Weichert Realtors

Disclaimer-​this review is about the agent, not the house.
I went to an open house today for a house on Olynpic St in Silver Spring where the listing agent is Mary Miller-​Jones; her husband was also there. When I first walked in the house, there were a group of folks in the kitchen. I went through the front dorr, to the back yard, peeked into the kitchen, upstairs and finally when I came back down did anyone recognize that I was there as a potential home buyer. Clearly, they were not there to sell a home!
As I came back downstairs about to leave, Mary Miller-​Jones approached me, shook my hand and introduced herself, which was nice. I told her that I was a potential buyer and as expected, she asked if I had an agent. I told her thta I do not and would likely represent myself whereas she proceeded to tell me that I could not do that in the State of MD and that she’s been a realtor since 1984 roughly and that isn’t possible– I told her that yes, I could and she then made a call to Tolga Cinar (a financer she deals with) to confirm. Her Blackberry was either on speakerphone or he was loud, but he confirmed what I told her. This was the 2^nd discontent as I would expect a so-​called professional in the game for over 20 years to know better. After I informed her that I have an attorney to review my documents, her husband chimed in asking why I didn’t want a realtor as it costs me nothing. As if I am not already aware (and had already mentioned that I was a homeowner who sold 2 years ago my house in NC), I told him (them) that while I know that there’s no harm/​foul in having an agent, the 6% that the seller pays can be negotiated by 3% by eliminating the buyer’s agent-​to which they all agreed.
3^rd strike was that there was a coalition of people standing around grilling me as if #1, I didn’t know what I was talking about and #2 as if that’s business-​like to conduct business like that.
4^th strike is that there was food in the kitchen, apparently for guests, and while I likely would not have partaken in the food, I was not once offered a crumb.
Aside from not being professional, not having good general working knowledge of the business, not working hard for her clients to sell their house and not having good people/​interpersonal skills, what bothered me most about Mary Miller-​Jones is that she didn’t know whether or not I had the entire $ 280K in my back pocket to buy that house today or not. I’m not one to play the race card, but being a Black Latina could have contributed because I did feel as though she assumed I was not able to purchase the house. However, even if I actually liked and wanted the house-​I would have never bought it from her as the agent because of her piss-​poor demeanor and lack of skills all around. I WOULD NEVER RECOMMEND THIS AGENT TO ANYONE BUYING OR SELLING!