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Originally Posted by Accidental1
Did you get your own MLS realtor to assist you or did you deal only with The Villages sales representatives? It seems to me that dealing only with The Villages sales representatives (even if the person assisting you isn't the one who is listed as the rep for the home being sold) is risky. In that case is anyone really looking out for the buyers best interest?
Thank you.
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Villages agents are not Realtors, they may have taken the state exam and hold a real estate license and they may not. They are similar to a car salesman working for the dealer selling new and used cars. They cannot show homes on MLS because TV does not belong to the MLS and their agents are not all licensed as such.
Realtors are those who hold a Florida Real Estate License and have joined the Board of Realtors for their county and work under a set of code of conduct. They generally work for a broker who is part of the MLS system and can sell and list homes in that network.
To see all the resales in TV, you need both agents, at anyone time there are slightly more than 200 homes listed with MLS and 200 plus listed with TV Office. All Realtors unless designated a buyers agent, work for the seller whether they took the listing or another MLS agent took the listing. TV sales people generally operate the same, but don't have the same code of conduct.