Expert: Dottie Worthington - 3/5/2010

Question
"If a home plus outbuildings and land is listed with a realtor, the listing is posted MLS, can the seller then claim that the realtor got the facts wrong and that portions of the offer were not included in the asking price? We are trying to buy this property that has been advertised at a certain price, such price included a number of boat docks, garages and acreage. The seller now claims that the realtor got it all wrong, even though it has been listed for over 90 days at that price. Does the seller have to sell such property, everything included in the asking price, at that asking price if we offer to buy it at full price?"

Answer
If you have a copy of the listing that was in MLS, then that should be included in the sale.
The REALTOR should have had the owner look at the MLS sheet and concur that it was correct. If the seller wants to remove those things from listing, he should lower price, but making him do so would take a lawyer and a lot of money.