yea, its best to not deal with the listing agent, although they like it because they get more commission.
--- Kaleb C. Striplin Cox Auto Trader 730 FSBO Supervisor ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mitch Haley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 1:33 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] populations discussion now killer Farmers > > > Alex Chamberlain wrote: >> Hmm. I just bought three acres in the boonies and made my offer >> contingent on the results of an investigation of the neighboring >> properties. > > I did my investigating first, then made a low-ball offer direct to > the listing agent with no contingencies. My thought was that the > listing agent would like to get the whole commission, and it would > put him on my side. Wrong, the sellers had to pick the one realtor > who knew what fiduciary duty meant. He tried to talk them into > waiting for a full price offer. Fortunately, the sellers wanted > my cash, and the fact that I was willing to close next week got > me the deal, slightly above my offer. Looking back at it, there > were some parts of the deal that would have been smoother if I > had a buyer's agent, and I had some clients who would have liked > to pick up half of the commission. The realtor may have been wrong > in his advice, the lot next door is still for sale 6 months later. > It's smaller, much less frontage (150' vs 740'), and the same > price mine was listed for. I'd love for the lot next door to stay > vacant, but that's just wishful thinking. > > When it comes to crop spraying, the part that bothers me is when > I'm cycling down the road and somebody is spraying upwind. In a > car, I can shut off the vents, hold my breath, and then air out > the car a mile later before I start breathing (and then wash the > car ASAP to avoid paint damage). On a bike, it's hard to hold my > breath for 30 seconds, and that doesn't get me far at 15-20mph. > Never lived where spraying was a problem, but the last house > we built for my parents was within 300 yards of a hog barn. > The neighbor no longer raises hogs, but I can't imagine complaining > if he started again. > Mitch. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
