There are many stereotypes about realtors. Why do people fear or dislike them?
– Usually all this comes from rumors, but many real estate agents don’t really have the best features. For example, large agencies have a lot of newcomers in the stream, clients feel smarter than novice experts. Realtors don’t know the area or the new buildings in the area very well, mortgage brokers often sell new buildings remotely in another city, and the locals “can’t bathe” and don’t research, they sell you real estate. lines, a screaming highway, overlooking the thermal power plant or the cemetery (they call it memorial park). Turns off customers. Also, many real estate agents are considered lazy and arrogant, sometimes their legal literacy is lame or they don’t know how to negotiate. The most important factor that some representatives of the profession may naturally dislike is cheating. Often customers feel the catch, but do not understand what it is. This creates an unpleasant impression. And scammers do not like real estate agents, because such a specialist is an extra witness in the transaction, this makes their life very difficult.
Another factor: often people think that doing everything yourself is expensive and easier. In fact, it is very easy to deceive a buyer in the digital world: sellers forge documents, impersonate other people, hide marriage or mold in the apartment, and also “forget” husband and wife, because now marriage stamps are put. optional passport. All these “greetings” to save the recipients are conveyed along with the personal hell planned for them. In general, “you don’t chase pop for cheap.” And for overconfidence in their independence.
– Some people think that with a mortgage, for example, everything will be controlled by the bank or you can go to a notary who will be responsible for everything. You don’t need a realtor here.
– Yes, but the bank only looks at the quote from the USRN and what the seller provides. It does not look at previous transactions for risks. He takes care of you as a debtor. But notaries are different, for example, their ability to control dispensaries is limited. Also, they can’t drill down into the details of a particular transaction in a customer flow, they can make mistakes in contracts, etc. Also, when dealing with children’s shares, the notary is only responsible for the sale, but not for the purchase. They don’t look before bankruptcy and they don’t control the payment method either. If there is a problem, the seller and the buyer will have problems.
– Are you saying that conscientious real estate agents do not lie to clients even a little?
– They’re lies. But they cannot be called conscientious. Usually, real estate agents protect inappropriate facts about the seller, if we are not talking about scammers. For example, what he drinks, he occasionally takes drugs that confuse the consciousness – this often happens in the sphere of elite real estate, for example, concealing that the death of the previous owner occurred in the apartment. Also, such realtors can hide that their neighbors are not enough, and the seller is observed with a diagnosis in a private pharmaceutical clinic, has business loans from private individuals and is afraid that he will go bankrupt. They can also sell an apartment for a lower price to hide it from creditors and the tax office, or say they are not looking for an apartment but are not actually advertising (so as not to spend money). an inflated price) and do not call potential buyers back to increase their importance.
– On social networks, people often complain that some “left” real estate agents post photos of their apartments on real estate websites. That is, the seller’s real estate agent posted a photo of an apartment not for sale, but someone else unrelated to the case copied them and posted an ad in his name. Why are they doing it?
“Simplicity enough for any wise man.
This is how real estate agents gather relevant people who will become potential clients. They will be called about your apartment and will say that they already have a deal and will either offer options for their clients or show you yours but start slashing you in price. This is also what scammers do. When they receive a phone call about your apartment, they will say that many people are interested in it or almost made a deal with someone else, but if you pay, they will “keep” it. They will offer to deposit money into the “Agency” or accept money by proxy. Well, after the payment ends in the water – “the subscriber is temporarily unavailable.”
“What about real estate agents trying to break into the house posing as tenants?” Why are they doing it?
– This is how novice agents “work” their script – this is a script for a conversation with the buyer or owner of an apartment, published by the agency. To improve the negotiation technique, they are given tasks and play some roles. Another option is to show the seller on the test that you’re working with costumed buyers (they’re colleagues from the agency) or to force them to lower the price if there are few calls in the apartment and no one is going to the shows.
– What are the most common scam schemes among real estate agents?
There are many scammers and they are different. For example, unscrupulous real estate agents can demand large deposits and then sue the buyer or seller (depending on the consultation), sell real estate by proxy from crazy people or drinkers, then contest the deal, sign different deals. buyer and seller and do not allow them to communicate either before or during the transaction for various excuses – this is how they hide their commission and the real price of the contract. Also, unscrupulous real estate agents can hide the price of the transaction and pocket the difference, not talk about a possible takeover, accept an advance and go to a settlement, while “murmuring” the buyer with their adventures with the bailiffs (removing an arrest is time and money).
And that’s just a small part. But actually – speaking of all this openly – scammers only advance in their deception. There are many thugs in this world and it is important not to spawn scammers. Buyers and sellers, on the other hand, should be careful not to encounter scammers on either side. I always only work on recommendations and recommend the same to everyone.
Good faith is difficult to prove in court. Especially to the buyer. But the real estate agent is always interested in good faith excuses, carefully collecting documents of evidential importance.