It's Not Over Yet

Remember that guy I wrote about yesterday? The one with the bad water heater. Seems it's not over yet. The buyer's agent called again this morning trying to get a copy of the inspection report. I told her that the buyer explicitly instructed us not to release the report to anyone but him.


"When did you talk to him?" the agent asked.

"Last week."

"I talked to him yesterday and he said it was okay."

"Tell him to call me and tell me it's okay. Unless he calls me and tells me it's okay, there's nothing I can do."

I immediately phoned Mark to let him know. In turn, he phoned the former prospective buyer who said that he had spoken with his agent yesterday and informed her that she could NOT have the report. He told Mark that she said she wanted to get a copy of it so she could help the seller sue Mark. (Really? Sue him for what? If the guy had maintained his property, he wouldn't have lost the sale.)

But it really bothers me that this agent told me an out and out lie in an attempt to get a report from me so she could turn around and help someone sue me.  Lying to me was bad enough, but lying to me to collect "evidence" to turn against me?? That's just outrageous.

Fortunately, the "buyer" (even though he's not buying that one) sees that Mark saved him from buying a money pit - a money pit that his agent was recommending. The buyer no longer trusts her. Given that he didn't want her to have a copy of the report, I assume that perhaps he never did.

Just wondering - should I file an ethics complaint against this agent? Or just wait to see what happens next.