Name:   realfast64 - Subject:   I beg to differ! Date:   7/23/2014 7:22:05 PM

  I have been on this  lake for fifty plus years till this past spring.  I had a house for sale for several years before it sold.  First reason it was on the market so long was i started out as a FSBO (for sale by owner) only to be trashed by local realtors.  Second problem is agents are more interested in listing than selling.  I can relate to the post about "LAKE PROS" of which one post on here regularly if they were such good/great realtor they would not have time surfing this sight!! I call them listing pros! 

  Agent number 1 got a free steak supper from agent number 2 could trash my house and tell of serious foundation problems. To which i hired a engineer to examine my house to find this "serious foundation problem" to which none were found!!  By the way agent 2 was at my house 3 weeks before wanting to list my house and was trying to sell one the idea i needed to pay her 7 to 9 thousand dollars to stage my house.  Also agent 2 was the agent that sold me this house 9 years before and nothing was mentioned about a foundation problem.

  I heard all the excuses of granite, deep water, no beach, to many corners, baths to small, to much grass to cut, to steep, not enough yard,to much yard. All kinds of excuses and that is what most were. I told the granite people to pick out the granite and at closing I would purchase it for them, only to never hear from them again.  Took ones obsurd LOWBALL offer   TO WHICH THERE REPLY WAS THEY WOULD HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT!! HECK IT WAS THEIR OFFER. What was to think about surly they had thought about it. The realtor dropped the ball on this one since all offers were to be presented in written form with earnest monies!! To which i pointed out to them as I read the contract the agent had me sign at listing.

This day all you need is a name and address, and you can find out enough on someone to determine if they are possible buyer most are only proffessional lookers. My house had camera security system several looked at my house year after year (lol) with new realtors of course!!  Several lookers had several bankruptcies over several years. I guess this is how they pass there time! DREAMING   

  Till agents return to buyers showing credit worthyness there will continue to be song and dance!! 

  In my experience there are more lookers than buyers,guess it makes them feel good to look and dream. 

  I know some are wondering why i didn't take legal action. Belive me I wanted to but it is near impossible to get one agent to testifi against another. But i did enjoy questioning agent 1 about agent 2 remarks.   Some lake residents forget how sound travels on water!!!LOL