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The difference between French and American Real Estate Agents is quite simple. In France, there’s generally only one Agent who works with both the Buyer and the Seller. In our system though, a transaction always involves two Agents: the Seller’s Agent and the Buyer’s Agent. Each acts as an advocate for their client, defending and protecting their client’s interests.
The only common ground we have is the law.
So, as agents, we are all licensed in the state we work in, in this case, Florida State. We know the laws, and they serve as our working framework.
Therefore, there’s no possible conflict of interest because the interests of the client, whether you’re the Seller or the Buyer, are fundamentally different.
The Seller will want to sell at the highest possible price, and of course, if there are any hidden issues, they won’t necessarily bring them up. In fact, they’ll wait for the right questions.
And the Buyer’s Agent is there to get the property at the best price and uncover any hidden problems. He’ll simply look everywhere for potential issues to then deliver a title that we call “Clean and Clear”.
Then, the team, in this case, the lawyer who will handle the closing, our Buyer’s Attorney will do all the cadastral work to ensure there are no liens on the title and everything else, so we can, once again, deliver this “Clean and Clear” title on closing day.
