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[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ The Forum Board ] [ FAQ ] As an agent... Posted by Angela, MN on June 30, 2003 at 8:05 PM In Reply to: Realtors Ethics .?.? posted by Lughead on June 26, 2003 at 9:23 PM I'm appalled. YES, we are required to present ALL written offers, YES, you can receive the benefit of the commission (at least here in MN). Any party to the transaction can receive funds from the deal. It sounds like you wrote things up correctly. If the agent refuses to present your offer, go to the broker. If the broker doesn't cooperate, go straight to the Seller. As a buyer, you can do that anyway. As an agent, we can only do that if we've made a good faith attempt to go through the agent. If the agent does not present the offer in a timely manner, we can go straight to the seller, although proving it can be tough so we rarely do that. As a buyer, I'd go straight to the seller. Shame on this agent, and good luck to you. I get offers I don't like all the time but I present them anyway. It's my job!! I'd also make a call / complaint to the local Board of Realtors while you're at it, but again, I'd say GO STRAIGHT TO THE SELLER. There is NOTHING saying you can't do that. If the agent gets paid their commission is between the agent and the seller, let them deal with it. If the Seller is as mad as I would think they would be, they could have recourse to not pay the commission based on breach of contract (ie not presenting the offer). A compromise could be reached that might achieve what you were originally looking to do. Good luck!! Follow Ups: Post a Followup: Name : E-Mail : Subject : Comments: : I'm appalled. YES, we are required to present ALL written offers, YES, you can receive the benefit of the commission (at least here in MN). Any party to the transaction can receive funds from the deal. It sounds like you wrote things up correctly. If the agent refuses to present your offer, go to the broker. If the broker doesn't cooperate, go straight to the Seller. As a buyer, you can do that anyway. As an agent, we can only do that if we've made a good faith attempt to go through the agent. If the agent does not present the offer in a timely manner, we can go straight to the seller, although proving it can be tough so we rarely do that. : As a buyer, I'd go straight to the seller. Shame on this agent, and good luck to you. I get offers I don't like all the time but I present them anyway. It's my job!! : I'd also make a call / complaint to the local Board of Realtors while you're at it, but again, I'd say GO STRAIGHT TO THE SELLER. There is NOTHING saying you can't do that. If the agent gets paid their commission is between the agent and the seller, let them deal with it. If the Seller is as mad as I would think they would be, they could have recourse to not pay the commission based on breach of contract (ie not presenting the offer). A compromise could be reached that might achieve what you were originally looking to do. : Good luck!! Optional Link URL: Link Title: Optional Image URL: [ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ The Forum Board ] [ FAQ ] WWWAdmin 2.0a © 1997 Matt Wright and DBasics Software Company, All Rights Reserved

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