Daddyo,
Also, I expect the seller to tell me what his interest is, if he's firm on price or wants out fast, and that there are not major issues. I've rarely had an issue doing business this way.
Well put.
At my last offer, I was very close to just call the seller directly, since my buyer broker could not get any decent communication from the listing broker.
So a question comes to my mind. Can the seller be contacted directly, if the listing broker is doing a lousy job? Either by me, or by my buyer broker?
I don't know the rules, so I am curious.
I am sure the listing broker would be furious, but if we could cut to the chase and make the seller aware of the difficulties and talking to him directly, maybe there would have been a deal, by now.