What happened to my Client who Fell in Love with a home I showed him?
He went back home to Toronto, to take a closer look at his financial situation, talk to his Family and his Mortgage Specialist. He wanted that home! I told him that he should take care of all of this as soon as possible, to get the ball rolling.
The house was a secluded paradise with in ground pool, private, spa-like back yard and all the bells and whistles you could ever want in a luxury residence.
In fact, during an office tour, we had a tough time leaving the house, every Agent in the office was talking about it and… drum roll please… I was the lucky one to… sell it?!
I called my Client almost daily that week, and he was still not ready to make a move. There was not much happening with the listing, as it was the priciest one in the area and quite out of reach for most local buyers.
He was taking his time with the money matters and weeks went by. Finally one day, I drove by the home and there was another Agent showing the property. People leaving the home were excited and I became worried. They looked eager to get this home.
I got back to the office and called my Client.
“If you want this home… now is the time to do something about it.” He was still not quite ready, but decided to submit an offer that day. Regretfully, as I suspected ours was not the only one.
To make the matters worst… my Client chose not to follow my advice and wanted to play the game of “how low can I go?” Now, we all know that in a multiple offer situation, you need to put your best foot forward. Most often there is no room for games and “water-testing”…
You can imagine how disappointed he was when the home he fell in love with was sold from under his nose at the above asking price.
Now, we are in the third month of home searching (with the tiny two-week break, when I was away) still looking for the home that will touch his heart.
Tomorrow I’m showing him 8 more.
The sad part is that homes I’ve found since that first one, offer better value, are bigger, younger, nicer… etc. But those are not, and never will be THE home he loved.
Lesson learned? I truly hope so.
Joanna Gerber
Sales Representative
HomeLife
Kempenfelt-Kelly
Realty Ltd. Brokerage*
284 Dunlop St. W.
Barrie, Ontario
L4N 1B9
(705)794-6482
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