04-10-2011, 10:27 AM
I had one questionable experience with Heather. As I recall, she was the seller's agent and she did not present our offer in a timely manner to the seller, because an offer was coming in from her own brokerage. We submitted a great offer but the seller took the other one. I will never know what motivated the seller, but I know that we had to wait because of the other offer.
I have seen this more than once here. The brokerage gets more commission if it represents both buyer and seller, but ethically, all buyers' offers should be presented equally and speedily once the agent has it.
Perhaps Heather has changed. That was several years ago. I still remember her name though. Our agent was quite unhappy with her. I have no doubt she would be an aggressive rep for a buyer though.
I will always recommend Christine Makaweo and Linda Evans of Clark Realty. Their ethics and professionalism are beyond reproach. Especially good when higher end properties are involved, as they are very experienced with properties in the upper price brackets. However, Linda helped my son buy an REO, and she gave him great attention as a first time buyer -- and the REO purchase was tough because the listing agent didn't actually represent the bank that owned the property directly, and it was necessary to ask the bank to make some repairs before close of escorw, which they don't have to do on an REO, but Linda got them to do it.
I have seen this more than once here. The brokerage gets more commission if it represents both buyer and seller, but ethically, all buyers' offers should be presented equally and speedily once the agent has it.
Perhaps Heather has changed. That was several years ago. I still remember her name though. Our agent was quite unhappy with her. I have no doubt she would be an aggressive rep for a buyer though.
I will always recommend Christine Makaweo and Linda Evans of Clark Realty. Their ethics and professionalism are beyond reproach. Especially good when higher end properties are involved, as they are very experienced with properties in the upper price brackets. However, Linda helped my son buy an REO, and she gave him great attention as a first time buyer -- and the REO purchase was tough because the listing agent didn't actually represent the bank that owned the property directly, and it was necessary to ask the bank to make some repairs before close of escorw, which they don't have to do on an REO, but Linda got them to do it.