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Post by OntarioScrapper on May 23, 2022 16:03:18 GMT
Edited: Update for June 1st. The house is SOLD! YEAH! We can now pay off the VISA credit card which we needed to use when we had those extra bills.  And holy has the interest rates gone up in Canada. I was watching the news and it went up again today. 3rd time in a short amount of time. So good to get rid of the mortgage and the line of credit we had with the house. Very happy with the lawyer's office. When the market cools down, we told the lawyer we'd like to use them again. Nice to actually have a professional involved. Update for May 29 and May 30 Agent called our lawyer. Agent texted DH that the lawyer confirmed we didn't have to mow the lawn. But the Agent texted to DH that she could hire someone to do and we'd pay her back. DH said no. We have pictures from last Friday (we have a neighbour keeping an eye on the house since it's empty). It's NOT a jungle. In Ontario Canada, we do not have to mow the lawn before closing unless it's in the contract or if you want to do it. Then she said we should replace the fire alarms. Friday she texted that she was putting a new battery in for us. That's all it needed. Not sure why she thought we should buy all new fire alarms since when you get a new home, the homeowner does that anyway along with new locks on the outside doors. Found out today (30th)she HADN'T put a new battery in but was doing it now. After she said to us on Monday that we needed working fire alarms because of insurance. DH had thanked her for changing out the new battery and she hadn't even done it on Friday.  And she isn't even suppose to be talking to us anymore. Company #1 is closing the deal (they told us this when DH called to complain about her). sigh Today May 30th. We took the drive to our lawyer's office. She said our Agent was... something. Agent tried to argue with her over the lawn. Lawyer told her it's not in the contract and just kept saying that until Agent gave up. And then as we were signing the papers she pointed out how the commission is going to the first company. She said the Agent tried to tell her to GIVE all the money TO her (Agent) and she'd make sure Company #1 gets their cut. And here we thought nothing more weird would happen. The paper work shows where the money from the sale is going to. Commission of sale Directly to the company #1. From what I have read since she has left the company, they can actually give her less commission. And it is illegal for the Agent to directly get the money. SHE WAS ASKING OUR LAWYER TO DO SOMETHING ILLEGAL. Our lawyer also pointed out that if the money went directly to the Agent and the Agent decides to keep it all, we would have to pay the same amount to the company as they sort out in suing her. Like seriously?!?!? Am I ever so glad we went with the law firm that helped with the buying of the house 12 years ago. Agent was trying to recomand one to us. I'm questioning where she got her education from to be a Realtor Agent. Update May 28 Well the Agent texted my husband today.... to complain about the lawn again. Good thing DH found out from Exit that the final walkthrough went well because she still hasn't told us. But hey that GRASS! She claims the backyard is overgrown and intense and that the Buyer wants it dealt with before closing. Nothing in our contract for that. sold AS IS. So DH responds with my lawyer informed me that this is not necessary on my part. Her response was basically that we should be concerned that the closing goes as smoothly as possible. OVER GRASS. We have pictures from Friday when our daughter was passed through to take pictures after visiting a friend. Intense to me is one foot high craziness. This is not that. But whatever. Agent said she'll talk to our "lawyer on Monday to explain what is going on down here". Clearly we are no longer as interest to her since she's totally latched onto the Buyer and yet we were her first clients. DH gave her the lawyer's name to contact. And then she sent a picture of her new business card. Look! She finally told us personally she moved to another company with a picture. Well the 3rd one. Never told us about the 2nd one. Oh and Agent said she'd chat with DH on Monday. Ummmm. The 1st company is handling the closing. I thought she had nothing to do with us anymore and they'd decide what her cut is? Though she is totally acting like she's just the Buyer's Agent right now. DH asked if he was too mean. Oh gravy. No swearing in sight. Just straight up answers. Didn't even call her crazy. Way more control than I would've had. Is texting that normal that a Realtor Agent wouldn't even call? She's called before.  