07-29-2011, 01:00 PM
We have a very good real etate agent here in Puyallup, Wa. We bought the house we are now selling from him six years ago, and he is selling it again for us. He just sold my wife's deceased Fathers place also. We bought our house in HPP from a great team of two gents. One sells homes and rea estae while the other manages renting houses to vacationers.We bought our place from them and they have done a great job of renting and managing our HPP house.
Now for a bad story about real estate agents. When my wife's Dad was still alive and about 85 years old he contacted an agent to see what he might get for his house. This agent decided she'd like to buy it from him and made a rediculosly low offer, as she say a man not totally with it mentally and tried to take advantage. The son found out and went down and raised hell at the real estate company and they backed off. Guess who then contacted the Dad about buying the same house? A close relative of the one that tried to buy it the first time. I can imagine the phone conversation: "Hi, Bob. I have a hot one for you. An old guy has no idea what his house is worth and you could rip him off easily. Here's his phone number. Thanks Hagatha. I'm all over that."
These two should lose their licenses in my humble opinion. I have ZERO patience for those that prey on the older folks in our society.
Having said that, I am not down on real estate people at all. Most are honest hard working folks. There are bad apples in every group.
Jon
Jon in Puyallup, Wa.
Now for a bad story about real estate agents. When my wife's Dad was still alive and about 85 years old he contacted an agent to see what he might get for his house. This agent decided she'd like to buy it from him and made a rediculosly low offer, as she say a man not totally with it mentally and tried to take advantage. The son found out and went down and raised hell at the real estate company and they backed off. Guess who then contacted the Dad about buying the same house? A close relative of the one that tried to buy it the first time. I can imagine the phone conversation: "Hi, Bob. I have a hot one for you. An old guy has no idea what his house is worth and you could rip him off easily. Here's his phone number. Thanks Hagatha. I'm all over that."
These two should lose their licenses in my humble opinion. I have ZERO patience for those that prey on the older folks in our society.
Having said that, I am not down on real estate people at all. Most are honest hard working folks. There are bad apples in every group.
Jon
Jon in Puyallup, Wa.
Jon in Keaau/HPP