Agent Behaviour Question

[Oren K.]

Need to get some input on a situation;

For a property, that is not local to me and I am interested in, I called and got a bunch of information from the agent. He also answered a number of follow-up questions. I have made an LOI offer on the property and they just sent the sign-back (we are not that far apart). As part of the sign-back an issue came up and I asked the agent to get some comparison information.

His response was that he was not willing to invest the time / effort to get the information until I made the trip to see the property. I am not willing to do this until it is at least under LOI (preferably purchase agreement).

I have not signed anything nor was there any discussion that he was representing me. In fact, he has been careful to not tell me to much about the sellers. Currently, if this transaction happened, he would double end it (more power to him!). But with his response, I am thinking of bring another agent I know in the market into the picture to get the information I am asking for and he would get the commission split.

Is it inappropriate to bring anther agent into the picture at this point?

[Ned Carey]

I see you are in Canada ans traditions and laws can be different there. For example I never heard the term Sign back.

Basically here if an agent didn't' co-operate and help me purchase the property I would speak to his or her broker and quote to the the statement that "they would invest their time If..." I would not hesitate to go directly to the owner and by pass an agent that wasn't doing their job.

Good agents deserve every penny they earn. Bad agents give good agents a bad name a deserve to be held accountable for their mistakes and lack of action. - Ned