How`s that for a change. A home that is facing foreclosure a seller and Realtor who believe a potential buyer should "Make an Offer" prior to viewing a home. Great logic, right?
Yet,as we spoke to this Rookie Agent, I was in dismay and disbelief as he began to explain this tale of woe.
The home is listed on the MLS, there are no "Instructions that state Drive - By",yet as you begin to hear the reasons why, you wonder "How this Realtor" could possibly allow himself to be manipulated by a seller, who in the Realtors words is "Playing Games'.
The home is listed as a Pre-Foreclosure. The Seller, doesn`t want to partake in the sale of his home, they just want to "Live There" until the foreclosure takes place.
The agent, doesn`t want to "Offend the Sellers Wishes', so he`s playing along!
We placed a call to the agents Broker last night informing them of the Shenanigan's playing out with this listing,but as of yet we haven`t received a call and the odds are, we won`t.
In some circles of Real Estate, there really exists an underground of unscrupulous Realtors, who ply their trade as licensed professionals instead of practicing their act in the Circus!
The conversation is as follows:
Me: We would like to show your listing tomorrow.
Rookie: Humm,ahh, well you can`t. You have to place an offer on the home first, sight unseen.
Me: Come Again? You placed the home on the MLS, we would like to view the home,please!
Rookie: The Seller doesn`t want to be disturbed. The home is going pre-foreclosure, and I promised the Seller we would only take "Drive By" offers.
Me: Have you received any yet? The home has been listed for 123 days, you don`t think this has anything to do with it, do you?!
Rookie: Yes, I thought about it!
Me: Do you realize you should place your "restrictions" on the MLS and save everyone the time?
Rookie: I`m only doing what the seller wants. That`s my job!
Me: Your job is to disclose this restriction on the MLS, so others won`t bother contacting you.
Rookie: My Seller would rather live in the house and not be distributed..
In the world of Real Estate you sometimes wonder "If you`ve seen it all", after that conversation, I believe I`ve finally have seen enough....