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Originally Posted by Junkyard-Dog
I can't see the point in this dishonesty, we walked out of all the poorly advertised places immediately and chose to rent the one that was as described.
I wonder how many people actually fall for these tricks.
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That's it exactly.
I imagine there are a few sales to overseas investors, but most people will come and inspect, and realise they have been lied to.
For me, I tend to get really browned off, but maybe others are more accepting?
There's nothing worse than rushing out to inspect something, believing you've finally found "The One" and at a reasonable price, only to discover I've been duped.
The other really, REALLY annoying trend here in Perth, is refusing to disclose an asking price.
We don't have the auction culture of some places, it just doesn't work here. (I was at an auction on Saturday, and I was the only person to even register to bid.)So houses generally sell by negotiated O&A.
But recently agents have taking to putting stupid things like "Buyer Enquiry Range" or just "all offers presented." Then they still do everything possible to avoid actually disclosing an asking price.