Methinks Thorman *has* seen this happen . . .thorman75 said:You should see what happens when some moron tar papers over the roof vents and dosent cut them open.Then puts in a drain tile and back fills it with clay but no stone,or sets the foundation 2' too low with >0 pitch away from the house.
The percentage is how they make their money, I believe you mentioned something similar to this in this thread as well related to your compensation? BTW what is the typical percentage of most law suits? Me thinks a bit more than 2%-3% an realitor pulls on a transaction.robwbright said:Yea - and it's also the realtor's job to take several % of the deal.
I was recently involved in a case where the realtor had double agency and totally screwed the buyer - sold them a house that had not been properly inspected and it was filled with ecoli - worst case the Health Department had ever seen.
Personally, I'd prefer to buy direct from seller, but. . . Anyway, since it's a small town and my boss knows everyone and is the (part time) county court judge, I think he can pull some strings - thus why I want to get him involved.
robwbright said:Yea - and it's also the realtor's job to take several % of the deal. QUOTE]
Do you work for free? What are you charging the Doctor with the bent rock flipper? :rotfl:
Did the house really suffer from ecoli bacteria, or could it have been some other type of malody....like, Mold?
Ken
knowiam said:Do you work for free? What are you charging the Doctor with the bent rock flipper? :rotfl:
Did the house really suffer from ecoli bacteria, or could it have been some other type of malody....like, Mold?
Ken
Please think a little deeper about the situation.
No, I don't work for free - and I don't think the realtor should either. I also don't represent both the Plaintiff and the Defendant in a lawsuit - which is what realtor's do in many situations.
The other poster said that the realtor was to represent my interests. However, the realtor cannot really represent my best interest and the other parties best interest - my interest is to pay the lowest price I can and the seller's interest is to make as much money as possible.
I've never done this before, but if I understand it right, in general (with exceptions) the realtor gets a percentage of the selling price, correct? If so, then it is in the realtor's best interest to get as much money as possible for the seller, which makes the realtor's interest also in direct conflict with mine.
And yes, it was ecoil - tested at least twice by the Health Department. The family went to the hospital over it and could suffer serious long term health issues.
There were animal parts put in the well by the prior owners of the house and the house was washed down with that water.
The Health department said that they tested the water, but the evidence is that they didn't.
In that case, we'd sue the seller and the agent/company - but the seller didn't have much money, so the agent/company would probably bear the brunt of the suit.
We probably wouldn't sue the health dept because we need their testimony to prove the case.
oldguy said:You want your boss to come in and pull strings by way of his professional stature in the community? Personally I wouldn't think to have my employer negotiate for me unless I was compensating him for his time and knowledge. I also do not feel I would want to reveal my personal finances to an employer.
Patman said:The percentage is how they make their money, I believe you mentioned something similar to this in this thread as well related to your compensation? BTW what is the typical percentage of most law suits? Me thinks a bit more than 2%-3% an realitor pulls on a transaction.
So I am guessing the uninspected home was approved by the mortage company? Not very likely. False documents maybe but I have never heard of any company willing to plop down their $$ with out some assurances in the form of professional inspection and property valuation. How would something like this be handled if the sale is made with pulled strings? Who do you go back to if something is not as it was represented? Usually a broker will have insurance that they don't want to have to use to coverthat type of issue.
Okiewan said:So what's going to happen? That's a freakin' crime.
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