Crye-leike

Right off the bat let's get something straight. This isn't about one company but all of them, or to be even more precise, the realtors who actually represent the people who are selling their homes. If you are the prospective buyer, don't trust them. Crye-Leike just happened to be the one that the agent worked for that represented the buyer of our house when we bought it.
I'm not saying they're all bad, I'm not saying that Crye-Leike itself or any other real estate company is bad. I don't know what the companies do or do not tell their agents what to do. This is about what a real estate agent may or may not do, but they are representing the seller of a house so don't take their word for anything. These people are trying to sell a home and put money in their packet. Make sure you get an agent who will represent you in the buying process and even then, ask questions, get answers, and when possible do whatever research you can on the property you're interested in. Ask people you know who have recently bought a home and who represented them and would they recommend that person. I know that right now it's a seller's market and time isn't on the buyer's side. You need to take your time to make sure you're getting what you're paying those high dollars for. Yes, it may cost you that lovely dream home you think you've found, but it also could save you loads of money, time, and regret down the road. Remember the staging part. That's for the seller's and agent's benefit, not yours.
Here are a few things you should be looking for when touring a house. Be sure to look at the corners of the walls inside the house. Are they perfectly joined or is there a separation in the walls at that point? Why? Watch for the slightly off colors in the paint on walls and moldings of a house. This could be a sign of a place actually repaired or a sign that something damaged is being hidden from the buyer. Take a large marble with you and place it on the floors of every room and watch to see if it stays where you put it. If it starts to roll on its own, then there's a good chance there's a problem. If doors are closed open them, and watch to see if they stay open. If doors are open, close them and pay attention to how easily they close then open them back up. Check the facing around the door for any damage. Check all windows. Look at the caulking around the windows. Open and close all the windows to make sure they work properly. Are they well sealed? Really inspect tile flooring. Look for cracks in the tile or the caulking between them. Really inspect the outside of the house. Is there's any damage to the siding or wood? With brick or stone, it will be a little harder to spot damage but look hard. Ask why if you find any, then take an even closer look. Check everything in regard to front porches, wood decks, and concrete patios. Again, the marble is a handy little tool when it comes to the concrete. If you have to give it a slight nudge when it comes to the concrete, if it's textured and not a smooth surface, then do so. Here again check for those cracks. Wood decking, you will have to depend on your own eyes to see if there is something off. Now here's a kicker. Pictures and mirrors on the walls. Check behind them: if you have to remove them, do so especially if they seem to be hung in odd places or heights. Pictures and mirrors are a terrific way to hide things by the sellers and their agents, believe me, I know. One more thing to be aware of. Those lovely little candles they may have lit, a large number of plug-in air fresheners, or that just cleaned smell can be hiding pet order, an abundance of lingering tobacco smoke, or even worse odors of even more foul things. Also, if you're not seeing and smelling fresh paint it would be a clever idea to take some disposable hand wipes with you and run it along a wall to see what comes off. Don't get aggressive with this, a slight rub should tell you what you need to know.
Remember this, you can always negotiate with the seller into fixing anything that gives you pause. They're selling their house for a reason, good or bad, and a good potential buyer still has some advantages when it comes to that.
The reason the picture thing is so important. I lost count of the number of bullet holes I had to patch after we bought our house. Several other things we should have taken a closer look at, but didn't, may cost us a little bit of money in the not to distant future, but I love our new home even with the history I discovered about the place before we signed the papers on it. Honestly, the history though horrific, didn't scare me off. The bullet holes might have if I had known about them beforehand. Those things are a pain to fill and smooth out, especially when they are a complete through and through shot. Still working to get the outside part in some places filled in and the paint matched up.
For those of you who are wondering if someone was shot in the house. That didn't happen. At least I couldn't find anything anywhere to tell me otherwise.
Sitejabber ask for proof of purchase, since this is our home that is something I won't do because of the information on that document. Nothing personal Sitejabber, I think you would understand that.