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SweetTooth
I'm a tired mommy!
Member since 12/05 20105 total posts
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Lauren
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Open house or agent?
How are you looking for your home? Or if you are already in a house - did you use a real estate agent or did you mostly look at open houses? Which is the best way to go?
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Posted 8/14/06 9:33 AM  |
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SweetestOfPeas
J'taime Paris!
Member since 3/06 32345 total posts
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Re: Open house or agent?
Posted by SweetTooth
How are you looking for your home? Or if you are already in a house - did you use a real estate agent or did you mostly look at open houses? Which is the best way to go?
both
we've gone to a LOT of open houses on our own. but we've also been working with an agent. why limit yourself?
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| Posted 8/14/06 9:35 AM |
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june262004
But I love the Snow!
Member since 5/05 15379 total posts
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Kristin
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Re: Open house or agent?
We worked with an agent who showed us about 10 houses 4 of which not in our price range and all of them were CRAP. One day she turned to us and said well thats all I have and never called us again.  I guess she didn't want to make a sale! Its not even like we were that difficult it was more like don't show us crap that smells like mildew and or stale ciggarette smoke.
We started going to open houses and found our house through the open house search on MLSLI.
P.S. "our" agen stll hasn't called us 
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| Posted 8/14/06 9:43 AM |
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Blu-ize
Plan B is Now Plan A
Member since 7/05 32475 total posts
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Susan
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Re: Open house or agent?
We used multiple agents and attended open houses. If one agent didn't show us what we wanted, we moved on.
There are some really crappy, lazy obnoxious agents out there.
If I saw a house on MLS I would call that agent and have them get us in there asap..sometimes the agent will have exclusives that you will only get to see with their agency
If there is a house out there in my price range that is priced right and it good shape, I want to be the first one to see it.
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| Posted 8/14/06 9:53 AM |
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schnapy
LIF Adolescent
Member since 9/05 766 total posts
Name:
Diana
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Re: Open house or agent?
Posted by SweetTooth
How are you looking for your home? Or if you are already in a house - did you use a real estate agent or did you mostly look at open houses? Which is the best way to go?
I went to open houses, I hated working with agents. They dont work for you and I hated the constant phone calls and games.
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| Posted 8/14/06 9:54 AM |
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kerrycec03
Mom of 2 beautiful boys!!
Member since 6/06 13519 total posts
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Kerry
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Re: Open house or agent?
both
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| Posted 8/14/06 1:59 PM |
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lululu
LIF Adult
Member since 7/05 9511 total posts
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Re: Open house or agent?
We did both but ultimately found our home thru our agent, before it even hit MLS.
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| Posted 8/14/06 2:05 PM |
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