Edited: Update May 27 5 days to go. Our Agent posted today on FB that she has switched Realtor companies yet AGAIN. She also updated her work to new company with May 24. She was with the second company May 20th. okay. Well yesterday a friend of mine said she saw an AC unit in a window in the upper part of the house. When she looked across the river (she lives right across our house over the river) she said the AC unit was gone. Huh. We got no request for someone to be in the house early. And yes we left our AC units behind and said the new owner could have them if they like or whatever they wanted to do with them. One was never taken out of that one window. The second house she was selling she last posted when she had the Open House. So I checked it out. It has been delisted. DH called the company our sale is with. He got the boss. Boss says that the sale end is going fine and yes, it is the company finalizing it. Boss also told us the final walkthrough went fine with the Buyer considering DH pointed out the Agent never told him. DH voiced his concerns that someone seems to have been in the house without our consent. Boss said he'd have a talk with her. Agent messaged me through FB to ask if my husband's cell is still working. She screen shot the last two texts she sent him on Tuesday which mentioned the final walk through was that day. And then about the grass being a bit overgrown. DH never responded because he was pissed she never told us personally she switched to a second company (and now we only found out about the third company which apparently happened on the day she texted). She never tried to actually phone him. So I responded "Yes" to the Agent. DH is waiting to hear her excuses. This should be slightly fun. Edited: Update May 25 So the agent contacted my husband by text message on Tuesday. Not a word about changing companies. She wanted to inform us it was the final and second walkthrough for the Buyer. That the grass was a bit overgrown and might need mowing. DH contacted his lawyer. She said it was unprofessional of her to not tell us of the company change. However since the agent was still doing the final walkthrough then her first company wanted her to finish out the deal. So we just didn't mention to the agent that we saw a post. Don't want any drama that might concur. Lawyer also said we didn't have to mow the lawn. Buyer would know it's been empty and it hasn't been that long. Not like it's been empty for over half a year. Said agent is just being a bit over the top. Didn't hear back from the agent about how the walk through went though. Normally she's a chatty one. Bugged us all Easter Weekend about stuff. Not peep over this past holiday though. I do have a friend who checks out the house when she comes into town for work. She said everything looks fine and just the porch light is on all the time. Also said the grass looks fine.  7 Days and it's done.  Original post: Some of you may remember me posting that my family moved because my husband got a kick ass job!  Well with the crazy housing market we decided to sell and just rent for now. We had to move fast so our house was empty for the selling. Our Realtor agent did an open house the first weekend. Within 2 weeks of listing the house, we signed a selling contract. Buyers met the condition to have financing and all seemed good. Then our Realtor posted on Friday on Facebook that she was with a different Realtor company. No personal call. No personal message. She is fairly new and still has (had) a mentor. I was on my break at work. I screen shot the post and texted my husband if Realtor had called him. Nope. And because we are in a 4 day long weekend holiday, her old work place has been closed. DH can't contact our lawyer until Tuesday because his work place is closed. Seriously WTF?! So I googled. Our contract would stay with the Realtor company it started with. Though now we wonder why she left, or if she got booted. She was a bit of a handful to deal with however we needed to sell fast. The Buyer is also represented by her. Yes we signed we were okay with that but now we are wondering.... The Buyer offered $10,000 over asking. Though we thought our Realtor was listing it too high anyway since we weren't able to finish all the projects my DH was working on. Tried to get our Line of Credit upped by Royal Bank but because he had only been at his new job for 3 weeks, they said no. He's considered not having employment until after 3 months at the job. We didn't want to wait that long. And it's crazy ass because he is now making the most he has ever in his life. He's been with RBC his whole life. Never missed a mortgage payment. So he's kind of pissed at them. We sold our house AS IS. Now wait until Tuesday to find out what the fuck is going on. DH didn't want me to contact Realtor because she can be "dramatic". And not in the good way. Wants advice from his lawyer first. Wondering if the Buyer will decide to pull out. And I have to work today. 5 days in a row ending tomorrow. Sucks to be the new person!  |
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Post by MichyM on May 23, 2022 16:22:55 GMT
Your home sale was most likely passed to another REA at the office to finish up. And quite frankly, other than nudging along the powers that be to get paperwork in on time, there's not much left to do. I don't quite understand why this is a point of consternation. Or why you think this might be a problem with the sale. Are homes sale handled that much differently in Canada that I'm not getting it?
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Post by ~summer~ on May 23, 2022 16:36:52 GMT
I don’t get what the issue is - just that you are worried buyer will pull out? Can they even do that?
