(TL;DR: Bolded pertinent facts)1) Family friend selling duplex (husband died :( ) for ~200k. 

Bolding.  

If that seller above had no agent, I might not have been as bold to do what I did. 

Dory: For your information, if it is not allowed for a sales to be less than A1, then why is there a provision in the statues that states that (I put it in bold) states if it is sold for less than A1?

You want to be present or on the conference call at the time the offer is made and LISTEN CAREFULLY and PROBE BOLDLY AND STRATEGICALLY.

Even though I put in bold letters to fill in all blanks most will only fill in what they feel like filling in at the time. 

My form says non-refundable several times including big, bold letters at the top.Lease signing is when I hand over the keys, they hand over one months rent (regardless of the date) and the full security deposit in check or money order (only!)

Hi, I added some notes below in BOLD Quote from @Edward Kanive: Hello,2.

When I used to sell way back in the day when i wasn't yet an agent, despite the 'Principals Only' warning boldly plastered all over my FSBO listings, agents nevertheless lined up at my doors with the usual pitch even when notified in writing to cease communication, still wanting ERTS, throwing fits and all, sometimes even disrupting my open houses under the guise of bringing 'buyers ready to sign' that were 'on their way'  yet never showed.Granted over those years, there were 1 or 2 out of dozens upon dozens agents who were up for the challenge to compete with my own offers, but most others were just too greedy or whatever and just would reiterate the holdover clause like parrots, pretending to not understand holdover clause is why exclusive agency without right to sell remains a viable compromise and formidable challenge to truly measure up to.have you as investors (and/or as agents) ever had similar gripes with stubborn/aggressive agents who yet weren't up for the challenge competing with the owner(s) themselves to find the best offer that successfully closes?

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