1. Do
you, or does your company, take listings
of homes for sale? Do you practice Dual
Agency or Split Agency?
2. If
you and your company take listings,
how can you fully represent buyers?
Don’t you represent your sellers?
3. If
we met at your Open House, and I wanted
to buy that house, aren’t you required
to negotiate price and terms in favor
of your seller?
4. At
“private showings,” do you
point out reasons for NOT buying a house,
even when it’s one of YOUR listings?
5. On
the Ohio Agency
Disclosure Statement, do you usually
represent: a) The buyer as the buyer’s
agent; b) The seller as the seller’s
agent; or c) The buyer AND the seller
at the same time? [Note: c) is Dual
Agency]
6. Aren’t
you required to promote your sellers'
listings first, or your company’s
listings first, before showing me any
homes listed with other real estate
companies?
7. Can
I have a copy of your company's Consumer
Guide to Agency Relationships?
8. In
the past year, how many buyers have
you represented exclusively? Can
I have the names and the phone numbers
of six of your most recent buyer-clients?
9. What
clauses will you include in the purchase
contract to protect me as a buyer? Can
you show me those clauses?
10. How
will you help me save money, and how
will you protect my interests during
my transaction, even if I choose one
of your sellers' homes to buy?
