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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
Yes. The biggest real estate scam is for a seller's agent to convince a buyer that he/she is representing the buyer. I cringe every time a see a poster refer to an agent as "my agent". In almost every real estate sale, the buyer does not have an agent.
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We did. We went to The Villages sales office for our Lifetime visit and hooked up with an agent to help us find a pre-owned home. We didn't need it to be listed by The Villages, but we wanted a Villages rep to help us because they specialize in this specific community, they don't buy or sell for any other community, so they are more likely to know the answers to questions about this community.
The home we chose was listed by an outside real estate agent. Our agent didn't get a commission. He did the initial walk-through while we were up north, recommended a couple of folks to do the appraisal, helped us get in touch with our selected appraiser and set up appointments. He helped me make sense of the logistics of switching our Xfinity account AND plan since we were cutting the cord after the move. He even received a delivery of our brand new coffee machine the week before the closing, so we'd be able to enjoy a cuppa on our first morning in our new home.
He gave us a lovely gift bag, which was a Villages thermal grocery bag (the big funny-shaped supremely-padded ones with the top zipper), filled with Villages towels and other goodies, including a gift certificate for a free hanging address sign for our front light pole.
And he attended the closing, which was remarkable and incredibly appreciated, especially considering he wasn't allowed to earn a single dime in commission off our home purchase and they don't charge any fees for potential buyers to use their expertise when looking for resales.