Browse Forums Real Estate Re: Rude real estate agents 29Aug 29, 2012 9:11 pm I only have one experience with an Australian (Sydney) real estate agent (being in Denmark and all), and it was a good experience. So good in fact, I made plans to come down and view the property. In the last minute, however, I realised it would be difficult for a foreigner to buy a, let's call it "already used" property with the visa I can get, without having to apply for various exemptions. I apologised profusely, but she was very nice about it. Needless to say, that was one of the reasons I was pushed towards building myself down there. Apparently, it's not a problem to "develop" land or building, but buying an already built home which has been lived in before, and you run into a world of applications for exemptions to the rules. Real estate agents here aren't much different from down there from what you guys are writing, so I feel with you. Re: 30Sep 02, 2012 9:54 am Juzzy73 SORRY I TOTALLY DISAGREE WITH YOU - I think it is totally rude of you to go through someones private home if you have no intention of buying it. Good on the real estate agent for putting you in your place. How arrogant you are to think it is your right to go through someones home for "ideas" just because it is an open house. THE OPEN HOUSE MEANS IT"S OPEN FOR POTENTIAL BUYERS!!Not nosey people!! When I sell my home I never have an "open house" - Sadly this is because nosey neighbours such as yourself feel it is their opportunity to look through your house. haha!! Are you going to screen who you let look at it too? Don't let people with trackpants in!!! Good luck with that. We renovate and often look at renovated houses to see what they've done. We look at LOTS of houses in our area as that's the only way to "know" your market to know what price is a bargain to buy in order to renovate for profit. Sometimes a house we think we are not interested in (but just stivky beaking) turns out to be something else. We actually ended up buying a house because of this. It's called OPEN HOME" not "open to buyers only home". Re: Rude real estate agents 31Sep 02, 2012 2:31 pm Umm, this is a very old thread - juzzy73 posted 2 posts back in 2006, unlikely he/she will be reading your reply now. However I do agree with you - I often go to open house inspections, and I say upfront to the agent I like looking at houses, Im just having a sticky beak, have never had anything but politeness in response to this. Sellers dont have to have open inspections, - if they do, they have to accept that not everyone who comes through will be a potential buyer. Just like not everyone browsing in a shop intends to buy something. If you are really uncomfortable with having an open inspection when you are selling - dont have one. Simple A lot of those Covenants are put in place at the time the Developers are still involved and marketing a certain look and they get ignored or expire after a time. If the… 1 19885 |