Welcome to the wild world of real estate, where not all agents are created equal! In this post, we’re diving into the tales of woe from people who have encountered the worst of the worst in real estate agents.
Whether it’s the agent who ghosted them during a crucial negotiation or the one who seemed more interested in selling a house to a ghost, these stories will have you shaking your head in disbelief.
Join us as we shame the shoddy, commiserate with the victims, and share a laugh or two over these cringe-worthy experiences. Let’s just say, sometimes finding a good agent feels like hunting for a needle in a haystack!
1. The Realtor Left My Front Door Like This After A Showing
2. Realtor Photoshopped Out The Power Lines
3. Terrible Real Estate Photographs
4. Is It Normal For NYC Listings To Include A Realtor Photoshoot?
5. This Photo Was On A Real Estate Listing
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7. Estate Agents Have Been Learning About Photoshop, It Seems
8. Real Estate Agents Need To Work On Their Photography Skills
9. Is It Legal For Real Estate Agents To Put Up Photos Of A Property That Do Not Show The Actual Property?
10. The Way Realtors Take Photos
11. This Is From An Actual Real Estate Company
12. A Brutally Honest Real Estate Agent
13. How Drunk Was The Real Estate Agent When He Posted This On Zillow? Extra Zeros Much
14. This Real Estate Agent Edited Out The Power Lines In The Background
15. When The Realtor Somehow Posts Teeny-Tiny Photos On The Listing Page
16. How In The World Are These Listing Photos Helpful?
17. Misleading Realtor Listing Got Our Hopes Up
18. Just What I Need From My Real Estate Agent – Sexiness
19. This Letter From A Prospective Realtor Does Not Instill Confidence
20. When You Put A No Junk Mail Sign But The Real Estate Agents Don’t Recognize Their Junk As Junk
21. Real Estate Fixes Mold With Photoshop, Badly
22. Real Estate Agent Facepalm
23. I’d Like To See A Seller Try To Cut Her Commission In Half During The Closing
24. Sorry You Died, Do You Still Want To Sell?
25. Vancouver Realtor Steals Owner’s Fruit During A Showing
26. A Realtor In Philadelphia Has Listed My Phone Number On His Resume Or Website, And I Have Been Receiving Texts And Calls Intended For Him For Over A Decade
27. What Were These Real Estate Agents Even Thinking? Woman’s Husband Passes Away And They Send Her A Condolence Letter And Asks Her To Sell Her Home
28. Real Estate Broker Posts Glowing Review Using His Own Name
29. The Local Real Estate “Investor” Is Mad That I Told Him I Didn’t Have Time To Speak When He Showed Up Unannounced
30. Real Estate Agent Accidentally Sent This Letter To A Tenant Instead Of Landlord
31. I Received A Text Message From A Real Estate Agency A Few Months Ago
32. When You Use ChatGPT To Describe Your Listings
33. Some Homeowner Is Leaving His Dog Chained Up Outside Until His House Sells. Real Estate Agent Has No Problem With This And Is Defending Him In The Comments
34. It’s Always The Real Estate Agents
35. My Friend Went To An Estate Agent. At The Meeting, The Agent Got My Friend’s Name Wrong. When He Got Up To Print Something, My Friend Noticed This On The Guy’s Desk
36. The “Haha” Is Making Me Furious
37. Bought A House Today, And This Happened
38. Real Estate Agent Lies About The Year The House Was Built In To Deceive Buyers
39. I’m Currently Apartment-Hunting, And This Real Estate Agent Doesn’t Understand That People Have Jobs, And That Text/Email Is A Good Option For Small Non-Urgent Questions
40. Ah Yes, I See The RSVP Now
41. Landlord Buys A Home Away From An 83-Year-Old Man While He’s In The Hospital Unknowingly Behind On Payments And Foreclosed. Realtor Spins It As A “Heartfelt” Story
42. Real Estate Agents Are Mildly Infuriating
43. My Realtor Sent Out An Email Yesterday Claiming He’s Retiring, Then Says It Was An April Fools’ Joke
44. Our Estate Agent Wants Me To Do Their Job. For Context, We’re Moving Out After Buying Our First Home
45. Tell Her That’s Discrimination And You Won’t Stand For It
46. 15 Calls From Unknown Numbers In An Hour After Contacting A Realtor Through A Website
47. Such A Weird Reaction To Me Declining To Do Business With This Real Estate Agent
48. Realtor Can’t Take No For An Answer. Reaches Out Once A Month Religiously
49. Realtors Now Using ChatGPT For Property Descriptions
50. Real Estate False Advertising. I Got This In The Mail, I Searched It Up And The Sold Price Didn’t Match The Brochure
Mike Primavera is a Chicago-based comedy writer even though he doesn't HAVE to work. He lives comfortably off of his family's pasta fortune. Follow him on all social media at @primawesome