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On May 1, 1:36 pm, "Charles Buchholtz" <chip+...@seas.upenn.edu>
wrote:
> john <john111111_2654spammen...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> : Is there a specific , legal way to try to contact the seller of a house
> : directly and bypassing the realtor? can i just look his number up in the
> : phone book and call him? is that ok to do?
>
> I got my house when the other interested buyer contacted the seller
> directly. The seller was suspicious and felt that this person was
> trying to take advantage of their inexperience without their realtor
> there to protect them, and the realtor was pissed because they had
> tried to go behind her back. So they sold the house to me even though
> my offer was slightly less, because they didn't want to deal with the
> other guy.
>
> Just once experience, your milage may vary.
>
> --- Chip
Good example of what I've told people many times. If you start
doing
things that bring your ethics into question, you run the risk of the
seller,
choosing to pass on you because they think they could be headed for
lots of trouble.
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Re: best to to buy directly from owner?
