Did not have a good home buying experience... I had a realtor that, while he was extremely nice, he was a bit new with the home buying process. My brother was buying a house around the same time as me in a bad housing market. His realtor worked with him through alot of the same issues i had with getting a house while we still struggled. The biggest issue was the seller i was working with was a flipper... I did not know that until we were pretty far in the buying process and any realtor could have told you (like my brothers realtor) that flip homes are a huge red flag.... Well i can tell you now that they are a huge pain and had i known all this before it was too late, i could have found a better home at the expense of being homeless just a little bit longer...
I will not name the person i was working with cause while he still has a long ways to go in his realty career, i do not want to tarnish his reputation so early.
Please make sure you know exactly who your realtors are working with while they do their buisness. And listen when i tell you that house flippers are not as good as they sound. If your seller is from a company or LLC, turn around. Any money you put into the inspection or appraisal when you find out youre working with a flipper will not be worth the THOUSANDS of dollars you will be spending on a half-assed home that a standard inspection did not fully cover.
And please for the love of God, talk to your realtors about your inspections. Dont let them say it was satisfactory.. thats not...
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