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We have been browsing the market to buy a home for a couple years now and have been receiving help from an agent. However, lately she has been slacking. I often find properties on the internet on my own which I then ask her to provide details about. Her MLS sends me a list of properties from time to time. However, unlike the past, she no longer points out the ones that may be particularly interesting for us. If we are thinking of making an offer on a property, she doesn't divulge all the raw data and past history unless I ask specific questions. In the beginning of our search, I did not even know this is all public data and readily available to anyone for viewing. If a house is listed for 500K, and the previous sale, less than a year ago, was for 350K, I don't hear her giving that information to me.
Given that she is super prompt in replying to queries, I still find myself loosing interest in working with her because she now also has very limited time allocated for us on the weekends to go on property tours. I do understand that it has taken us longer than expected to find a house that we like. I would like to dump her, but my conscience won't allow me to do that because I would hate to see the time that she has spent after us go wasted.
We have been browsing the market to buy a home for a couple years now and have been receiving help from an agent. However, lately she has been slacking. I often find properties on the internet on my own which I then ask her to provide details about. Her MLS sends me a list of properties from time to time. However, unlike the past, she no longer points out the ones that may be particularly interesting for us. If we are thinking of making an offer on a property, she doesn't divulge all the raw data and past history unless I ask specific questions. In the beginning of our search, I did not even know this is all public data and readily available to anyone for viewing. If a house is listed for 500K, and the previous sale, less than a year ago, was for 350K, I don't hear her giving that information to me.
Given that she is super prompt in replying to queries, I still find myself loosing interest in working with her because she now also has very limited time allocated for us on the weekends to go on property tours. I do understand that it has taken us longer than expected to find a house that we like. I would like to dump her, but my conscience won't allow me to do that because I would hate to see the time that she has spent after us go wasted.
Need unbiased views on this matter.
I think you hit the key to your problem in the very first sentence. You have been browsing for a couple of years, with her help. She doesn't see you as a serious buyer. She can only put in so much time & effort for someone wh isn't going to generate a paycheck for her. If you're not still "browsing" and are serious about buying a home, you should have a conversation with her & let her know this, so she knows that you need more detailed & extensive information. If you are just browsing for a couple more years, well then, no offense, but you wouldn't be causing her much grief by letting her go.
A couple of years ? Really ? And what do you expect from her ? Just wow.........so you're upset at her free service to you after years of her putting in time with you. Your're kidding....I hope.
I would like to dump her, but my conscience won't allow me to do that because I would hate to see the time that she has spent after us go wasted.
She's probably thinking I would like to dump them but I would hate to see all the time I put into this be wasted and someone else reaps the benefits of all my work.
We have been browsing the market to buy a home for a couple years now and have been receiving help from an agent. However, lately she has been slacking. I often find properties on the internet on my own which I then ask her to provide details about. Her MLS sends me a list of properties from time to time. However, unlike the past, she no longer points out the ones that may be particularly interesting for us. If we are thinking of making an offer on a property, she doesn't divulge all the raw data and past history unless I ask specific questions. In the beginning of our search, I did not even know this is all public data and readily available to anyone for viewing. If a house is listed for 500K, and the previous sale, less than a year ago, was for 350K, I don't hear her giving that information to me.
Given that she is super prompt in replying to queries, I still find myself loosing interest in working with her because she now also has very limited time allocated for us on the weekends to go on property tours. I do understand that it has taken us longer than expected to find a house that we like. I would like to dump her, but my conscience won't allow me to do that because I would hate to see the time that she has spent after us go wasted.
Need unbiased views on this matter.
Neeshera, honestly, I think if you've been browsing the housing market in your area for two years, I would not be by your side either if I were an agent. I am not very experienced so its my opinion, but this is her livelihood and why should she waste time for 2 years providing timely information on homes that are not going to be on the market by the time you buy? That didnt make sense...If you are asking for information NOW, what guarantee does she have that all of these details will make any difference since you may not buy for another two years - well after THESE houses are sold? I'm not trying to be mean, but ... she's been nice and helpful for a long time...
Given that she is super prompt in replying to queries, I still find myself loosing interest in working with her because she now also has very limited time allocated for us on the weekends to go on property tours. I do understand that it has taken us longer than expected to find a house that we like. I would like to dump her, but my conscience won't allow me to do that because I would hate to see the time that she has spent after us go wasted.
Need unbiased views on this matter.
omg, I didn't catch this when I first read this - she's been giving you TOURS on WEEKENDS for several years?! Not only should you keep her, but you should give her a gift certificate for a spa-weekend when you do buy.
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