Michelle Luevane – Realtor

I’ve dealt with realtors in the past but never someone this knowledgable.
Plus, and this is a BIG PLUS, she is a CPA. Tax issues are not often in the front of your mind when purchasing a house but they always come back to bite you. She lays these out long before you make your decision so you have ammunition during the negotiation.
Hire Michelle for your next transaction.

We worked with Michelle on the purchase of a house, but she wasn’t our Realtor. She was the sellers Realtor.
With that in mind, you learn a lot about the Realtor by being on the opposing side. They shouldn’t be your friend (they don’t work for you) but they can still complicate the process and bring hassle.
1) during the first step of the buying process she wasn’t very responsive. We started to get nervous and look at other houses. Turns out it wasn’t the buyer, it was the Realtor. This kind of unresponsiveness and «half story» type of interaction continued throughout the process. It just made things a lot harder than it should of. It was like this was the first house she ever sold.
2) As can be expected, we had issues at closing. This is where we would expect a Realtor to inform and educate both parties on what is allowed. We had several issues where I don’t think the Realtor gave the sellers the full story
1 — we had wanted an item removed, we got a call from the seller ex planing how to use it (they weren’t informed).
2) We also had issues in regards to something being broken, and evidence of it being broken while the previous persons were there.
We get the impression that the Realtor isn’t communicating norms, isn’t enforcing the contract, just basically giving bad advice. She is either a party to unethical behavior or not giving the sellers the details.
A Realtor is here to help you sell a house sure.. .but part of that is education, letting you know when things are clearly your responsibility and when things aren’t. A repair that was clearly broken before we moved in — just shady to pawn off under the guide of «let me save my buyers 130»
I think you can do better as far as a Realtor goes. You don’t want a yes man, you want honest, educated, and informed. You want someone with experience. You want someone to tell you when you should do the «right» thing. Someone who is punctual. Someone who makes your buyers feel they are being treated honestly and ethically.