From: "Bubba" 
Newsgroups: misc.invest.real-estate alt.invest.real-estate alt.real-estate-agents
Subject: Re: Is there anything wrong with this transaction?
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 06:14:11 GMT


"Cuse"  wrote in message
news:3F67F022.4050303@hotmail.com...
> The LP was at 750K.  We did write up a written offer for 650K and he
> presented it and it was rejected with no counter offer.
>
> I then called up the agent a couple of days later to ask him to raise
> the offer to 700K, I was planning to go into his office and sign the new
> offer sheet, but he told me I will be wasting my time because they
> raised the price to 830K and they are no longer on MLS,  I interpreted
> that to mean that (1) the owner was not serious about selling and (2)
> the regretted their original LP of 730K so I did not insist of going
> through with the offer.  I did not know he was becoming (or became) the
> listing agent and I don't know whether it went off MLS and got to 830K
> because of influence by my agent.  I suspect I will never know.
>
> By the way this agent called me today to ask me if I want to see some
> more houses.  I  told him we drove around the area last Sunday to look
> at some open houses and I meant to call him to get some advises, and he
> told me he got company in town that Sunday or else he would have drive
> us around himself to show us houses.  I know he had an open house at
> that address so even to this date he has chosen to keep me from knowing
> he has acquired the listing.  Why the secrecy?
>
> Cuse
>

It is quite simple.  The agent has a guilty conscience.  He is now lying to
you by omission.  I know it is a tall order but, try to find an honest
agent.  They are few and far between.