Seller’s agent is no contact after sending an offer
I put an offer in a property on Thursday. The agent said all offers will be reviewed Thursday night and we’ll hear from him on Friday. I submitted the offer on time and he’s been ignoring calls, texts, and email. He said he’ll tell me whether the offer was accepted or not because I have another offer on the property next door and I can only buy one. What should I do?
[{"id": "hpvfmui", "text": "This is a tough one considering the holiday. Most offices were closed today. It is also possible the agent didn't communicate well enough with their client about their availability or they didn't realize that tomorrow is Christmas. Other possibility is....the agent is trying to double end the deal with their own buyer. Would the agent be representing you or do you have your own agent?\n\nI would reach out to them again on Monday....\n\nI would also keep my offer in on the neighboring property until I received a response from the agent or seller.", "replies": [{"id": "hpvgwai", "text": "I don\u2019t have representation. He\u2019s representing the seller. I will keep channels open with the neighboring property until I hear back from him. Thank you", "replies": [{"id": "hpvh1b6", "text": "good luck", "replies": [{"id": "hpvh2fp", "text": "Thank you", "replies": [], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hpvrjjh", "text": "First, what\u2019s the expiration date/time on the offer? \n\nSecond, how close were you to asking price? What are the contingency and closing timelines? Are you using financing? If yes, are you pre-approved and have a pre-approval letter submitted with the offer?", "replies": [{"id": "hpvs7em", "text": "I don\u2019t believe there\u2019s is one. But the one on the neighboring property is this coming Monday.", "replies": [], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hpw1zms", "text": "How far off from asking were you?", "replies": [{"id": "hpw7p31", "text": "Same as asking", "replies": [{"id": "hpx5blb", "text": "Sounds like a great broker to deal with.. What kind of property is it? \n\nWhen you say you submitted an offer, did this same broker draft it and send it to you for signature? If yes, under buyer representation does it state the broker would be representing you? Depending on your state, he is obligated to respond to you if he is representing you on the offer. \n\nAre there any other brokers on the listing? If no, your last hail marry is to call his offices GM and tell him the scenario.", "replies": [{"id": "hpx6hib", "text": "It\u2019s office space building. Yes he drafted it and I filled the blanks and signed it. No other brokers and he is the owner of the firm representing the seller.", "replies": [{"id": "hpx8auo", "text": "Wow that\u2019s frustrating, I\u2019m sorry you\u2019re dealing with that. My guess is that he is still waiting on Seller feedback. Unfortunately you\u2019re going to run across A LOT of CRE brokers that are awful at communicating with their clients. This is especially prevalent when they run some random boutique firm. \n\nDo keep in mind that you\u2019ll be relying on this guy during escrow/to share all important details. If he can\u2019t even return a text, do you really want to go down that rabbit hole? Send an email and text (nicely but firm, a lot of time you need to stroke their ego) saying if you don\u2019t get some communication, you\u2019ll want to pull your offer. \n\n\u201cHi Mr Broker, \n\nI know it\u2019s the Holidays and you\u2019re probably crazy busy dealing multiple closings, but can you please let me know if I\u2019m at least in the running for the office building?  \n\nAlthough this my first choice, I have an opportunity to purchase a different building and need to adjust accordingly. If I don\u2019t hear back from you by the end of the day, I\u2019ll more than likely have to pull my offer. \n\nThanks for all your help! \n\n-Mr Seller\u201d", "replies": [{"id": "hpx8xcc", "text": "Thank you very much. I will email him.  Merry Christmas", "replies": [{"id": "hpx9nny", "text": "Good luck and Merry Christmas!", "replies": [], "depth": 7}], "depth": 6}], "depth": 5}], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}, {"id": "hpxxmgu", "text": "It sounds like you are dealing with in incompetent broker... honestly even when clients call me during Christmas I'll pick up.", "replies": [{"id": "hpxy1p1", "text": "I called and texted him yesterday only because he told me he will have an answer that day. I usually try not to engage in business on holidays and weekends. I\u2019ll wait until Monday and see. Thank you", "replies": [{"id": "hpyfas9", "text": "Good luck to you man, now you know that\u2019s someone to avoid working with", "replies": [], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}]