All Forum Posts by: Sam Abe

Hi RE Gurus,

We are in process of selling our house. We signed contract with our RE. While selling our agent was very positive and convinced that we should list at X and we will get overbidding of Y and will get for a total of X+Y. The sale price of X+Y seems appropriate for our area and house condition

Since last few weeks our agent has been sending us lot of selective data and trying to convince is that we should expect 0.4-0.5 Y. I say selective as i was able to find data that shows higher sale prices also. After some tense discussions agent stands by their suggestions and is saying that we have to go with what offers we get and see where the market goes. Maybe we will get Y maybe we will get 0.5Y.

Here is my concern. After done digging around i found that for the some of the selective data provided the same firm represented buyer and seller. Both agents belonged to same RE group. I also remember our agent mentioning out that they have prospective buyers lined up (previous clients who shows interest for our type of property). We are getting concerned that our agent is gaming the system and getting us prepared for a offer they think their fellow agent can make.

I am trying to find out what options do i have if we dont like any of the offers, even if these are above list price. The only relevant item i see is clause 12c shown below. If not taking a offer equal to withdrawl from sale?

We have given exclusive rights for 90 days. Wont i still be liable for the 5% brokerage fees if i want to stop working with the agent?

Alternatively can we start renting the property if if we dont like any of the offers and we are stuck with our agent for 90 days? Will that still be ok without paying the brokerage fees?

Is this legal. Can he get me in more trouble and get a permit now without my consent. He says hewill get permit and bring inspector and report other issues to cause me trouble of otger rhings like gas lines etc

I own a property in Los Angeles which has had plumbing issue with water flowing back from the toilets and this issue has been going on occasionally since last year. I spent 7000$ initially to change the plumbing line from yard to the street line with a plumber last year. Then this plumbing issue still happened again so I hired some one else who promised me that he knows the issue is lack of slope and can changethe remainder of the pipe for another 4000$. He did the work a few weeks ago and the problem still continues. I havent paid him because right before paying him this happened again where the toilets flood and get the carpet damaged etc with sewer water which itlsef is expensive to address.  Now he is hassling me for payment and telling me he will pull the permits tomorrow and get an inspector though the work is already done few weeks (not correctly ofcourse as the problem is still existing) and he is telling me if he did that he will get me in more trouble as there are unpermitted gaslines which I am not aware of as I just bought the property as is and havent made any changes. He is telling me if I dont pay him he will get me in trouble with the city by going and pulling a permit tomorrow.  I didnt sign any contract with him. He claims he is licensed. I hired him because of refeerral and now he says he couldnt slope it becuse that was not possible but has changed the line and I owe him money where as my pipe is still backing up every time we flush. 

When i moved into a place landlord made me fill move in checklist while there was no power in the house. A few months later now in the winter the windows leak so much water inside that you can see streams of water on the window sill. I reported this to the landlord. Also, there is mold on the windows in the living room and bedroom will I be responsible when I leave next month. 

Also, I never knew the exhaust fan even existed in the bathroom. It looked like some sort of a closed vent so I always assumed that it was not a fan plus since I did the move in checklist without electricity I assumed there was no exhaust in this house. And now there is mold on the walls of the bathroom. Until now I have been living thinking this house just doesn't have a exhaust fan plus anyways it has a bigger water leak problem so I assumed it was the major water leak that is causing it. 

I am hoping I get my deposit back as I kept the house in good condition except for the water leaks from all the windows and walls as winter was really bad here. 

I bought the place almost a year ago and now it is rented and the president from HOA call me to say that I need to paint my screen door to match the green color. She realized this as the neighbours installed a different door and she says they did it because they say my door was a diffrent color. My door is the right color just the screen door is black. where as the neighbor actually changed the entre main door to be a mismatched color. I dont feel its right for me to be asked to do this as I brought the property as is from the previous owner and I dont have the time and resource now to take care of this.

Does home insurance cover removal of tree. I have 2 trees on my property that are causing ants and are about to fall. 

What is the best way to handle tree removal. 

but in my case they seem to be coming through the outlets. Could the problem be very worse as we saw ants a few weeks ago but never did anything and now they are coming through the outlets in the kitchen. is ants in the wall a big problem?

Does anyone have recommendations on if one time treatment will solve ants problem. I'm seeing ants in the wall electric sockets and in the bathroom and attic. Companies offer a service program or a one time treatment. Does it matter would I need it more than once.

Can I deduct from security the cost for having to go to an office as my tenant had a delinquent account and they would not make me the owner for it until I prove to them that I am the landlord.  I had to explicitly go to the office to handle due to his delinquent status and feel I have the right to deduct for my time.

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