Hello, after the lawsuit are buyers representation necessary and required?

We need a buyer's representation agreement signed before we can show. 

The buyer signs a representation agreement with no locked in period, with the flat fee buyer agency.2.

Often I can smell scents from the lower unit that aren't pleasant (cooking, smoking, etc).

With the new commission rules you can stay flexible with an offer of buyer agent commission, rather than having to commit to a certain percentage going to the buyer agent upfront. 

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No sure about that as buyers want to see the finished product and showing them before pictures will often not be well received.That's funny, my wife said the exact same thing about showing them the before pictures. 

The buyers did a long inspection, multiple days... made a huge request for concessions based on what we knew to be purely made-up issues.

I think you'll be pleasantly surprised by what you find. 

Top producers are always very pleasant to work with (which does not mean they are soft)3.)