[TrudyM]

Originally Posted by rp001

I have found that dealing with "Realtors" makes no difference. Get an attorney. I found out the hard way that these "Realtors" cannot be trusted to get it right and even when they admit mistakes, they take NO responsibility. You truly are on you own!

Remember they are being paid by the seller. In some cases there is a dual agency situation but in some cases they can expect them to be as reputable as a used car salesperson. My experience and I have moved a lot is that even my little knowledge is more than most real estate people. Unfortunately this really hurts the few out there that are really good. But when it comes to legal issues they are not trained or equipped to deal with things so if it gets sticky get a lawyer. We have in the past gone the route mentioned above using an escrow hold to fix the repairs then we have control over the quality of the work. We get three estimates for major items and have the high amount held in escrow if presented correctly the seller shouldn't have a problem. One house we had the cost of a new roof and replacement of three windows held in escrow quite a lot of money.