how mad should would be with our real estate agent?

_John_
_John_ Posts: 8,646 Member
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Our house is under contract and we moved out 2 weekends ago. The house is vacant.

We're out at a college football game this saturday and get a call from our home security company saying a door has been opened. We tell them there's nobody home and nobody scheduled to come out so please send the authorities to check it out.

About 30 mins later we get a call from our agent saying that the buyer (who is going to rent the house) had asked him if they could show the house and he said it was fine because we were gone, moved out, and had already cleaned the place.

So our buyer's agent and a prospective tenant had to just wait for the cops to show up and tell them what was going on because our agent was too lazy to call us to tell us about a showing (and have gotten the code to disarm the house).

Needless to say we were not thrilled.

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GRR...2 different thoughts on how to word that title...they both won.

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  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    I'd be furious! That's bad business. Does this realtor have a supervisor?
  • Mia_RagazzaTosta
    Mia_RagazzaTosta Posts: 4,885 Member
    10/10 would be livid.
  • MinnieInMaine
    MinnieInMaine Posts: 6,400 Member
    I'd be pretty ticked off and I'm sure the cops weren't too thrilled either...your real estate agent is an idiot!

    What did you say to the agent?

    If you decide to stay with him, I would at least not trust him with the security code and insist you get x number of hours notice for future showings. It's still your house whether you're living in it or not!
  • Holly_Roman_Empire
    Holly_Roman_Empire Posts: 4,440 Member
    Bad business. Your agent should have at least called and asked if it was okay.
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    Talking to his superiors won't do anything. Take revenge and teach him a lesson! Does the realtor have kids? I would hide in the kids closet for weeks, taking picture of his kid sleeping and then one day, when they're gone outside and have left the kid alone or with a baby sitter, I'd come in, knock the baby sitter unconscious, and pretend to chase the kid. Let the kid run away and then you too should run out but while running out, drop some of the pictures you took of his kid you took from the closet while kid was sleeping.

    That oughta teach him not to do something like that.
  • billsica
    billsica Posts: 4,741 Member
    Branching off of what Taunto said. I would go in and steal all the copper pipe out of your own home. Then blame it on the realtor. You have a police report.. Its like free money.
  • UsedToBeHusky
    UsedToBeHusky Posts: 15,228 Member
    Branching off of what Taunto said. I would go in and steal all the copper pipe out of your own home. Then blame it on the realtor. You have a police report.. Its like free money.

    You, sir... are evil! LOL!
  • escloflowneCHANGED
    escloflowneCHANGED Posts: 3,038 Member
    How should would I be!?
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    Branching off of what Taunto said. I would go in and steal all the copper pipe out of your own home. Then blame it on the realtor. You have a police report.. Its like free money.

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  • OllyReeves
    OllyReeves Posts: 579 Member
    Is livid a bit strong? I think so.....
  • allisonrinkel
    allisonrinkel Posts: 224 Member
    I would be mad, but I would talk to them about it to make sure you so not want them showing without your permission. It's not right, but I think this probably happens all the time. Plus, that person might have bought your place, so I wouldn't be tooooo mad at them! :)
  • MaryJane_8810002
    MaryJane_8810002 Posts: 2,082 Member
    Honestly be happy it was not burglars, vandals or even worse. What i wouldnt give to have problems trivial such as a lazy realtor. But the agency should have to pay the fee ( fee of having to dispatch police, my agency is like 130 dollars) if there is one. And stop wining about first world problems online.
  • fbmandy55
    fbmandy55 Posts: 5,263 Member
    I work for a Realtor Association, so I would first like to point out that not everyone with a real estate license is a Realtor.

    Here in Indiana that is trespassing. And just because a property is vacant, does not give a buyer's agent the right to show it without appointment. That is written in our associations rules and regs.

