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Is it my realtor's job to actively find me a home?

To add clarity: Any house I get is contingent on sale of home I am now in. I don't have money in bank and wouldn't qualify for loan. Daughter's name is on this house also. She lives with me and turns 22 next month. Realtor found one home. She pulled me aside beforehand saying my daughter shouldn't participate in finding the home as she will probably be leaving me soon anyway, And daughter should definitely have no say so. I explained I needed a place that would work whether my daughter stayed with me, or whether I was by myself. She took great effort to exclude my daughter from seeing the home. My daughter came along anyway, and the home was too far from my daughter's work so we had no interest in it. Since then have no contact with realtor, unless I contact about seeing a particular home I see online. Even then, she tells me she has an open house, or she has other clients that day, so I feel rushed and like I'm imposing. Am I out of line for thinking realtor should be finding a home for us? I've bought two other homes and agent always located the home. At realtor's suggestion I've driven to different cities to see if I like them since I've never been there before. Also at realtor suggestion, I searched through the listings on Zillow realtor.com homes.com and everywhere trying to find a place. And then I drive by to see if it would even work, and I'm just really tired. Is there an easier way? Is there somebody that sells you a home and finds a home for you? She's also asking me to pinpoint specific subdivisions that she can put on her radar, but subdivisions change every few streets. When I have found houses in nearby subdivisions I am interested in, I've been surprised realtor hasn't contacted to let me know they were for sale... often they're closing before I see them.

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How to renovate a house with bad credit?

I got my mother's estate,needs renovations, owe 10,000 and I have bad credit. What can I do to fix it?

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Is Emberhome a legit homebuying company?

I would like to sell my home three bedroom two bath manufactured home. The bathroom has been upgraded. It has tile floors, up-to-date vanity.

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How do I cancel a list in agreement correctly?

I'd like to cancel my listing agreement with my agent. I want to make sure that it's done correctly. How do I cancel a listing agreement?

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agent didn’t have me sign an agreement prior to showing ?

My agent did not have us sign an agreement prior to showing us houses. We found a house and verbally made an offer. When he wrote up the offer he didn’t tell us that the selling agent had agreed to a 4% commission. He sent us the contract electronically with 1% of closing over the price we verbally agreed on and told us we would get the money back at closing. Not true. Are we stuck paying his fee now ?

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How to go about a quick sale on my house?

Want to sell my house fast in a forclosure and need to find out my best options and I think that a quick sell is going to be my best bet

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What do i need to do for home puchase between friends?

We have signed a joint tenancy agreement. I want to now include a prenup but for friends. The language would be regarding splitting equity buildup, what to do for upon selling home and other additions. I will be closing in the next 3 to 4 ddays.can you advise the steps to take. Can you advise the form needed and lastly please add any additional thoughts. Thank you The property is a single story residence which we both will live in.

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Problem with neighbors preventing sale of lot?

I have an unimproved lot that was for sale. Had an offer, but the day before closing the neighbors got into an altercation with the buyer and the buyer withdrew his contract. My agent said I have to disclose this and it is preventing any potential buyers. Is there a timeframe on disclosing problems with neighbors? I really need to sale this lot.

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Can I sign a buyer agreement to see 2 houses?

I want to get a feel for the agent and the area before I commit to either. Can I sign a buyer agreement that allows me to see 2-4 houses with the agent and that's it? If I like the agent and area, then I'm fine committing for a longer time period. So, are there short term buyer agreements?

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