When to contact listing agent

Tribune Content Agency complete listing information. In our view, there’s no excuse for information to be missing, such as details about the included appliances, the amount of real estate taxes and the homeowner association dues. The only reason information like this would be excluded is that the agent has made a mistake, or there is a technology glitch (it happens!) or the agent purposely didn’t include it because they didn’t want to for some reason.

A quick search on a main aggregator website for properties in Maryland confirmed that the listings showed homeowner association dues and property taxes. In some instances, these costs were shown under an itemized list of some of the costs and features for the property and in others in what your monthly costs might be for the property.

In looking at some sites, you might have to drill down into the property features to see if the home has a washer and dryer. If it’s not listed there, the property likely does not have a washer and dryer that will come with it (although it may have a hookup and you’ll have to buy your own appliances).

Ultimately, if you must know or need to confirm details about the property, you would have to contact the actual listing agent. Finally, you can request that the listing agent not contact you in the future and that if you have any questions, you will contact the listing agent.

You should also know that once you contact that listing agent and later decide to hire your own agent to view the property, the listing agent may not agree to have your agent come to the showing and may claim that you are the listing agent’s client. You see, when you contact that listing agent on your own without a real estate agent, your interaction with that agent may make that agent a dual agent where the listing agent is both an agent for the seller and an agent for the buyer.