A land salesman, or as they call themselves a consultant.
One of the sales wiennie's at this development was trying to get me to buy some land. I understand that is their job, but the salesman seemed to be oblivious to the economy and market. They are programmed to say "it's a great time to buy" over and over again. :-(
Buyer’s agent sabotaging my home sale. Is this legal?
Here’s our situation. We interviewed a few real estate agents and didn’t like any of them. We’re in a very rural area so didn’t have a lot of options. They were unprofessional and hard to communicate. Their other listings looked horrible.
So we decided to sell it on our own, took professional pictures and put it on the market with flat fee MLS service. We figured 1% is enough for buyer’s agent’s work (especially with recent lawsuit and change) We got a lot of saves and views on Zillow and Realtor but got no contacts. We were curious to see how buyers would reach us so we requested a showing on Zillow. Got connected to a local agent. And here’s what happened:
He said he will get back to me after some research. He texted me saying “I have concerns about the property and don’t recommend it. Are you interested in any other property?” So we called as a “buyer” and asked him what the problem was. He basically told us that “The seller is a greedy scam artist who cares only about keeping all money to himself. Even his listing is sketchy with no seller’s agent. It’s a red flag.” Then he goes on the rant “I’m going be on welfare and won’t be able to pay for fuel…. Well I drive a diesel car and it’s expensive. We will have to negotiate the price and you can make up for the lost money for me. Or I will change the contact right before closing and I will make them sign it…. If you REALLY want to see it, I guess we could see but I don’t see the reason”
Whoa. We simply wanted to see if it works because we were nervous about doing it by ourselves but this was much more than that. He was sabotaging the deal and stopping a potential buyer from even looking at the house. Only because he’a angry about getting only 1%. So now, I’m worried if other real estate agents are doing this and if this guy is going to keep cutting people off this way. We’re in a small rural town so I wonder if we’re going to be bullied by these agents in the area. We already changed the fee structure to 2.5% but isn’t it illegal for a real estate agent to do this? Isn’t this what they were sued for recently?
I really want this guy to not take any potential buyers contacts and stop sabotaging the sale. Is there anything I can do to protect myself as a seller?
I listed a property on sale about eight months ago with a real estate agent. I gave the agent the selling price and she did her analysis and confirmed that we can list at that price. Now 8 months later, we have not had any offer and the real estate agent Either wants me to take a loss to sell the property or she wants to cancel the contract and she sent me an estimate of $26,000 for her costs which includes $280/hr for her time. I told her I am not canceling the contract and I am not paying anything since the contract is for her to work on 3% commission upon the sale of the property. She turned on me and started insulting my property, how it’s not worth much and I am way over my head. I told her you did your analysis when you listed the property and I’m not liable for anything. I already reduced the price once and she wants me to cut the price by another 30%. Can she legally extract any money from me? What do I do? The contract expires in July and the contract does not contain anything that mentions me laying her anything if the property does not sell.
Real estate agent accused of running 'sex slave' operation in Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE -- A real estate agent is being accused of running a "sex slave" operation inside a Milwaukee house.
Austin Chronister, a real estate agent and private investigator, allegedly made women sign contracts requiring "obedience" and "sex upon demand," according to court records. He is being tried for human trafficking and sexual assault charges.
One of the victims at the center of the alleged operation spoke out in a court hearing on Friday. The woman's name is not being published to protect her identity.
She urged a judge to keep Chronister's bond conditions in place. The conditions include a 24-hour curfew and no-contact with his long-time partner Christin Saint Pierre.
Prosecutors say Chronister violently assaulted two women inside a home in the Concordia neighborhood.
They victims say house members were also all assigned "slave numbers" and had to wear collars as part of an untraditional sex arrangement involving bondage and domination.
A judge ruled Chronister must remain at home all the time and cannot contact his long-time girlfriend Christin Saint Pierre.
Pierre is a Milwaukee criminal defense attorney. She took the stand on Friday.
His girlfriend answering a series of questions from the defense attorney, saying she does wish to have contact with Chronister, and she does not fear him.
The judge ruled Chronister's bond restrictions will remain the same.
One of the sales wiennie's at this development was trying to get me to buy some land. I understand that is their job, but the salesman seemed to be oblivious to the economy and market. They are programmed to say "it's a great time to buy" over and over again. :-(
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