Best advice for a more hassle free real estate transaction: expectations for buyers, sellers, and realtors

[Katherine Du Plessis]

Are there any good advice, books, posts, or podcasts out there to teach us about the relationship between buyers, sellers and realtors and their roles and obligations to make transactions run smoothly?

Currently I am in the process of buying a property, but the further I progress into this transaction, the more I realize I do not know the rules. I have the cash and I'm ready to close but, the agent and seller seem to be dragging their feet, while I want to get this done as soon as possible. What are my rights and obligations, and also those of the agent and seller?

I have been drinking the koolaid here at BP: reading the forum posts and listening to the podcasts (and I love it!), but I have not come across anything that goes over the basics of this relationship.

If you look at my previous post, you will get a sense of the hassle I have been dealing with at the moment. I really just need to learn about the rules of the game.