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Not All Realtors Are Created Equal

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Real Estate Agent with Douglas Elliman Real Estate in Babylon NY

Not All Realtors Are Created Equal

During my prospecting travels I meet so many people. As nice as they are, they ALL want to tell me, what they call, horror stories.

Lack of communication is the big one. Most tell me they had to hunt their agent down with days going by and no return phone call. If they had an open house, a week will go by before they hear any feedback about it from their agent.

Refusal of open houses. Yes, most of us feel open houses are for us to get referrals. The odds of getting an offer at an open house is slim to none. I feel it's also another avenue to market the house. 

Having parties in vacant homes. My brain almost blew up with this one!

The list goes on and on.

Most of us are good and we always have our clients best interests at heart. We communicate effectively with them. We give advice on the pricing of their homes. If they take that advice great! If not, then the home will just sit for months on end.

Just because a few Realtors are bad eggs, doesn't mean the rest of us are. All it takes is one bad experience and that person will have a lack of trust for the good Realtors. We have to do backflips in order to prove we are NOT like the last Realtor they dealt with. And when all is said and done, that client will have a renewed opinion and all is right with the world again.

I love my career and I work with so many great real estate agents!

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Comments (4)

Chip Jefferson
Gibbs Realty and Auction Company - Columbia, SC

I would say contact is the number one complaint that I hear also. Especially when its a relative of the buyer. Its a shame.

Oct 19, 2009 02:08 AM
Erin Golding
Hallmark Sotheby's International Realty Hopkinton, MA - Bellingham, MA

They always tell you about the bad ones.  But you get more business if you're one of the good ones.

Oct 19, 2009 03:38 AM
Jackie Connelly-Fornuff
Douglas Elliman Real Estate in Babylon NY - Babylon, NY
"Moving at The Speed of YOU!"

It is a shame Laura! I just don't get it sometimes!

Oct 19, 2009 04:48 AM
Jackie Connelly-Fornuff
Douglas Elliman Real Estate in Babylon NY - Babylon, NY
"Moving at The Speed of YOU!"

That's the thing Erin. Doing good business will and does get us more referrals. That is how businesses survive!

Oct 19, 2009 04:48 AM