the problem with that is the neighbor works for the same co as the realtor. She even signs his paycheck so to speak. I doubt he's going to deviate from anything she says but I cant remove the tree since its on their property and she won't remove it cause she's uneducated about how insurance works. How is showing a potential buyer a rotten tree considered "airing dirty laundry"? I've had one of his tree's (rotten) trees fall 5 ft from my work truck earlier this year and one of my own trees fall (healthy) due to all the rain just a week ago. If someone was trying to sell me swamp land during a drought and a neighbor was willing to say "check the history, this is normally swampland" I'd be grateful. Besides, isn't this one of the reasons people hire an inspector (though they don't look at potential hazards outside so much)?

If I were the potential buyer, having a neighbor airing dirty laundry next door would make me think twice about purchasing the property. It seems to me the reason for doing this is a bit malicious.

If you wanted to take the high road, I would recommend calling the Realtor...who should disclose the situation to potential buyers.