By Clinton Urling
I recently had an unpleasant experience with a real estate agent who has his name and contact information on almost every property up for sale in Guyana.
This agent approached me about a number of properties he had in his portfolio to sell and agreed to show personally a few of them. A few days later, I sent an e-mail expressing my interest in one of the properties, making an offer to purchase it at a price I believed to be mutually comfortable for both the buyer’s and seller’s interests.
A few days later, I received a response indicating that the owner had accepted my offer. Subsequently, I requested a written letter of acceptance and intent to sell the said property, which was agreed to and fulfilled a few days later. After