The Misbegotten Adventures Of A Vancouver Realtor® - The Great Key Mix Up!
Today was very exciting to say the least. I had a hot client who wanted to see my listing in Heritage Place. He is a local politician and indicated that if the condo was in good condition, he would be willing to write and offer!
I show up early in my nicest clothes and wait for my new client. I pull the keys out of the lock box and wait by the door with a smile on my face. He arrives, I greet him, and we walk up to the condo. Imagine my embarrassment when the key doesn't open the door! What the Fff...HECK!
Here is the 4-1-1 on what happened:
Agent "DingBat" showed multiple units at one time and mixed up the keys when she put them back into the lock boxes.
An agent for one of the other listings in the building discovered the mix up, found the key to his unit in my lock box, switched it out and never told me.
So there I was with egg on my face and steaming! What did I do? I smiled big and apologized for taking up my new client's time. There was no use in having a melt down in front of my buyer. No use in belittling the agent who made the mix up. I learned a big lesson about condo listings; tag the keys with the unit number! (DUH!)
We sat in the lobby for a few minutes and exchanged information. I laughed at the mix up and he laughed a little too. (Very little!)
I still don't have our original key but I have access to the unit via a very helpful property manager. We are rescheduled for tomorrow. What could go wrong?!
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