My husband and I are first time buyers and we have had some growing pains along the way. We are looking to buy a home in Gardner, Kansas.

Q: My husband and I are first time buyers and we have had some growing pains along the way. We are looking to buy a home in Gardner, Kansas. The initial Realtor, while very nice, she turned out to not be very knowledgable about Gardner and does not seem at par with others we have spoken with. Although we have spoken very little since we went out to look at homes once. she continues to occasionally email us listings. 


Last week, we met a Realtor who was very informative about helping first time home buyers. He is lacking in knowledge about Gardner also, but keeps sending us listings via email. 


We also have 2 other agents emailing us listings in Gardner. All realtors seem to be sending us the same homes. We have not signed any buyers agent contract with any of the REALTORS. Is it acceptable to send the listing to another agent who knows Gardner very well and have them show the home to us instead or do I need to work with the agent who sent me the home via email?
Carrie D. from Olathe, Kansas


Answer: As long as you have not signed any buyer agency agreements and you have not seen the property physically with the agent you can choose any agent to show you the home. Choosing an agent who can help you with your needs and wants and has good communication skills is important. Please, though, have the professional courtesy to let the agents who are contacting you that you have decided to work with another agent. Professional real estate agents will understand and move on with life. My team has over 100 buyers that we are feeding listing information to via email. Some of these prospects have been receiving emails for 4 4 years. Our goal is to hope that they will work with us as a buyer’s agent when the time that they are ready to buy a home. Some do and some choose a different path. That is ok. That is the part of our business. I'm just thankful for automation.


Good luck on your home purchase in Gardner, Kansas. It is a great city. My kids have attended most all of the schools in Gardner.


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