Dual agent on house Im buying asked to speak with my listing agent on house im selling?? (contingent, dual agency)
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We are working only with the listing (seller's) agent on the house we are buying. However, we may not be able to go through with the purchase due to finances, etc. After speaking with the listing agent yesterday and letting her know she seems upset and asked to speak to our listing agent for the house we are selling. I am getting bad vibe from her, feeling she is not working in our best interest. She asked again to speak to our house listing agent today but I dont see why thats necessary. Can I tell her no? I dont know what she is trying to do considering the deal is on shaky ground and shes working for the seller...
Of course she is not working in your best interest. Her duty is to her client, the Seller.
This ^ times 100.
But if you want out of this deal (and it sounds like you do), what's the harm in ketting her speak with the listing agent on your home? Abd your mortgage person?
And if you're hoyse was the one veing sold with these circumstances, wouldn't you want your listing agent to do this?
I just don't know what she is up to. She seems very conniving and I'd prefer she not get involved with my other transaction. Does she have a right to? Can I tell her no? Or can that be held against me somehow for not being cooperative, etc?
I want to tell her no you cannot speak to my listing agent but I dont want to come off the wrong way as I still need to work with her. She just seems very pushy and I know she is trying to get whats best for the seller and her, not me. What should I say to her?
Is your purchase contingent on the sale of your present house? Often an agent will call the other listing agent in this situation to gather information on the house sale, interest, the market (if it's a different area), etc. She would not be representing the seller, if she did not do so.
If she is a dual agent, as the thread title says, she should have the same responsibility to you as she does to the seller, no? (We don't have dual agency in FL.)
If the purchase of the property is not contingent on the sale of your current property, I don't understand why it matters to you or her. It seems as though you should be able to complete the purchase either way. What am I missing?
No my purchase is not contingent on the sale of my other house. I will probably put down less, thats all.
If it isn't contingent on this what is her reason for wanting to speak to your the agent listing your house? In this case the two transactions have nothing whatsoever to do with each other.
What do you mean by put less down? Do you not already have a contract where this is decided?
This is pretty easy. Repeat after me (And, Meghan Trainor):
"My name is No
My sign is No
My number is No
You need to let it go. You need to let it go. Need to let it go."
Sure, what time can we arrange for THREE of us to sit down?
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