Agent refusing to advise

[Sean Pour]

I am looking to buy a property and am using an agent that I have worked with before and I am happy with how it went. However a discussion occurred today that I am not sure how to interpret. I asked her if a subject property is a good investment and she refused to answer mentioning that her license does not allow her to make judgment call. Was what I was asking a judgment call? Is she being too conservative or she is being reasonably cautious and really restricted by her license to only share facts. Thanks!

[Brandon Battle]

You were asking her to expose herself and her broker of record to a potential lawsuit which she had no intention of doing,smart woman.If she says yes and it goes down the drain,you can sue her and her broker for giving bad advice on something she should never have gotten involved in which your lawyer will crucify them both for.

It's not up to the agent to tell you about the quality of a potential investment,that decision is in the hands of the clients paying the money.Her job is to find the type of properties you are interested in and negotiate the sale with the sellers.Also she should advise you to be through in your own due diligence to find potential pitfalls.She can advise in she agrees or disagrees with the asking price and provide comparable evidence to support her conclusions but,the decision to accept her conclusions is entirely yours and you must be responsible for what happens,not the agent.