06-24-2007, 07:37 AM
Thanks to both John D. and John R. We are lucky to have two incredible realtors with a real love for Puna and Hawai'i educating us on the intracies of Hawai'i real estate, which, like everything else in and on Hawai'i has its quirks.
I would be surprised to learn that an agent cannot attend an inspection provided the seller has given permission for the buyer or his agent to enter the premises.
An agent need not interpret what an inspector has said but can certainly report on it, pending the written report. Let's say there is a water system that is at issue. And let's say the seller has agreed to have it inspected at the insistence of the buyer. Let's say the water guy shows up. I would think the buyer would have every right to attend that inspection (unless the seller wants to play hardball and bar the buyer from the premises during the inspection). Anything the BUYER has the right to do, such as attend an inspection, the AGENT has a right to do in his stead. That's what "agency" means. You stand in the place of the principal. You report; the principal decides.
But that's how it works where I live. I have no idea how it works, or doesn't work, where you live.
I would be surprised to learn that an agent cannot attend an inspection provided the seller has given permission for the buyer or his agent to enter the premises.
An agent need not interpret what an inspector has said but can certainly report on it, pending the written report. Let's say there is a water system that is at issue. And let's say the seller has agreed to have it inspected at the insistence of the buyer. Let's say the water guy shows up. I would think the buyer would have every right to attend that inspection (unless the seller wants to play hardball and bar the buyer from the premises during the inspection). Anything the BUYER has the right to do, such as attend an inspection, the AGENT has a right to do in his stead. That's what "agency" means. You stand in the place of the principal. You report; the principal decides.
But that's how it works where I live. I have no idea how it works, or doesn't work, where you live.