EnglishJW,
I believe you are still a little confused in regards to your statement ... Our primary sales person is a licensed realtor.
If your Real Estate Agent works for The Villages, then they are indeed a licensed real estate agent with the state of Florida, however, they can not be called a REALTOR, since they are NOT part of the National Board of Realtors.
The Villages does NOT cooperate with outside Realtors from offices like Executive Tri-County, ReMax, FoxFire, etc... According to the Realtor code, they would have to allow ALL agents to sell their properties which The Villages does not. They only allow The Village AGENTS access to properties listed by The Villages and The Village agents are not allowed to show or sell homes listed by outside brokers.
Hoping that makes sense and you now understand.

Example of hi-jacked thread.:wave:

Where are you Janet?

Probably left to get two more aspirin! ;)

Excellent information from ilovetv.

Jane, I would first call McLin & Burnsed and talk to them to try and resolve your issues.

There are many members of TOTV who are retired Realtors who might comment on your situation.
However if you want input regarding the problems you are experiencing, you may want to list the problems.
It makes a huge difference if your issues are with cosmetic problems or structural/major issues.
Unfortunately, a Building Inspector's Report is usually for information only.
In most cases, any error/omissions are not his legal responsibility, and his report will state that.

Home Inspectors
 

Home inspectors, IMO and based on a dozen prior real estate purchases, are a joke and a waste of money.

I still would like to see what undisclosed problems that the OP has with their home; new home or re-sale, and how long it has been since they purchased.

Maybe others have had the same problems and can advise better if they are known.

The OP's original question was about finding an attorney, not about real estate salespeople or inspectors. A good attorney will explain all of this to their client.

You are correct. They are licensed in the State of Florida, but they are not Realtors; they are agents only.

I LIKE everything about the way The Villages sales staff work. They don't pressure, they don't hound you, they don't really have to sell you. They won't call back unless you ASK them to call back. They get back to you with answers although if you are not used to the fact that there is NO negotiation on new homes prices or anything about new homes, some folks sometimes are skeptical. The villages sales staff are not in competition with each other and don't say anything negative about other realtors.

There is a bit of a negative climate among some MLS realtors locally in my opinion, because they aren't allowed to participate in new home sales from the developer.

Sorry Bonanza, given a choice any day of the week, I like the way The Villages sales staff work over most REALTORS I have dealt with. Not ALL.




NOW JANET.....What was the problem exactly?

[QUOTE=graciegirl;892324]I LIKE everything about the way The Villages sales staff work. They don't pressure, they don't hound you, they don't really have to sell you. They won't call back unless you ASK them to call back. They get back to you with answers although if you are not used to the fact that there is NO negotiation on new homes prices or anything about new homes, some folks sometimes are skeptical. The villages sales staff are not in competition with each other and don't say anything negative about other realtors.

There is a bit of a negative climate among some MLS realtors locally in my opinion, because they aren't allowed to participate in new home sales from the developer.

Sorry Bonanza, given a choice any day of the week, I like the way The Villages sales staff work over most REALTORS I have dealt with. Not ALL.
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Gracie, we personally, did not have any problem whatsoever in all the looking and finally, with the purchase of our home. We didn't have any problems with our agent. However, as with any type of business, not everyone is good.

You were lucky that all your experiences were good ones, but to say that what you experienced is what everyone experiences is not so. I have a neighbor that would disagree on all counts to every plus you've said about TV agents. They had a terrible experience from start to finish. I have read and heard about people who have switched agents because of one problem or another. I wish all agents were perfect because many of the ones that aren't are an embarrassment to the profession.

If there is one thing that is really irritating among real estate offices, it is when one will refuse to cooperate. The reasons offices refuse to cooperate with other brokers is because of greed (they don't want to share in the commision with anyone else) and because they don't want to pay the dues and fees to belong to their local board of Realtors or the Natl. Assn. of Realtors. They are the main reasons, but not the only ones. There is no other reason for not belonging or participating. period. BTW, that type of office (a non-participating one) is few and far between. In working in the real estate field since 1984, I have only come in contact with one other non-participating office in all those years. That should be an indication of something to the unknowing public. Interestingly, TV used to welcome other brokers, but no longer do.

Insofar as TV sales people not being in competetion with other sales people, just go to a few open houses on the premise of looking for a house to buy. Yes, they all are in competetion with one another!