You listed house as-is, priced in your opinion a bit high, and get an offer $10k over. At this point I would think you just relax.
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Post by rickmer on May 23, 2022 16:40:07 GMT
not sure i understand exactly (i have done admin/marketing work supporting realtors in ontario for 7 years) but if i got it, your realtor left one brokerage and joined another. i would call the broker of record for the PRIOR brokerage (that your house was listed under). ask him/her about her status, what are the implications of this move for you and your sale. i would speak to him/her before speaking with the realtor. she has her own incentives to possibly try to spin something. the broker of record should not. at the end of the day, every brokerage in ontario must have a broker of record. they are the "go to" for all realtors within that brokerage for information. and there are consequences to them AND the brokerage for any shady business that goes on under them. if you are still in doubt, you can probably call RECO (real estate counsel of ontario) for guidance as well. i do believe you are correct and that any transactions done prior to the move to the new brokerage would stay with the initial brokerage. good luck!! it is all stressful but just know once the transaction is completed, all this will just melt away and you move on to the next stage in your life.  |
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Post by Anita on May 23, 2022 16:44:40 GMT
I don't think the buyer can't pull out just because the selling realtor left. It will most likely be fine. Sounds like you might be better off with her out of the picture.
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Post by 950nancy on May 23, 2022 16:53:37 GMT
I am sure that it is stressful just now knowing the answer to your questions. Maybe consider it a blessing in disguise. The new agent will get you through the rest. I can't imagine changing agents with a signed contract from both parties will change much other than just some added stress to not knowing. Good luck. The day we sold our house was amazing. We kept it for 6 weeks after buying so we'd have the time to move in at our own pace. Then we got moved in in two weeks and it pretty much sat there waiting for closing. For us it worked because we already owned the house.
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Post by Lexica on May 23, 2022 17:13:50 GMT
When I first met my realtor, he was working with company A, By the time I was ready to list my house, he was working with company B. We had to list the house as "on hold" or whatever their term was because I needed to repair a leak in the bathroom wall, replace all the flooring and surrounding walls, and get a mold certificate prior to being able to show the house. There has been issue after issue with getting the leak repaired, some of which was my fault because I had packed the insurance paperwork and had to dig through boxes to find it to call and report the leak and some that was due to the availability of various repair people.
The time needed to repair the issue and replace my flooring has been extended because we decided that as long as the house was torn apart, we would go ahead and replace all of my copper pipes with this new type being used in my area now. Our water district had changed the way they treated our water and the new additive was eating through everyone's copper pipes. Eventually, every house in that water district will need to have their pipes switched out. In fact, since my leak issue, two of my immediate neighbors have experienced leaks. And the house where my realtor was holding an open house in around the corner from me in this same tract developed a leak right in the middle of the open house. They had their pipes replaced immediately.
During these delays, my realtor had switched to company C. He had told me he was considering it when we signed everything with company B. He told me he would like me to go with him to the new company, which is what I wanted also. I just had to sign a paper stating that I was going with him to the new company and that all other information remained the same.
I guess it is common for realtors to change companies like that. Now, my house hadn't sold like yours has, but I assume this might either require nothing from you or a simple signature like I did. Your realtor earned the commission and will still be getting it so she certainly doesn't want to lose this sale. It would have been better business-wise to let you know she was changing companies and what that would or would not change for you. Had she done this, you wouldn't be stressing needlessly.
