Homes for sale?

[american spirit]

sorry to offend any realtors on the site. probably just like therapists, some good some bad. so far i've had 4 come to my house and all have not been helpful. all 4 have pressured me to put my house on the market and then told me worst case scenario i could rent a house until i find suitable housing. sellers i guess are poo pooing any contingency. i get the daily emails; but when i call to ask for a showing of a good home the answer is always the same... "oh, that one went under agreement just the other day. sorry."

i guess i may need to sign with a realtor. then maybe i'll be able to take a look at some homes before they hit the market.

[chrisjoe13]

4 therapists have come to your house?

[Fly Rod]

Originally Posted by chrisjoe13

4 therapists have come to your house?

LMAO......

[Fly Rod]

In Mass. the first thing a Realtor must do is hand U ..... MASSACHUSETTS MANDATORY LICENSEE-CONSUMER RELATIONSHIP DISCLOSURE....All real estate licensees must present this form to you at the first personal meeting with you to discuss a specific property....then a Realtor could help U as a seller or buyer if U would like.

Was U un happy with what they said that U could put your home on the market for?....sometimes homeowners have to face reality...we all think our home is better then the person down the street that sold for an X number of dollars

A Realtor should also talk to a seller about prepping a home for sale...caulking and painting can improve a home for sale...get rid of clutter.

In my area it is very hard to get a buyer to go along with the seller that needs to find another property before closing....I always put a kick-out clause for my buyer under that situation.

In every business there is good and bad....there is a lot that a good Realtor will do for a client that the client does not realize

Good luck.....

[american spirit]

[QUOTE=Fly Rod;996361]In Mass. the first thing a Realtor must do is hand U ..... MASSACHUSETTS MANDATORY LICENSEE-CONSUMER RELATIONSHIP DISCLOSURE....All real estate licensees must present this form to you at the first personal meeting with you to discuss a specific property....then a Realtor could help U as a seller or buyer if U would like.

Was U un happy with what they said that U could put your home on the market for?....sometimes homeowners have to face reality...we all think our home is better then the person down the street that sold for an X number of dollars


Thanks. We didn't get any paperwork from the realtors. They just checked the place out and told us what they would list it for. We know we're not making money on our place and were actually happy to hear what they thought the list price would be. We'll see how the process works out. Something will positive will eventually happen.

[Fly Rod]

Your welcome.

First get a pre-approval from a bank or mortgage company....get a truth in lending statement... ask or check your APR...some buyers will say they had no closing cost....your APR is a cost for sevices rendered
A good Realtor for the buyer will:
Search the deed of property of interest for easements...right of ways.
Go to building inspectors office to check on pulled permits for work that was done.
If on septic check the as built plan to make sure it is for the correct number of bedrooms...also to have homeowner have inspection of same if not inspected in last two years.
Check zoning on zoning map at engineers office....do not believe assessors.

This is just a beginning....If a Realtor will not do the above (exclude the applying for the loan) get rid of him/her.....

[nightfighter]

You are throwing a lot of towns in the mix, IMO. Given the size of your growing brood, have you considered which of those towns' school systems are best? Schools and your commute are two things I would have at the top of your list to consider. Ipswich has ocean access... but it also has greenheads galore. Talk to TDF about Georgetown. Flyrod can fill you in on school systems up that way. How long is you commute presently? Your main highway would shift from being 93 to 95/Route1. What do you think you can spend?
And given that you have always beotched about getting to fish, you better be moving closer to some access......