Broker Karen is assisting Seller Tom in the sale of his Florida home. Karen tells Tom that she can draw up a sales contract or fill in the blanks of a preprinted sales contract available through a local real estate association. Tom reviews examples of each type of contract and asks a few factual questions about the information that he will need to supply. Tom follows up those questions by asking Karen to interpret the legal ramifications of certain contract clauses. Is Tom making any requests of Broker Karen that she should not accommodate? Tom has a right to expect an experienced real estate professional like Karen to be able to answer legal questions as long as they pertain to the contract or other matters related to selling his home. Tom should only ask legal questions about the sales contract if Karen drew up the contract in lieu of using one provided by the local real estate association. Tom should not ask Karen for legal interpretations or legal advice Tom should not ask any questions about the sales contract whatsoever. > O | |

Broker Karen is assisting Seller Tom in the sale of his Florida home. Karen tells Tom that she can draw up a sales contract or fill in the blanks of a preprinted sales contract available through a local real estate association. Tom reviews examples of each type of contract and asks a few factual questions about the information that he will need to supply. Tom follows up those questions by asking Karen to interpret the legal ramifications of certain contract clauses. Is Tom making any requests of Broker Karen that she should not accommodate? Tom has a right to expect an experienced real estate professional like Karen to be able to answer legal questions as long as they pertain to the contract or other matters related to selling his home. Tom should only ask legal questions about the sales contract if Karen drew up the contract in lieu of using one provided by the local real estate association. Tom should not ask Karen for legal interpretations or legal advice Tom should not ask any questions about the sales contract whatsoever. > O | |