**Adding that I am in the states.
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Post by quiltz on May 23, 2022 18:13:24 GMT
The Buyer is also represented by her. Yes we signed we were okay with that but now we are wondering.... has given you sound advice. Talk to your lawyer first and only contact the agent on advice of your lawyer. I don't know why you would let a newer RE agent both list and sign the house. How is the commission worked out? Does it go to the Broker of Record or follow the RE agent? I have had a house deal go bust on the day before closing. I live in Ontario and I was able to sue the person for the difference that they had offered me and the final selling price, as the selling price was a bit lower than the original sale. I was also allowed to keep the "earnest money", that the lawyer had held in their trust account. Good luck. TO ADD: In Ontario, small claims court goes up to $25,000.00 and not the $5,000. that I have seen in America. |
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Post by OntarioScrapper on May 24, 2022 4:02:11 GMT
Your home sale was most likely passed to another REA at the office to finish up. And quite frankly, other than nudging along the powers that be to get paperwork in on time, there's not much left to do. I don't quite understand why this is a point of consternation. Or why you think this might be a problem with the sale. Are homes sale handled that much differently in Canada that I'm not getting it? We've never sold a house before. The Realtor did a post on FB about the change of companies and has not personally informed us. We just thought that was odd behaviour and a bit unprofessional of her. so it's just made us paranoid.  |
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Post by OntarioScrapper on May 24, 2022 4:07:18 GMT
not sure i understand exactly (i have done admin/marketing work supporting realtors in ontario for 7 years) but if i got it, your realtor left one brokerage and joined another. i would call the broker of record for the PRIOR brokerage (that your house was listed under). ask him/her about her status, what are the implications of this move for you and your sale. i would speak to him/her before speaking with the realtor. she has her own incentives to possibly try to spin something. the broker of record should not. at the end of the day, every brokerage in ontario must have a broker of record. they are the "go to" for all realtors within that brokerage for information. and there are consequences to them AND the brokerage for any shady business that goes on under them. if you are still in doubt, you can probably call RECO (real estate counsel of ontario) for guidance as well. i do believe you are correct and that any transactions done prior to the move to the new brokerage would stay with the initial brokerage. good luck!! it is all stressful but just know once the transaction is completed, all this will just melt away and you move on to the next stage in your life. Everything was closed for the long weekend so we couldn't call anyone. We are assuming the Realtor company will call us to tell us that the Realtor has moved to a new company. DH didn't want to speak to the Realtor since she hasn't reached out to us to tell us what is going on. And normally she's all chatty with us so guessing she may not want to tell us herself. |
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Post by OntarioScrapper on May 24, 2022 4:19:41 GMT
The Buyer is also represented by her. Yes we signed we were okay with that but now we are wondering.... has given you sound advice. Talk to your lawyer first and only contact the agent on advice of your lawyer. I don't know why you would let a newer RE agent both list and sign the house. How is the commission worked out? Does it go to the Broker of Record or follow the RE agent? I have had a house deal go bust on the day before closing. I live in Ontario and I was able to sue the person for the difference that they had offered me and the final selling price, as the selling price was a bit lower than the original sale. I was also allowed to keep the "earnest money", that the lawyer had held in their trust account. Good luck. TO ADD: In Ontario, small claims court goes up to $25,000.00 and not the $5,000. that I have seen in America. At the time we didn't know she was that new of an agent. DH did ask his lawyer about her representing both of us and he said it's fine for us to agree to. I was at work when this was decided. DH did text me Of course with her now switching companies it then made us wonder why she was representing the both of us. Her first company apparently gets to deal with this now and pay her out. I'm not sure how much that is though. I know she's getting 2.5% from our side. |
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Post by quiltz on May 24, 2022 4:30:21 GMT
I am amazed that your lawyer thought that this was a good idea, of 1 agent doing both sides.
ALWAYS make sure you do your due diligence in obtaining any professional service. Check them out on LinkedIn and ask people about who is a good agent. Your local MLS office would have this information.
Sorry that you are in this mess. Let your lawyer contact the brokerage office, as that is what they get paid to do.
Make sure that you get "Title Insurance" on your new home. Make sure that there are no liens on your new home.
Good luck! Kingston is a beautiful city with so many opportunities. I noticed that you have a new job or is this still your old job?
University cities are unique and are a lot of fun to live in, just as long as you are not *too close* to the university action.
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Post by PaperAngel on May 24, 2022 5:13:55 GMT
Read the actual contract both you & the buyer signed. In my experience (in the US), the only effect of a realtor changing agencies for the seller/buyer is a different contact person/realtor for the remainder of the process. The agency, not the agent, receives the commission (usually 6% total, since the seller pays - usually 3% - for each of the listing & buyer's agents); uncertain what percentage of the commission agents actually get, since it's is dependent on their employment contract to which buyers/sellers are not privy. Therefore, the agent who changed firms likely hasn't contacted you (& may not return your messages) because you're no longer her client. I suggest calling the agency of record, indicate that you saw on social media that she was no longer a realtor there, & request the contact information of the agent who will be assisting you going forward. Best wishes...
