Unresponsive Agent- any advice?

[Nicole Grenier]

Hi everyone, I put an offer on a house that is listed on the MLS and the sellers agent is VERY unresponsive. He was unresponsive when my agent and I were looking at the property but now that my agent has submitted an offer he is difficult to get a hold of. I submitted an offer and he contacted us within 24 hours with the sellers counter offer. My agent then submit my second offer and the sellers agent said he would get back to us again within 24 hours. It’s been 4 days and he hasn’t answered any calls or texts and his VM is full. Anything I can do to get a hold of this agent? Anyone have experience with this? Thanks you! Nicole

[James Wise]

Originally posted by @Nicole Grenier:

Thanks James! The house is overpriced, 20 k over nearby similar comps and needs some updating so you are probably right since my offer is low compared to the listing price. However I brought my next offer up to what the seller was willing to go down to which is close to nearby comps. When I looked through the house the owner was there and telling me how terrible the agent was and how he only answered the phone when he wanted too. He even said “anything you could do to help would be appreciated. I just want to move out of the house”. So the seller is motivated and I am nervous the agent is going to ruin this deal.

 I've been involved in 1,000's of sales. Dealt with 1,000's of buyers, sellers & agents. Few thoughts come to mind, not in any particular order.

• There are a lot of incompetent agents out there. The industry has a 90% fail rate. So if the agent involved is a newbie 9 out of 10 shot he's an idiot.
• Sellers lie. Sellers lie a lot.
• if a house is overpriced sellers will talk like it's the agent who overpriced it. They will say they just want to move, leading you to believe they would actually prefer a lower price. THAT IS THE BIGGEST LIE OUT THERE! Agents aren't paid unless it sells. I have NEVER seen an agent argue with a seller & twist their arm to list for a higher price. Makes no sense. It's always the seller behind the scenes with an unrealistic price expectation.
• “anything you could do to help would be appreciated. I just want to move out of the house, (AT MY PRICE)”.
  
• All deals don't close. Take your best shot. If it works, it works. If not on to the next.