Ok, I know most of you remember that commercial with the little old lady in a fast food restaurant and when she gets the burger, it's a great big bun with hardly any meat on it and she yells out "Where's the beef?"

She was expecting a big burger with a big meat patty and extras like lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, cheese, mustard & ketchup and instead she was disappointed to have a big fluffy bun and barely any meat.  Nothing else!

So what's this have to do with real estate?

How many of you have contacted an agent to inquire about listings and then to only get half the information you were expecting in return? 

1. They don't send you everything that is available in the MLS. 
2. They only email you their listings and no one else's
3. They email you listings, but don't include the property address
4. They are manually searching the MLS and emailing you what is available instead of putting you on an automated email search so you get the new listings right away.
5. They don't even belong to the MLS, so you don't have access to those listings
6. They don't offer a way for you to search the MLS yourself from their website

Ok, so you get the idea.  It's disappointing and not to mention irritating!!

You need to have an agent that is going to email you everything available in the MLS to you that fits your criteria.  Your agent should also have you on an automated email search so that you aren't dependant on waiting for that agent to email you the homes, instead the system will automatically email you as soon as something comes on the market.  This way you never miss a new listing that just came on the market. 

Also, if your agent is emailing you listings, yet not providing you the addresses so you can drive by them.  Get rid of that agent.  They are doing nothing but wasting your time.  Every single time you find a home you like, you have to call them to get the address?  Give me a break.  Find someone that will give you ALL the information and not waste your time.

Is your agent leaving you with the thought of "Where's the beef?"  If so, it's time to find another agent that will give you everything you expected and more!

Don't work with someone that only gives you half of what you expected leaving you wonder, "Where's the beef?"