We all would love to save the world wouldn't we? We want to ‘make sure' that everyone knows that we are the professional in the Hawaii Real Estate Transaction and will ‘make sure' everything is done right. Well, we really do have to draw that line when it comes to:

• The relative who is giving the buyer the down payment and wants to be the ‘expert' and believes they are more knowledgeable than the licensed agent. The reality is that the buyer is ‘obligated' to listen to the relative because of the down payment.
• The helpful ‘friend' who tells the buyer that they can get the property for X amount under the list price. I mean, they just ‘know' that the seller will accept a lowball because they're all desperate.
• The friend, mom, dad, relative that tells the buyer that they need to ask for more credit for closing costs after there is already an accepted contract. You know those ‘after the fact people.

Regardless of those family and friends who continuously butt in,  it is in OUR best interests to not only try and set our boundaries, BUT to avoid getting in between the relationships of the client and their mom, dad, friend, sister, brother, aunt, another friend and even those first cousin second removed situations.

I mean, it really isn't a good thing to chime in with the husband who is calling his wife a b----ch or the kid who's calling his generous down payment giving mom evil. Or to blatantly tell our client that their friend is a rotten #$#%%^&* because he's ‘advising' too much.

Ah, the bliss of going home at night and knowing we did our best....and then some...

When trying to convince not only the buyer that we know our profession and our business.....

......but everyone in between that seems to be buying the property right along with them.