I'm firing my 2nd real estate agent ...

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I'm firing my 2nd real estate agent ...

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2013 Jul 14, 2:30pm 8,204 views 24 comments

by FunnyBayAreaBuyer ➕follow (1) 💰tip ignore

San Ramon seems to have been transitioning into a Buyer's market in the last two weeks. Houses are being listed for weeks, and some listings are reducing asking price.

So I thought. Maybe I should go ahead and make an offer in San Ramon.

Sunday: We go to the open house. Seller tells us that offers are due Monday (i.e. offers are due only one day after the open house)
Monday: My (brand new) agent makes the offer and sends it by email to the seller at night.
Tuesday: My agent calls me telling me that I should offer more because there are 4 offers in total. I say NO. My agent tells me that I will be countered.
Wednesday: No countering. I tell my agent to withdraw the offer, since we did not get countered. My agent tells me that we will get countered soon, so we should wait until the end of wednesday. She tells me that there is one other offer competing with me. (so, somehow, 2 offers evaporated from the market).
Thursday: No countering. I demand my agent to withdraw the offer, since we did not get countered on Wednesday.
Thursday night: My agent sends me an email, telling me that there were no other offers besides ours. (0 offers!), but that our offer was rejected.

Friday: I told my agent: "I'm sorry, you got something wrong. My offer did not get rejected. We withdrew it. Yes, it's very different, we withdrew an offer and the seller had no alternative offer."

After 5 minutes in which she tries to insist in the fact that our offer got rejected I added:

"Actually, let me add something: You are not quitting, I'm firing you. Do you understand the difference now?".

#housing

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1 Bm05211983 2013 Jul 14, 2:39pm

Sounds like you are a real idiot. Go rent

Rew 2013 Jul 14, 2:43pm

APOCALYPSEFUCK is Shostakovich says

Take a shit on the Realtor's face.

It's what Jesus would do.

Your god is a mighty god ...

3 FunnyBayAreaBuyer 2013 Jul 14, 2:44pm

The firing is done an official. She is, in writing, not going to get a commission from any transactions that I execute in my live.

Rew 2013 Jul 14, 2:48pm

APOCALYPSEFUCK is Shostakovich says

She'll threaten to take you to small claims and have her boyfriend shoot out your windows.

This is a fucking Realtor we're talking about here.

Evil, pure and simple.

My understanding is, unless you invite them into your home they cannot cross the threshold. (crossing myself)

HydroCabron 2013 Jul 14, 3:10pm

APOCALYPSEFUCK is Shostakovich says

Take a shit on the Realtor's face.

It's what Jesus would do.

I'm conflicted.

Isn't there a sound principle of "don't shit where you eat?"

6 MissedTheBoat21 2013 Jul 14, 7:36pm

The market is definitely changing in San Ramon, but the inventory is still low (in comparison to prior years) and there are still plenty of crazed buyers still out there.

Realtors are a dime a dozen. You should find one that has a proven track record in closing homes in your desired neighborhood and that is willing to give you a substantial commission rebate.

What I've discovered in this market is that all realtors pretty much offer the same strategies, but the only way to get a house is to be willing to outbid everyone else by a substantial amount. In other words, you have no choice but to overpay. Which realtor you use won't make much of a difference.

New Renter 2013 Jul 14, 11:55pm

HydroCabron says

APOCALYPSEFUCK is Shostakovich says

Take a shit on the Realtor's face.

It's what Jesus would do.

I'm conflicted.

Isn't there a sound principle of "don't shit where you eat?"

Its no different than putting manure in a field of delicious corn

Tenpoundbass 2013 Jul 15, 12:14am

I came to the conclusion that if I wanted a house, then I had to be my own RE agent. I dug up a retired Commercial RE agent and just used him for the paper work, and used a title company.

9 SparrowBell 2013 Jul 15, 4:08am

It sounds like you are just having fun toying with the agents. The offer contract should have an expiration date, usually we put a day or two for consideration, why bother withdrawing the offer at all. Did you actually sign the contract?

It is not unusual for potential buyers to change their minds, esp. buyers are holding off for further price decline.

MAGA 2013 Jul 15, 4:15am

APOCALYPSEFUCK is Shostakovich says

Take a shit on the Realtor's face.

It's what Jesus would do.

Amen.

zzyzzx 2013 Jul 16, 4:29am

MissedTheBoat21 says

What I've discovered in this market is that all realtors pretty much offer the same strategies, but the only way to get a house is to be willing to outbid everyone else by a substantial amount. In other words, you have no choice but to overpay. Which realtor you use won't make much of a difference.

When there are no other offers, you should still overpay? Are you a government employee, or something?

B.A.C.A.H. 2013 Jul 16, 4:33am

APOCALYPSEFUCK is Shostakovich says

She'll threaten to take you to small claims and have her boyfriend shoot out your windows.

This is a fucking Realtor we're talking about here.

Evil, pure and simple.

Ahem, friend, it's RealtorÂ®, - get it?

B.A.C.A.H. 2013 Jul 16, 4:37am

MissedTheBoat21 says

the only way to get a house is to be willing to outbid everyone else by a substantial amount.

Bubble, bubble; toil and trouble.

14 EBGuy 2013 Jul 16, 4:38am

SparrowBell said: The offer contract should have an expiration date, usually we put a day or two for consideration, why bother withdrawing the offer at all. Did you actually sign the contract?
I couldn't agree more. He mentions something about emailing an offer. Its been a long time since I've been in the market, is digitally signing an offer letter standard practice? The nice thing about the CARS forms is -- well, you've got to actually fill them in.