Comments on: Ask Us: How can I replace my real estate agent?

By: paco

paco — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:19:59 +0000

congrats!

By: sparky

sparky — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:52:04 +0000

Got a beat up, SFR in Noe. Thinking units, adding 1 or 2. Still figuring out what is the best play. That $6M+ on Duncan that is already sold had me thinking about that, but the risk/reward isn’t there compared to nice units.

By: paco

paco — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 17:06:45 +0000

yo doubter,

such vitriol, and so unfounded.

is that all you bring to the table?

btw spark, what did you get?

By: kenneth kohlmyer a k a fluj

kenneth kohlmyer a k a fluj — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:38:48 +0000

I’ve been developing r.e. in SF for 11 years and have been a full time realtor for six years. I don’t know what you saw at the SFARMLS, but I do know that when realtors switch companies brokers will remove previous sales and assign them to the managing broker instead. It still doesn’t make sense as I have done a lot of deals since that time and four this year so far. Plus one yesterday. Thank you for your out of the blue interest in my career, but every single thing you said was misinformed.

If you want to talk to me in the future in such a mean spirited manner, you won’t find me so magnanimous. The creator of the web site has faith in my abilities. You’re free to never check this site out again if you doubt my knowledge and skill.

By: sparky

sparky — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:29:50 +0000

Doubtfull of Fluj,

What are your credentials? The property your talking about he worked both ends for me, as is often the case when working for developers.

By the way, Fluj, excellent work on the place we bought yesterday.

By: Doubtfull of Fluj

Doubtfull of Fluj — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:26:28 +0000

Fluj: What do you know about real estate. According to the SFARMLS, you've only done one deal. Period. And, that listing you bought from the selling client, you had to reduce and then represented the buyers in a dual agency that was very dubious at best. Let other, experieced agents reply to issues for real agents and continue writing your drivel on SocketSight. Enough already. The Bay area is windy enough without your hot air. [Editor's note: We actually like his "hot air" and think he provides a wealth of data and MLS knowledge most agents know nothing about, whether he's hitting sales out of the park or not. For the record, the best agents don't necessarily know the market, they know how to market.]

By: Kathleen

Kathleen — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:42:37 +0000

If you are going to fire your agent, do it in person.

Be polite and tell that agent what service or skills prompted you to make a change. Make sure whoever you use is trustworthy, honest, and has your interests at heart, not just presuring you to make a switch to get a deal.

It is not that hard to tell.

By: WCMike

WCMike — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:49:00 +0000

Interesting side bar. Last week, I had buyers from the East Coast looking at homes in Contra Costa. Price -$1-2.8M. We toured 47 homes over 3 days. I received a resounding 5 calls or emails from the Listing agents requesting feedback. I didn’t realize our business was THAT good! One of those 47 is receiving a nice non-contingent offer with a 30 day close.

By: jan

jan — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:09:51 +0000

@switcharoo- just walk. don’t tell the first, buy the place, and don’t let the first agent know.

By: thefrontsteps

thefrontsteps — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:08:08 +0000

Switcheroo,

That is a tricky one and likely to really cause a stir with your first agent. Like Fluj said, the brokerage may go after you (not likely), but from my past experiences as long as there is nothing in writing with the first agent along the lines of an exclusive “buyer broker agreement”, you should be in the clear. I might suggest asking your second agent to pay the first agent a referral fee. No money out of your pocket, everyone is happy, crisis averted.