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Post by kibblesandbits on May 24, 2022 10:58:01 GMT
not sure i understand exactly (i have done admin/marketing work supporting realtors in ontario for 7 years) but if i got it, your realtor left one brokerage and joined another. i would call the broker of record for the PRIOR brokerage (that your house was listed under). ask him/her about her status, what are the implications of this move for you and your sale. i would speak to him/her before speaking with the realtor. she has her own incentives to possibly try to spin something. the broker of record should not. at the end of the day, every brokerage in ontario must have a broker of record. they are the "go to" for all realtors within that brokerage for information. and there are consequences to them AND the brokerage for any shady business that goes on under them. if you are still in doubt, you can probably call RECO (real estate counsel of ontario) for guidance as well. i do believe you are correct and that any transactions done prior to the move to the new brokerage would stay with the initial brokerage. good luck!! it is all stressful but just know once the transaction is completed, all this will just melt away and you move on to the next stage in your life. . We are assuming the Realtor company will call us to tell us that the Realtor has moved to a new company. DH didn't want to speak to the Realtor since she hasn't reached out to us to tell us what is going on. And normally she's all chatty with us so guessing she may not want to tell us herself. Down here in the good ole USA . . . I'm shaking my head at the fact that you can't get ahold of your real estate company over a long weekend. What the heck? Long weekends are PRIME TIME for real estate. If there was an agent I couldn't get ahold of over a long weekend, I'd get a different agent. However. Call your listing realtor and ask her. No drama, just pick up the phone. Also, why is it weird that your realtor is repping both sides? That's the dream of every realtor here. Full commission, don't have to share. Its also nothing that the seller would have anything to do with, either, so there's no question of "letting" them do it. |
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Post by peasapie on May 24, 2022 11:13:18 GMT
It’s certainly unprofessional for an agent to publicly announce leaving when no one at the agency contacted you first. It would make me wonder what happened. I agree with kibblesandbits — it’s not unusual for an agent to both represent buyer and seller as long as both are informed. What is unusual is not being able to contact the RE agency on the weekend! In US, a new realtor must act under the auspices of a broker, so hopefully you have been able to contact the broker in charge of that agency to get this sorted out. |
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Post by maryannscraps on May 24, 2022 11:18:33 GMT
Take a deep breath. This happens all the time. Take another deep breath. There's nothing to indicate your buyer wants to back out. Take another deep breath. The listing agency will take care of it. One more deep breath. Congratulations on your big moves and job changes! What the heck, take another deep breath. Moving and both of you changing jobs is a really stressful time of life... try not to add to it by projecting things that most likely won't happen. You've got this.  |
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Post by quiltz on May 24, 2022 11:35:56 GMT
I'm shaking my head at the fact that you can't get ahold of your real estate company over a long weekend. What the heck? Long weekends are PRIME TIME for real estate. If there was an agent I couldn't get ahold of over a long weekend, I'd get a different agent. Statutory holidays are a bigger deal in Canada than in most of America, retail wise, from what I have experienced over the years. A Federal Statutory holiday in Ontario means a complete shutdown of retail and most other businesses. Truly - no grocery stores or larger pharmacy stores are open, not even Costco. Banks and most all professional services are closed. EVERYONE gets the day off, except for in some designated tourist areas. Every province decides what is allowed open or closed. Not a decision of the retailer, even the big ones (Costco, Walmart) but all Banks, Governmental departments (all levels) and Postal services are closed. Federal days are New Years Day, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, July 1 (Canada Day), Labour Day, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Sept. 30), Thanksgiving Monday and Christmas Day. There are a few more but these are the big ones. There are also Provincial Statutory holidays that are decided by the Provincial Government like Family Day (Feb), & Simcoe Day (Ontario - 1st weekend in August). |
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Post by OntarioScrapper on May 26, 2022 2:46:05 GMT
Update. May 25th So the agent contacted my husband by text message on Tuesday. Not a word about changing companies. She wanted to inform us it was the final and second walkthrough for the Buyer. That the grass was a bit overgrown and might need mowing. DH contacted his lawyer. She said it was unprofessional of her to not tell us of the company change. However since the agent was still doing the final walkthrough then her first company wanted her to finish out the deal. So we just didn't mention to the agent that we saw a post. Don't want any drama that might concur. Lawyer also said we didn't have to mow the lawn. Buyer would know it's been empty and it hasn't been that long. Not like it's been empty for over half a year. Said agent is just being a bit over the top. Didn't hear back from the agent about how the walk through went though. Normally she's a chatty one. Bugged us all Easter Weekend about stuff. Not peep over this past holiday though. I do have a friend who checks out the house when she comes into town for work. She said everything looks fine and just the porch light is on all the time. Also said the grass looks fine. 7 Days and it's done. |
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Post by OntarioScrapper on May 27, 2022 17:24:08 GMT
