A week or two before Christmas, Mark inspected an older home that had been remodeled. From the pictures I saw on line and from all reports, it was absolutely stunning. But like many people who are flipping houses, they focused on the things you could see and glossed over the things you couldn't see. Mark found that this house needed to have the sewer line replaced. He also found that one of the supporting piers was at a 45 degree angle. There was a hole in the roof. The moisture levels in the hardwood floors were three times what they should be. Those are just a few of the 84-item list of call outs in Mark's report.
I know the property was on the market for upward of $700K. I also know that the buyers were willing to negotiate on price and repairs. But the sellers weren't, so that listing agent (we'll call him Jim) missed out on a pretty good-sized check.
But I'm not sure why he sent the following email:
"After your Company's Inspection at X Street, I would never refer a Buyer Client to your Company!"
Assuming that as an agent, he is focused on his client's best interests, I can understand that he wouldn't be pleased to see us as the listing agent. But buyers?? Really, Jim? I can only assume that we missed something.
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