PHOTO: 123RF Sometimes, salespeople put the pressure on to get a deal done. You shouldn’t be left feeling like you’ve been taken advantage of
I settled my property today, which should have been wonderful but I have been left with a sour taste in my mouth. My agent told me to drop my price $10,000 because the cross-lease had legal issues to sort and it would get the sale done. I agreed. Then, she said two roofers said it needed reroofing at $30,000 plus outbuildings and it could be more because the batons needed replacing. I had the roof problem reported on when I purchased. The galvanisation was good, replace one sheet, renail, repaint. I asked to see the two quotes. She sidestepped. She said if I dropped $10,000, we had a deal. I agreed. Two days ago I found out from my tenant no roofers came to the house to her knowledge. Further, the building inspector of the roof was the agent’s husband. I met the new owner yesterday and when I raised the question of the roof he said, when it needs reroofing, he’ll fix it. What is your opinion of this situation?
I think it’s pretty common for real estate salespeople to suggest that you lower your price expectations to meet the market. But you should never be left feeling that you’ve been ripped off, as it seems you do.
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