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Home buyers and sellers are sometimes concerned about whether they’ll have the right to fire their real estate agent if they aren’t getting the job done.
Considering it’s typically the biggest purchase many people make, or the sale of their largest asset, it’s fair and reasonable for consumers to want the ability to part ways.
But what many people don’t think about is whether they can be fired by their agent.
Being an agent requires that they treat everyone fairly and not discriminate, but they are not a public service that can be expected to serve a client who isn’t holding up their end of the relationship.
This recent article from The Real Deal covers a few extreme scenarios where agents fired their clients for reasons that ranged from a buyer who summoned ghosts when looking at houses, to unwanted sexual advances from clients.
Most agents are going to be as diplomatic and agreeable as possible, and would have to be pushed to pretty hard and far before cutting ties with you. But it doesn’t have to be anything as extreme as they cite in that article.
Let’s take a look at some more common reasons your agent might fire you, so you can avoid it happening the next time you buy or sell a house:
The Takeaway:
That’s by no means an all-inclusive list of reasons your real estate agent could fire you, but it should give you a good idea of where the line is drawn. Generally speaking, if you treat your agent with respect, you’ll never have to worry about being fired by your agent.
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