I have no idea. This realtor is very brief with me every time we speak, and I just asked this question through a text. I didn't get much info unfortunately.
I’d be finding a new realtor TBH. This isn’t a new kitchen appliance you’re looking to buy, they should be actively pointing out any issues and giving all the details.
Unfortunately, realtors are meant to sell the place, not tell you all the reasons why you should run from it. I've known of several realtors who'd even clean up the place like vacuum up invasive lady beetles or pick up things off the floor just to make the place as nice as possible in order to sell it. Finding issues out are better by either doing your research or talking to neighbors that are not trying to encourage (or discourage) you from buying the place.
Well, he's not my realtor. He's the realtor who is trying to sell the property.
Do you plan on living at this new property?
It might be, especially if you can find the right one. A realtor will have access to listings long before they're on the website, so they can show you places long before the public knows about it. Some realtors are better than others, so finding the right one is key. One who's ambitious is a great one, but NEVER show that you're ambitious or highly interested in a place (even if you are). If you show too much excitement over a place, it'll be harder to talk the sellers and realtor down. Save your excitement until after you've slept on a place and really thought it over throughly, and if it's still there, hide it when you talk to the realtor.
We would want to eventually build a house, but it's a long way down the road because we can't afford it at the moment. I'm thinking I'd just maintain the property and use it for some farming in the meantime.
I feel the need to emphasize this; I went through three of them looking for my current place. The first one was useless (‘it’s listed for more than you wanted to pay and it’s missing several features you said were must-haves, but you should totally buy it anyway!’), the second one was better (pointed out things like ‘this one has water damage’ ‘this isn’t up to code’ ‘the place you wanted to look at is a lot more trashed than the pictures, are you sure you want to waste your time seeing it?’) but was unfortunately only part-time and out of town a lot when the housing market was going really fast, causing me to miss a chance at a couple likely places. The third one was good, and full-time, and ended up helping me find the winner.
Thank you! Yeah, maybe it's worth searching around for a good realtor.
