Originally Posted by Larryandlinda (Post 2421605)

Correct.
Not every real estate agent is a Realtor.( too often mispronounced REAL-a-tor.)
Whether in TV or outside civilizations.Realtors belong to a trade organization and the name is trademarked.
We’ve bought a dozen residential properties in and around TV , 11 with the same agent and his wife/ business partner.
We’re not sure if they are Realtors but use some acronyms- Designations of an (ALC) Accredited Land Consultant and a (CCIM) Certified Commercial Investment Member.
We also don’t remember if our two homes in TV were ever listed with Properties of the Villages or MLS.

Originally Posted by Craig Vernon (Post 2421632)

Thanks to all. I was just venting after a long day of back and forth. I do not think anything was shady just different from what I was used to. All the deals on homes I have made in the past were in writing not over the phone. For those who mentioned not seeing the home I was going to fly out today to see it within the three-day window for the contract. Anyway thanks for not kicking me too hard when I was down. I will be down for the month of May to continue the search in person. Have a wonderful day.

Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 2421608)

The Properties of The Villages is not a member of the National Association of Realtors (NAR), so NONE of the licensed agents who work for them are Realtors. Period.

Originally Posted by BrianL99 (Post 2421382)

Your Broker/Agent handled the transaction, EXACTLY how it should have been handled.

A Seller has no obligation to "counter" an offer. Your Offer contained a contingency that was unacceptable to the Seller, so they accepted another Offer that was acceptable to them.

Legally and ethically, your Broker/Agent did everything right and it sounds like the Seller's Broker did, too. Just because you don't like the results or someone else was more daring than you, doesn't make it wrong.

If you really wanted the home, you could have made an Offer without any contingencies and still have been prepared to increase it, if the Seller had another comparable Offer.

Originally Posted by frayedends (Post 2421676)

I may have missed in the replies, but here's what I don't get. They offered 10K because the roof needs to be replaced. But your offer required the roof to be good. Isn't the 10K basically saying they know the roof needs replaced?

Originally Posted by Craig Vernon (Post 2421632)

Thanks to all. I was just venting after a long day of back and forth. I do not think anything was shady just different from what I was used to. All the deals on homes I have made in the past were in writing not over the phone. For those who mentioned not seeing the home I was going to fly out today to see it within the three-day window for the contract. Anyway thanks for not kicking me too hard when I was down. I will be down for the month of May to continue the search in person. Have a wonderful day.

Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 2421608)

The Properties of The Villages is not a member of the National Association of Realtors (NAR), so NONE of the licensed agents who work for them are Realtors. Period.

Originally Posted by JMintzer (Post 2421690)

And this matters how? The VLS Agents are licensed and have to abide by the same laws as "Realtors"...

The NAR (National Association of Realtors) is nothing but a "Trade Organization"...

Originally Posted by Craig Vernon (Post 2421380)

So, I found a home on the VLS made an offer based upon agent video walk through. Seller stated original roof on 2008 home willing to offer 10k toward replacement. I offered 5k less than price. My VLS agent calls me and says they are only going to give rebate for roof with a full price offer. I submitted a full price offer with roof being inspected within three days as contingency to make sure the home was insurable. The agent calls me and says there is another offer both cash offers btw but they were going to counter my offer with removing the contingency. I disclosed to the agent that I couldn't buy a home that I may not be able to insure she stated that because it is a cash offer and that I could. I said well I cannot have a home in another state that may not be insurable. She said so you are willing to lose this deal? I said I guess I wouldn't have a choice but have them counter and I will respond. Agent two hours later calls back and says they took the other offer. The seller never responded to my offer at full list price or countered. I have purchased ten homes in my life and I know there are 1799 more to choose from on the market but...wow. Not feeling very happy with TV listing service or agents at the moment.. Have a great evening one and all!

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC (Post 2421680)

Could be either an insurance requirement or the roof was no good