Update May 27
5 days to go. Our Agent posted today on FB that she has switched Realtor companies yet AGAIN. She also updated her work to new company with May 24. She was with the second company May 20th. okay. Well yesterday a friend of mine said she saw an AC unit in a window in the upper part of the house. When she looked across the river (she lives right across our house over the river) she said the AC unit was gone. Huh. We got no request for someone to be in the house early. And yes we left our AC units behind and said the new owner could have them if they like or whatever they wanted to do with them. One was never taken out of that one window.
The second house she was selling she last posted when she had the Open House. So I checked it out. It has been delisted.
DH called the company our sale is with. He got the boss. Boss says that the sale end is going fine and yes, it is the company finalizing it. Boss also told us the final walkthrough went fine with the Buyer considering DH pointed out the Agent never told him. DH voiced his concerns that someone seems to have been in the house without our consent. Boss said he'd have a talk with her. Agent messaged me through FB to ask if my husband's cell is still working. She screen shot the last two texts she sent him on Tuesday which mentioned the final walk through was that day. And then about the grass being a bit overgrown. DH never responded because he was pissed she never told us personally she switched to a second company (and now we only found out about the third company which apparently happened on the day she texted). She never tried to actually phone him. So I responded "Yes" to the Agent. DH is waiting to hear her excuses. This should be slightly fun.
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Post by Lexica on May 27, 2022 19:23:17 GMT
Wow, a third company?! After being at the second for what, a week? She is certainly not acting very professional at all. I'm glad you contacted the company that you originally listed with and told him how unprofessional your realtor was acting. I would be quite stressed if my realtor wasn't responding to my calls or letting me know what was happening with my sale.
I hope the remainder of your wait goes without any issue. Selling a house is so stressful, isn't it?
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Post by OntarioScrapper on May 27, 2022 19:57:44 GMT
Wow, a third company?! After being at the second for what, a week? She is certainly not acting very professional at all. I'm glad you contacted the company that you originally listed with and told him how unprofessional your realtor was acting. I would be quite stressed if my realtor wasn't responding to my calls or letting me know what was happening with my sale. I hope the remainder of your wait goes without any issue. Selling a house is so stressful, isn't it? We are still waiting for the Agent to contact my husband. I see she's been on FB. Her 3rd company has posted a post with her picture and welcoming her to the company. Probably needed a picture from her so I guess that was more important. Though that post was posted about an hour ago. I'm making bets she just doesn't contact us anymore. The house sale is with her first company and all we need to do is closing now. So she's probably not needed anymore. DH hadn't done a review on her yet and I'm not sure he can anymore because of all the company hopping.  |
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Post by Lexica on May 27, 2022 20:15:30 GMT
Wow, a third company?! After being at the second for what, a week? She is certainly not acting very professional at all. I'm glad you contacted the company that you originally listed with and told him how unprofessional your realtor was acting. I would be quite stressed if my realtor wasn't responding to my calls or letting me know what was happening with my sale. I hope the remainder of your wait goes without any issue. Selling a house is so stressful, isn't it? We are still waiting for the Agent to contact my husband. I see she's been on FB. Her 3rd company has posted a post with her picture and welcoming her to the company. Probably needed a picture from her so I guess that was more important. Though that post was posted about an hour ago. I'm making bets she just doesn't contact us anymore. The house sale is with her first company and all we need to do is closing now. So she's probably not needed anymore. DH hadn't done a review on her yet and I'm not sure he can anymore because of all the company hopping. I would think you can still do a review on her. Try with her newest company even though the sale wasn't through them. Facebook? Or if you don't want to give her negative feedback publicly, at least write your thoughts down and send it to her privately. She needs to improve and the best way for her to know where improvement is necessary is by feedback from her clients. She has a lot to learn. I feel so badly for you. Next time, research your realtor out very carefully. I feel so fortunate that I met the realtor that will be selling my house. I am the type of person that really researches before I let anyone near my money decisions but with this particular realtor, I just felt instantly that I could trust him. I did do a bit of research, but not as much as would be typical for me. And he has gone above and beyond for me so far. My house is listed with him, but it is not an active listing until we repair my leak which entails replacing walls and flooring. And since my house will be torn up anyway, I am going ahead with several more improvements. I had been thinking that if I found a good fixer upper in my new area, I would just buy an older mobile home to live in while my new place was going through all of the remodel work. Now I'm thinking I would like to buy something turnkey. I'm just over all the commotion right now. And I still have months to go! |
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Post by CardBoxer on May 27, 2022 22:04:42 GMT
Ugh, how unprofessional, and also confusing for a first-time seller. And your husband can still write a review; you worked with her.