    I would call that' agent's broker and complain to them, they are sort of like their boss if they hold that person's license. If that agent is a Realtor, you can also file a complaint with the local board of Realtors.
  • MG_Fit
    MG_Fit Posts: 1,143 Member
    I'd be annoyed, and would get a new agent. Lack of professionalism there.
  • sillygoosie
    sillygoosie Posts: 1,109 Member
    I'd be annoyed but after a terrible experience I had, I realized that most real estate agents (sorry if you are one) really have no respect for their clients and just want a sale. I was trying to sell my townhouse a few years a go, and was under contract. My agent let the buyers in because I had allowed them to store ONE BED in my house while waiting for the closing. I went to check on the place and they had moved all of their sht into my house and blocked the door ways, scratched my walls, and broke the lock on my back gate. The agent had just unlocked my door and left them to do as they pleased. The contract fell through and I demanded they pay rent for storing all their crap in my house for 3 weeks and fired my agent. It was a nightmare. I have never felt so disrespected.
  • sloth3toes
    sloth3toes Posts: 2,212 Member
    Honestly be happy it was not burglars, vandals or even worse. What i wouldnt give to have problems trivial such as a lazy realtor. But the agency should have to pay the fee ( fee of having to dispatch police, my agency is like 130 dollars) if there is one. And stop wining about first world problems online.

    I like the revenge suggestions....

    But, ya.... if you get charged for having the cops coming out, the agency should pay the fee. This would be a fitting punishment to the realtor, who f#cked up in the 1st place... and would show him / her that you don't take *kitten*.

    Other than hat.... although I like to whine about pointless cr@p myself.... you're probably pretty lucky, if this is the biggest problem you have. :wink: Have a nice coffee with a shot of something in it, and relax. :yawn:
  • sunglasses_and_ocean_waves
    sunglasses_and_ocean_waves Posts: 2,757 Member
    That's grounds to break the contact if you chose to.
  • ThePlight
    ThePlight Posts: 3,593 Member
    That's grounds to break the contact if you chose to.
    This.
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  • djeffreys10
    djeffreys10 Posts: 2,312 Member
    Honestly be happy it was not burglars, vandals or even worse. What i wouldnt give to have problems trivial such as a lazy realtor. But the agency should have to pay the fee ( fee of having to dispatch police, my agency is like 130 dollars) if there is one. And stop wining about first world problems online.

    We are on a site centered around the issue of people eating too much food. This site is the very definition of a first world problem.
  • Monkey_Business
    Monkey_Business Posts: 1,800 Member
    I'd be pretty ticked off and I'm sure the cops weren't too thrilled either...your real estate agent is an idiot!

    What did you say to the agent?

    If you decide to stay with him, I would at least not trust him with the security code and insist you get x number of hours notice for future showings. It's still your house whether you're living in it or not!

    ^THIS^

    I have fired agent reps for much less then this. It is called tresspassing.
    Depending on the state, the agent does not have the authority to let others onto/into YOUR property without your consent. Review your contract.
  • FatHuMan1
    FatHuMan1 Posts: 1,028 Member
    Honestly be happy it was not burglars, vandals or even worse. What i wouldnt give to have problems trivial such as a lazy realtor. But the agency should have to pay the fee ( fee of having to dispatch police, my agency is like 130 dollars) if there is one. And stop wining about first world problems online.

    We are on a site centered around the issue of people eating too much food. This site is the very definition of a first world problem.


    QFT. And whining about someone whining about first world problems is ironic to say the least.
  • HavocOmega
    HavocOmega Posts: 22
    Not everyone on this site is here because we eat too much food. I've never been on a diet in my life.
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    Honestly be happy it was not burglars, vandals or even worse. What i wouldnt give to have problems trivial such as a lazy realtor. But the agency should have to pay the fee ( fee of having to dispatch police, my agency is like 130 dollars) if there is one. And stop wining about first world problems online.

    I don't think you know how first world problems work. Stop referencing it.

    May the silence be with you.
  • Ed98043
    Ed98043 Posts: 1,333 Member
    I think I would be annoyed, but not furious. Your agent should have given you notice (as per terms of the listing agreement) and ideally should have been present for any showings, but you've moved out and the house is under contract, so that bone just isn't fully yours to growl over anymore. I just don't think it's something to get overly worked up about. Buying and selling property is always stressful and there's no need to make it even worse when no harm was done.

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