Brett Keppler is not only a realtor, he is the broker and owner of TREO Realty Company, so I expected him to be very well informed and to guide me well. He took me to see lots of affordable houses, (which was very nice because if you are not purchasing a $400k house, some realtors don't even want to talk to you). BUT-he gave me bad advice that is costing me thousands. On a modest house that had another offer already, he told me to make an offer WITHOUT an inspection, in order to make my offer more attractive to the seller. BAD ADVICE--1. It had been a rental, so the seller was legally allowed to state NO KNOWLEDGE of the condition of house- did not have to disclose anything. 2. Other buyer had to go FHA LOAN, and I was able to go conventional LOAN. Because of condition, the house would not have gone FHA. So we gave up my bargaining power. His advice! I have mold in crawl space due to leaking hot water heater that cost $900 to fix, had to replace fridge, washing machine, get plumber out again because dishwasher not hooked up to water supply. I asked him to pay for the mold removal, and he has not answered my letter, nor returned my call. NEVER GIVE UP THE RIGHT TO INSPECTIONS! Try to make sure that your realtor is very well informed and has been selling real estate for 10-15 years at least. read more