The AWOL Agent

When a real estate transaction collapses, the law looks at contractual default and forfeiture of earnest money.

As a civil mediator, I step into the communication vacuum to look past the breach, finding the underlying motives and preventing the property from getting locked up in pending litigation for months.

I mediated a suit where the seller's agent went totally AWOL right after the inspection. The buyers were asking for their earnest money plus damages.

At the mediation, I brought the seller's broker and the buyers together, bypassing the missing agent, and negotiated an  extension for price reduction. The buyers got a credit for their hotel stay and storage and the broker kept the sale.

I bring legal structure and social work diplomacy to prevent a professional relationship from completely disintegrating.

I'm perfect for a real estate agent or broker who is compulsively redialing a phone number and pacing the office floor. Ask them, “what neighborhoods do you especially enjoying showing clients?”