For the future, you might consider working with an agent who only represents your interests. IOW, when we were buying a house, we wanted a buyer’s agent. And when when selling our previous house we worked with a seller’s agent.
While it’s legal to have an agent represent both the seller and the buyer, there can be conflicting interests when the buyer wants a lower price and the seller wants a higher price, plus closing costs can be negotiated and other issues can pop up that put the seller on one side and the buyer on the other - not necessarily in a bad way, but their interests are not identical.
Good luck!
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Post by OntarioScrapper on May 28, 2022 1:34:55 GMT
We are still waiting for the Agent to contact my husband. I see she's been on FB. Her 3rd company has posted a post with her picture and welcoming her to the company. Probably needed a picture from her so I guess that was more important. Though that post was posted about an hour ago. I'm making bets she just doesn't contact us anymore. The house sale is with her first company and all we need to do is closing now. So she's probably not needed anymore. DH hadn't done a review on her yet and I'm not sure he can anymore because of all the company hopping. I would think you can still do a review on her. Try with her newest company even though the sale wasn't through them. Facebook? Or if you don't want to give her negative feedback publicly, at least write your thoughts down and send it to her privately. She needs to improve and the best way for her to know where improvement is necessary is by feedback from her clients. She has a lot to learn. I feel so badly for you. Next time, research your realtor out very carefully. I feel so fortunate that I met the realtor that will be selling my house. I am the type of person that really researches before I let anyone near my money decisions but with this particular realtor, I just felt instantly that I could trust him. I did do a bit of research, but not as much as would be typical for me. And he has gone above and beyond for me so far. My house is listed with him, but it is not an active listing until we repair my leak which entails replacing walls and flooring. And since my house will be torn up anyway, I am going ahead with several more improvements. I had been thinking that if I found a good fixer upper in my new area, I would just buy an older mobile home to live in while my new place was going through all of the remodel work. Now I'm thinking I would like to buy something turnkey. I'm just over all the commotion right now. And I still have months to go! I know this agent casually in my town that I lived in for 12 years. She's known in several circles and seemed like a nice person. She still hasn't contacted my DH so we just don't care anymore. She posts of being there for people. In the town they had a bad storm that took out power and knocked down trees. She posted that if anyone needed her, she'd help while totally ignoring us. Frankly it was WEIRD. Before this I thought I could trust her. We even have done volunteer work together. My daughter also knows her. But what is done is done. We go on Tuesday to sign papers.  |
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Post by OntarioScrapper on May 28, 2022 1:36:22 GMT
Ugh, how unprofessional, and also confusing for a first-time seller. And your husband can still write a review; you worked with her. For the future, you might consider working with an agent who only represents your interests. IOW, when we were buying a house, we wanted a buyer’s agent. And when when selling our previous house we worked with a seller’s agent. While it’s legal to have an agent represent both the seller and the buyer, there can be conflicting interests when the buyer wants a lower price and the seller wants a higher price, plus closing costs can be negotiated and other issues can pop up that put the seller on one side and the buyer on the other - not necessarily in a bad way, but their interests are not identical. Good luck! We realize that now. First time buying and selling with that house. Ugh. Our lawyer said it should be okay. |
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Post by CardBoxer on May 28, 2022 3:21:42 GMT
