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Old 12-17-2022, 07:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Laker14 View Post
excellent explanation.
Thank you.

if you were buying (and perhaps you have done this) a house in TV, listed by The Villages (VLS) listing service, would you be totally comfortable as a buyer, just dealing with VLS agent(s), and feel your interests were well looked after, or would you have someone with professional knowledge, either a non VLS real estate professional, or your own lawyer (all paid for by you) reviewing the process and legal documents?

And if you are a real estate professional yourself, would your recommend someone who is not a real estate professional to trust the process without a RE professional of their own reviewing everything?
I purchased a new house from The Villages. But, if I were looking to buy either a new or resale house, I would select an experienced VLS agent who I could trust, and I would ask them to recommend an MLS agent who could show me MLS houses. Experienced agents should realize and accept that buyers need two agents to have access to all available houses on the market. I would not feel the need to pay anyone for advice, and would not feel obligated to buy a house from either of the two agents.