Quick Inspections

[J Grant]

No argument on my part just explaining what and why I do what I do. With the exception of ERC I do not ask a home owner for sales data. I do engage an agent when I see a problem.

Does that violate "independence"? I don't think so.

I don't thin it violates independence. I think asking an agent within reason for sales data is okay, I personally do it as little as possible.

I don't think asking a Home owner violates independence either, however I think it sets up a false sense of expectation on the part of the homeowner and is a bad idea because of that.

 

[J Grant]

My bold,

I agree.

This also lets me know what the agent based the original sales price on. Sometimes when its way off and I am interviewing the agent, during the inspection, I get the reply "its what the owner wants" or "I think its what the value is". It lets me gauge how the agent came up with the sales price. You would be surprised how many agents make it clear they put minimal effort/research into setting a sales price.

?? Did you mean list price? Agents can set a list price, but agents don't set a sales price. They can facilitate a negotiation between buyer and seller in arriving at the SC but an agent doesn't set a sales price.