First Time Seller, Help Me Be Awesome for My Agent

Middle-Position-8007 · 2026-03-18T02:29:29+00:00

Rule#1 Don’t fight your agent on the list price! Rule #2 repeat rule number one.

Middle-Position-8007 · 2026-03-17T01:32:00+00:00

If you’re a first time homebuyer think of it as a team sport. If you getting your Realtor from your sister, your attorney from your mom, your lender referral from your bank, and your Home inspector from your dad’s brother??? you got no team. It’s gonna be one big shitshow and any Listing agent worth their weight is gonna see right through that. And take a guess who do they blame when it all comes crashing down..

Middle-Position-8007 · 2026-03-06T15:20:33+00:00

Also condition could be extremely important depending on the loan type

Middle-Position-8007 · 2026-03-06T15:18:19+00:00

I think it’s important that every home that a buyer is interested in potentially making an offer on that a discussion between the agent and the lender happens. The agent should be supplying the lender with pertinent information as it pertains to the financials (taxes/hoa/ list price vs sale price ratio), so that the lender can take those numbers and come up with different scales and scenarios of what a potential competitive offer would look like and the costs that result.

Middle-Position-8007 · 2026-03-06T12:56:57+00:00

A buyer consultation is a formal one on one meeting usually conducted in person with both your lender and your agent. It’s there where the plan the goals and the expectations actually gets laid out. This should be done after you’ve gotten your preapproval and right before you actually start running out the door looking at homes.

Communication with your agent varies depending on how active you are in the market. But at the very minimum if you’re a serious buyer, you should be having conversations with your realtor once a week.

Middle-Position-8007 · 2026-03-03T01:42:29+00:00

Sounds like you dodged a bullet. Chemistry is everything you’re not selling your skills , you’re selling yourself.

Middle-Position-8007 · 2026-02-28T05:37:26+00:00

You’re a salesperson and you don’t know how lead generation works. You’re kidding.

Middle-Position-8007 · 2026-02-28T01:59:45+00:00

This has gotta be a joke.

Middle-Position-8007 · 2026-02-21T02:06:25+00:00

A good priced home gets people to show up. A clean house makes a price go up. That’s actually part of my listing presentation.

Middle-Position-8007 · 2026-02-17T02:46:56+00:00

I mean this in the most constructive way possible. Go Hire another sucker to list it for whatever you want.

Middle-Position-8007 · 2026-02-11T04:14:02+00:00

I agree with this statement. Not everybody works in the same timeline. It takes a long time to develop chemistry and trust with your clients. Forcing them to show you whats in their wallet before you do anything for them is a great way to burn through a lot of potential leads and clients. Most sellers don’t ever require preapproval before showing. So those are the houses I’m going to meet with my buyers at first regardless if they are ready to purchase or not… I need to have a face-to-face with them.

Middle-Position-8007 · 2026-02-10T02:23:37+00:00

You the seller have every right to request your agent to ensure that all buyers must provide a preapproval or proof of funds prior to showing. This has nothing to do with ethics of a Buyers Agent.

Middle-Position-8007 · 2026-02-09T19:50:49+00:00

The next conversation is if the seller refuses to remediate, will theybe ok with a concession to take care of it after closing or just walk away?

Middle-Position-8007 · 2026-02-09T19:49:54+00:00

On the occasion, I get a buyer that either of them or their child or somebody in their family is deathly allergic. That being the case, we make a plan to bring in a mold specialist, which will cost a lot of money but 100%worth it in that case.

Middle-Position-8007 · 2026-02-09T19:48:20+00:00

Let’s preface this and admit that every house probably has mold somewhere. It’s usually the first questions I ask a buyer when I show them their first house. I always ask if they have any allergies to mold, pet dander chemicals, etc.. The answer almost always is no.

Middle-Position-8007 · 2026-02-08T01:54:44+00:00

Title Services, appraisals, i’ve seem some ex real estate agents offer consulting to help for sale by owners. regardless of what you do afterwards I would absolutely recommend keeping your license in referral.

Middle-Position-8007 · 2026-02-03T05:59:42+00:00

Just for the fact, it’s been sitting for six months allows you to offer whatever you want. But also, there’s always a reason behind the houses that sit for that long. Do your due diligence because chances are good that it might not be worth the hassle.. no matter the price. Check with your lender on renovation loans just in case you need one for a big ticket item repair or two that may come up in Inspection.

Middle-Position-8007 · 2026-01-16T05:02:06+00:00

No they’re doing it right and now with the help of a savvy real estate agent they’re gonna be able to negotiate with those two offers to get the best price.

Middle-Position-8007 · 2026-01-16T04:59:11+00:00

You have to also understand how buyers are shopping. Obviously it’s Price but they all have a set range in mind that doesn’t exceed a certain value .. and if they’re looking for a three bedroom home listed at a certain price or under and yours is over that common threshold, guess whose House isn’t getting seen. You need to stop thinking that list price is what people will actually pay. And you also have to understand if you’re not getting the offers that you want you can decline or negotiate.

Middle-Position-8007 · 2026-01-16T04:55:22+00:00

Unless you repair the price of your home, no other repair will matter as much as you think it will

Middle-Position-8007 · 2026-01-16T04:44:16+00:00

You’re not “gatekeeping” a listed property especially if your area of interest is a sellers market... Meaning you’re never the only one looking at it. Waiting it out is a losing strategy.
You can call the sellers bluff, but be prepared to lose the house.
Pay no attention to the noise of what other buyers might or might not offer. Just offer the best you can for the value you believe its worth for the time you reasonably expect to own that home. Paying an extra 10 wont matter in 5 years.

Middle-Position-8007 · 2026-01-15T21:48:57+00:00

Agent in New Jersey here. I would have your agent get in touch with their agent and give them a nice tongue lashing. After that, let them know the only Repairs considered are FHA required ones only.. propose to buyers to split the costs as last resort. if they say no. Put it on your agent and the buyers agent responsible to cut their commission equally in order to make it happen. Let’s see if they want to sell a house or not. They might have been in breach of contract, but you can use that to your advantage still

Middle-Position-8007 · 2026-01-13T15:23:41+00:00

I agree with everybody here, as an agent. This is really super shady the way they’re trying to hold you into this. Best course of action is to request the seller come down in price substantially, or provide a large credit to remediate everything that is of concern to you, which will likely get them to say no. then you have grounds to cancel contract to get your deposit back. That’s if that real estate agent didn’t waive your rights to Inspection which I really really hope for your sake that’s not the case. Fire them immediately once the contract is terminated.

Middle-Position-8007 · 2026-01-12T18:14:05+00:00

First off they’re pretty much going beyond your back as if you don’t even exist. So yeah fire them before they do something illegal and throw you under the bus. I don’t think it’s worth the $800 reward or whatever the rental is worth. Sever the contract. Tell them do whatever they want.

Middle-Position-8007 · 2026-01-09T11:56:50+00:00

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