Plus, there are a lot of people that think their house is
perfect the
way it is. What the seller may consider and extravagant
repair
requested by the buyer may be a pretty common thing. It's
nice to
have a third party viewpoint to negotiate this. Also, those
freakin
contracts are pages and pages of stuff. Your agent usually
has dealt
with those contracts for years and knows what's in them and
what to
watch out for.
On 2/28/07, G Money <> wrote:
> That's true, Nick, but the buyer and seller tend to
rely on their agent's
> advice during this crucial negotiating period. I was a
first time buyer, so
> I didn't really know what I was doing. My agent helped
me come up with a
> good opening bid that was low, but not so low as to be
seen as an affront.
> When they counter offered, I relied on her advice as to
how far to come up,
> what to accept, etc. etc.
>
> So there is some room here for a conflict if the agent
is on both sides of
> the fence.
>
> On 2/28/07, Nick McClure <cf-lists king-nacho.com> wrote:
> >
> > I've never seen the agents do any negotiation,
they write up the offer and
> > deliver it. The negotiation happens by the buyer
and the seller directly,
> > using the agents to deliver the paperwork, show
and advertise the house.
> >
> > The terms are clearly spelled out, in the
contract. I think making the
> > initial offer on my first house took nearly an
hour to fill out the paper
> > work.
> >
> > As a seller I know what I want out of the house,
and what I'll do at the
> > request of the buyer to sell it.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: William Bowen [mailto:william.bowengmail.com]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 12:00 PM
> > > To: CF-Community
> > > Subject: Re: selling for the 1st time
> > >
> > > > I don't see the conflict of interest.
Both agents want the most
> > > money, but
> > > > as the buyer you know what you'll pay.
You set your price, and if
> > > they don't
> > > > take the offer then move on to the next
one.
> > >
> > > the buyer's agent works to get the price for
thier client, the seller
> > > the best price for their's, those two things
are not compatable.
> > >
> > > How does a seller's agent negotiate in good
faith if they are also the
> > > buyer's agent?
> > >
> > > --
> > > will
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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