Ugh, how unprofessional, and also confusing for a first-time seller. And your husband can still write a review; you worked with her. For the future, you might consider working with an agent who only represents your interests. IOW, when we were buying a house, we wanted a buyer’s agent. And when when selling our previous house we worked with a seller’s agent. While it’s legal to have an agent represent both the seller and the buyer, there can be conflicting interests when the buyer wants a lower price and the seller wants a higher price, plus closing costs can be negotiated and other issues can pop up that put the seller on one side and the buyer on the other - not necessarily in a bad way, but their interests are not identical. Good luck! We realize that now. First time buying and selling with that house. Ugh. Our lawyer said it should be okay. It doesn’t seem like there are issues because of it, so it should be fine - and some people still have agents who represent both sides. Your agent is something else, but that’s nothing to do with that. Hang in there - you’re on top of it and great you contacted her old boss. |
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quiltz
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Post by quiltz on May 28, 2022 10:18:00 GMT
Please use these links to help you with resolving your issues with your real estate agent. www.reco.on.ca/ The Real Estate Council of Ontario protects consumers in the public interest . . . www.reco.on.ca/complaints-enforcement/ Where you go to file complaints and document your experience. |
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Post by OntarioScrapper on May 29, 2022 0:57:05 GMT
Edited: Update May 28 Well the Agent texted my husband today.... to complain about the lawn again. Good thing DH found out from Exit that the final walkthrough went well because she still hasn't told us. But hey that GRASS! She claims the backyard is overgrown and intense and that the Buyer wants it dealt with before closing. Nothing in our contract for that. sold AS IS. So DH responds with my lawyer informed me that this is not necessary on my part. Her response was basically that we should be concerned that the closing goes as smoothly as possible. OVER GRASS. We have pictures from Friday when our daughter was passed through to take pictures after visiting a friend. Intense to me is one foot high craziness. This is not that. But whatever. Agent said she'll talk to our "lawyer on Monday to explain what is going on down here". Clearly we are no longer as interest to her since she's totally latched onto the Buyer and yet we were her first clients. DH gave her the lawyer's name to contact. And then she sent a picture of her new business card. Look! She finally told us personally she moved to another company with a picture. Well the 3rd one. Never told us about the 2nd one. Oh and Agent said she'd chat with DH on Monday. Ummmm. The 1st company is handling the closing. I thought she had nothing to do with us anymore and they'd decide what her cut is? Though she is totally acting like she's just the Buyer's Agent right now. DH asked if he was too mean. Oh gravy. No swearing in sight. Just straight up answers. Didn't even call her crazy. Way more control than I would've had. Is texting that normal that a Realtor Agent wouldn't even call? She's called before.  |
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Post by OntarioScrapper on May 29, 2022 0:59:22 GMT
Please use these links to help you with resolving your issues with your real estate agent. www.reco.on.ca/ The Real Estate Council of Ontario protects consumers in the public interest . . . www.reco.on.ca/complaints-enforcement/ Where you go to file complaints and document your experience. Thank you for the links! I'll pass them onto DH. Considering I think she won't like the lawyer's answer and will text DH. And I think it's sad we have to ask the lawyer for advice on the sale of our house now. |
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MerryMom
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Post by MerryMom on May 29, 2022 12:51:32 GMT
Aside from the realtor issue, if the house is in an area where it is warm enough to be mowed, I am not sure why it isn’t being mowed regularly, even if the house is in contract and the contract doesn’t mention mowing. The buyer doesn’t own the house yet. The sellers are responsible for the upkeep of the house. Mowing is part of it.
When my Mom died, we made arrangements to have it mowed weekly as none of us lived in the same town.
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And holy has the interest rates gone up in Canada. I was watching the news and it went up again today. 3rd time in a short amount of time. So good to get rid of the mortgage and the line of credit we had with the house. Very happy with the lawyer's office. When the market cools down, we told the lawyer we'd like to use them again. Nice to actually have a professional involved.
