, the house will be sold. Why would you retain a lawyer when you can fill out a form on line to make the complaint.

Better way: if the listing agent refuses to show the house, explain to her that she is violating her fiduciary duties to the seller and you will contact the seller directly to explain his or her rights under the listing agreement including cancelling the listing. If agent still refuses, submit an offer contingent on you having access to the house.

How do you submit an offer without a sellers agent?

Email, fax, hand delivery, or carrier pigeon

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:By the time you file a complaint with the state licensing board, the house will be sold.

The file the complaint to build a record. This is how antitrust lawsuits are won.

Anonymous wrote:Why would you retain a lawyer when you can fill out a form on line to make the complaint.

The lawyer isn't for the complaint. The lawyer is to assist with the transaction, if needed.

Anonymous wrote:Better way: if the listing agent refuses to show the house, explain to her that she is violating her fiduciary duties to the seller and you will contact the seller directly to explain his or her rights under the listing agreement including cancelling the listing. If agent still refuses, submit an offer contingent on you having access to the house.

Yes do all that. Also file the complaint so regulators have material to work with.

Why would you pay a lawyer to file a complaint? Just go to Pro Publica or similar and follow its process to file a complaint. They were involved in the Real Page suits

By the time a lawyer submits or even reviews an offer, the house will be sold. Do it once so that you know not to use a lawyer on subsequent offers.

[Anonymous]

So you pay the commission to the sellers agent? Do they have your best interest at hand of they are trying to get commission on both ends? Anyone ever do this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes. Contact the listing agent. If they refuse, report them. Consider retaining an attorney, just in case.

They won’t refuse but they will require you to sign a buyer agreement with them

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes. Contact the listing agent. If they refuse, report them. Consider retaining an attorney, just in case.

They won’t refuse but they will require you to sign a buyer agreement with them

Which is illegal. Report them if they require that. They have a fiduciary duty to show the property.

Please see some valuable responses in this thread.

https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1223390.page

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes. Contact the listing agent. If they refuse, report them. Consider retaining an attorney, just in case.

They won’t refuse but they will require you to sign a buyer agreement with them

Breach of fiduciary.