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A horror story

Sunday, July 13, 2008 This is my real estate agent horror story. I had property for sale by owner advertised in the SNAP. Prospects responded by sending their relatives to take photographs. Then they secured a real estate agent to negotiate a possible purchase.

I was about to list the property with a real estate company. The prospect’s agent, however, told me he had been to the tax collectors office and he was told they were drawing up papers now to foreclose on my land for non-payment of back taxes.

I made a huge mistake. I trusted the real estate agent. He seemed so nice.

Out of worry about foreclosure I signed to sell to the agent’s buyers. When I called the tax office to check on something, I discovered there would be no foreclosures on anyone in the county for many months.

I was played for a fool. There was time to list my property for sale with the agency I wanted.

There are over 1,400 complaints yearly against real estate agents to the North Carolina Real Estate Commission. The commission can reprimand a broker, suspend his license or revoke his license.

Anyone may make a complaint against a broker by contacting the N.C. Real Estate Commission at PO Box 17100, Raleigh, NC 27619-7100. Phone them at (919) 875-3700. Their Web site is www.ncrec.state.nc.us.

I hope more complaints are made in order to require a higher moral level in real estate agents who do wrong and their fellow agents who cover up for wrongdoers. Remember, God is watching all of us.

Celia Mauldin

Albemarle

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