OMG - I'm so sorry! To be honest, we've bought/sold at least 12 properties in our 35 years together, and for the most part had awesome experiences (yes very spoiled). Breathtaking in scale and grandeur, 1880s Victorian Italianate estate Icilus, is set on 853sqm within the prestigious Woollahra consular precinct. I wanted to just cancel the contract and she rather sleazily presented me with another contract that said in fine print that if I sell the house at any time with anyone during the time of the original contract that SHE gets the commission This was her idea of cancelling the contract She told me that most of her clients do their own research on the multiple listings to find a house and I should do the same. I signed an agreement with this realtor whom I trusted (cough) but it turned out she didn't DO anything that would warrant a 7% commission. I really appreciate your advice, thank you!!! We're back to square one in finding another RE agent, but that's on us! I can't thank you enough for your advice, she agreed to release us from the agreement! As many of you have said there were red flags (other things I didn't mention) and we were not feeling comfortable with this agent at all. Understanding Ingress and Egress in Real Estate Written by MasterClass Last updated: 3 min read Ingress and egress outline specific access points to a property that may be inaccessible without passing through another person’s property. I believe that both you and I would have handled this better in our own businesses and hopefully not made an unhappy client.ĭon’t make it weird to acknowledge that in problems between two people there’s usually two sides and we’ve only heard one. I take it all at face value too! And I believe every word she says! I have met enough CDers over the years to believe a lot of the sad stories we see here. I betcha a pint of ice cream she is being truthful and accurate. One classic example of undue influence is getting an elderly person with dementia to change their will and leave assets to the manipulator. Another, in the world of estate planning, is to exert what lawyers call 'undue influence' on a vulnerable person. If the OP is not being truthful or accurate on that point, she is on her own, and my very good advice stands for other people to consider, as it is fundamental to agent responsibilities. Defrauding someone who is elderly, or just plain stealing, is one form of elder abuse. In a legal sense, this refers to forcing someone to do something, or to sign a contract, by threatening his personal safety, his reputation, or other personal issue. When they traveled to town, they had all documents via email and always got a signed copy emailed back if they executed them in DocuSign. Duress is a compulsion, coercion, or pressure to do something.

When they signed in the office, they may have signed one, but left with a second one. When my clients signed agreements in the field, they signed TWO and carried a copy away. When the lady says they were not given a copy of the agency agreement, I take her word at face value, and that is an egregious misstep by the agent.

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