Why do people do this sort of thing?

As for real estate agents ripping off landlords, i know do it to both of them. they treat tenants badly so i always over inflate my prices, the last one for instance the landlord rang me and asked how much to fix the decking in one of his rentals, get the to have a look and it was rooten to hell. Materails price to fix was $2000 total quote was $9470 i got the job, another one of his houses had 12 rooms excluding lounge and kitchen, bathrooms every other room was numbered 1 to12 and each had a student paying $600 per month and there he is telling me he cant afford to fix the tiles on the shower wall for $1000.
I have many client whom are landlords and there all the same. (tight asses)

I have manfully resisted joining in this thread because I didn't want to just add to the litany of complaints about real estate agents. My own experience with them has been mixed. I can recall at least two whom I reckon did a good job (one sold a house for me - one represented a landlord from whom I rented a property some years ago). However, Mick's comment reminded me of a relatively recent experience:-

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Originally Posted by journeyman Mick

Agents have a duty to look after a property for their clients but most of the ones I have dealt with haven't a clue.

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We returned to live in a house that had been rented out while on an assignment elsewhere. The RE agent did a final inspection and signed off that the tenant's bond should be returned. A day or two later and just prior to moving back in, I did my own inspection. I found a few issues. Nothing horrendous but a couple of things that needed to be fixed. I invited the RE agent to join me at the property to confirm my thoughts. On being shown the one or two issues, the young lady in question proceeded to lecture me in a loud voice and very patronising tone on the vicissitudes of life as a property owner. I recall her saying: "You have to expect this sort of thing" - at least three times. I let her go on for a bit and she obviously thought she had me convinced.

When she paused for breath I explained to her that she had made a mistake. The fact that I had been polite to her was simply an indication that I am well-mannered, not an indication of weakness of mind or spirit. I then (politely) threw her out, telling her to send her boss round and advising her that the word "agent" in her job title meant that her company was acting for someone. In this case me - not the tenant. Her boss rang me about 15 minutes later. I told him that his company owed me the bond money or free repairs. He had better make sure the bond was paid or the repairs effected or else I would go straight to the Small Claims Tribunal. Must have been convincing because the agent's handyperson arrived that afternoon and fixed the place up. Did quite a good job, too.

Col

Man where do i start

have rented from both the good and the downright evil.

the bad one said he would not/could not get a broken water pipe fixed for 3 days which meant we would have no water. So I dug up the pipe & found the he had tied a rubber bike tube around the pipe previously to seal a water leak (talk about dumb) so i fixed the pipework then when he wanted the rent i said i was taking the cost of material out of the rent money ( no labour) he tells me no way is he paying for the materials ( about $30) my wife came out to see what was all the carry on was about and had to tell me to leave the driveway , she knew i was about to kill this bloke.

and working for myself fixing aircons have had lots of work in the past for RE agents.
some good, most not so good, lots of wasted time with quotes and unpaid invoices
I now in general tell them i'm not interested in there work.
and dealing with most of the owners isnt much better as most want work done for nix and want 90 days to pay for it.

had one lady who wanted me to put in a full evap system in her rental property and pay me in 12 months, told her my forehead didnt have a sign on it which advertised me as the commonwealth bank, and if she wants finance then get it herself. but she insisted that i do it for her as she couldnt afford to do it now and needed it put in no matter what. Why? there was a very mean and nasty bikie renting her rental property and he was hot, she was scared.
very funny for me!! not so for her.

thats a big enough winge on my part I could tell you a hundred more stories as they seem to happen to me on a weekly basis with LL RE and rentals in general

Ian

I really hate some farmers who just seem to collect old machinery and let it go to waste and rust away on the property. What a god damn eye sore! Talking about giving me the irates!!!!!

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Originally Posted by Kris.Parker1

I really hate some farmers who just seem to collect old machinery and let it go to waste and rust away on the property. What a god damn eye sore! Talking about giving me the irates!!!!!

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We in the oil business take a very responsible approach when it comes to where we leave our rusting old rigs.....rather than have them creating an eyesore out in the beautiful Timor Sea we leave ém parked in Darwin Harbour.

Hey


I remember as a kid we had an old caravan that dad wanted to build into a trailer. So we smashed it down and buried it in the backyard. Cant remember why we buried it?????? but I still get a chuckle even after 25 years.

"Hi love where do you think we should plant the new lemon tree....over here looks good"

Mattock swings then PTTTWANGGGGGGG!!

he he he:D :D :D

dazzleer