My plea to listing agents!

Good morning listing agents!!!

Yes, I do list homes..........but the majority of my business comes from buyers. I have ran into this problem more times then I care to, and it is getting worse with the current market we are in. Here is the problem:

Home is offered for sale; we put an offer on the home based on list price and comps from the area: the offer gets excepted; we get title work (in Grand Rapids, Michigan) with in 10 days. The seller now realizes there are liens on the home that he/she was unaware of and can not afford to sell the home for the agreed upon price, or old liens that need to be removed and this becomes a timely process because they have to get the proof the liens have been paid and we close late.

So I ask why don't you get pre-title work done when listing the home? Would this not save a lot of time and embarressment? I know Patrica Caston's office, LandAm will do one free of charge, so it is not even a cost issue in Kent County.

So my plea is ......................... please do not just trust what your seller is telling you, as I am sure they feel what they have told you is true and to best of the knowledge, and they have the best intentions. However, it takes 2 minutes to order pre-title work.

Maybe there is something I am missing....but to me this could help the process go a lot smoother????