Can agents tell potential buyers if someone died in the home? Is it a required disclosure? How does a death in the home impact it’s value?

Real Estate Agents get a bad rap sometimes. Okay, a lot of the time. We’ve heard the comments and remarks. We’ve read the Danger Report that our own association released to the world about our obstacles and threats. We hear people say they don’t need us anymore and that the industry has a low barrier to entry. Before I joined my first agency, the broker warned me that I’d be lumped in with the whole lot, good or bad.

People come to me for help finding and purchasing a home. Usually they’ve heard about me through one of my past clients who purchased a home with my assistance. What they don’t realize is that a majority of my time is spent telling people NOT to buy homes.

Late last night before I went to bed, I heard the reports that Lance Armstrong was going to stop fighting his doping allegations and would be stripped of his seven Tour de France wins. This news made me really sad. This question of ethics is huge for me and it made me wake up quite a bit sadder this morning.