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Originally Posted by rhart
Looking to buy resale. Of course I would look at both but was curious if there was some advantage to one or the other.
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Although I know there are many highly professional TV salespeople, be aware that there are some who will try to steer you strictly to the new houses.
I would not be saying this had I not personally heard it.
A few years back, a TV agent implied that I would not have any friends unless I bought new.
Another time, we were out and about one day and decided to stop by a brand new area. The sales guy on duty there actually said to me, "It would be so much better to buy this house instead of one of those overpriced pre-owned."
I did not engage in dialogue with him. We had just bought a lovely, well-maintained Gardenia with upgrades, in the middle part of TV. I knew the TV market pretty well and we were happy with our MLS deal that was fair to both buyer and seller. So I just smiled to myself and thought it was a highly unprofessional, condescending, and just plain stupid thing for him to say. I tend to read between the lines, and beyond, so I had to wonder if this guy had any pre-owned listings and if he was using those Open Houses to steer potential clients to new.
Like I said earlier, use both, but make sure you get a recommendation for a TV agent that sells lots of pre-owned homes and has the kind of numbers that mean they do not have to chase whatever internal reason there may be for steering potentials toward new.
There are posters on here who have bought and sold pre-owned through TV and can recommend someone who knows a sale is a sale and will be completely professional, as I imagine most of them are. I just happened to attract a couple of stinkers I guess.
