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I Wish I Could Tell You What Your Agent ISN'T Doing to Sell Your Home...

Reblogger Dana Devine
Real Estate Agent with Charles Rutenberg Realty

I can't believe agents still get listings and treat their sellers like this...i am with you ...the seller needs to know

Original content by Donna Galinsky

Have you ever wanted to contact a homeseller and say "Do you really know what your Agent is (or isn't) doing to market your home?"

I so want to do that right now. Just a shory anonymous note (don't want to get fined or anything).

Just want to say...

Dear Homeowner..

I just saw that you listed your house for sale. You have a lovely sign on your front lawn. A customer of mine saw your home on ListingBook the other day and had some questions.

She wanted to know the condition - Your agent only has 5 old photos of the outside of the house.
She asked about the kitchen and baths - I don't know, no pictures.
She asked when she could see it - Again, no idea says no showings until after open house.
She asked when the Open House was - I said, No idea, it is not on the listing.

I did call your agent, left her 2 voice mails, maybe when you speak with her you can ask her to return her phone calls.

Or maybe she is just keeping it quiet so she can sell it herself.

Want to wish you luck with your sale, and when you expire and are ready to really sell it - I'll be in touch!!

Signed
Anonymous

Agents who do things like this frustrate me. She is not a new agent, but she does this on ALL her listings. Guess she just wants to get both sides of everything. She has incomplete/incorrect listings, and if you do want to show one of her properties she makes you jump through hoops to do it.

She is the opposite of everything that I try to be and it just gets me angry when people list with people like her.

I put up the maximum number of pictures on MLS
I make sure to have complete ACCURATE information
Homes are displayed throughout the internet
Brokers and public Open Houses are scheduled and advertising.
I tend to get my listings written up in the local newspapers.

My job is to SELL your home I SELL houses, I don't collect them. If you have a customer, please show my homes.

Thanks for letting me vent, now maybe my head won't explode.

 

 

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Donna Galinsky

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Licensed Salesperson, Pugatch Realty Corp.

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Comments(2)

Andrew Monaghan
The Monaghan Group - Glendale, AZ
CRS, GRI, EPro Associate Broker

If you "let the seller know" you are violating the Code of Ethics as you are interfering with a client that has a exclusive agreement with another Realtor.

This offence is much more serious than what in your opinion is a frustration or a home not marketed to your standards.

Contact one of my sellers inappropriately and be ready to have a ethics complaint filed.

Dec 23, 2009 12:30 AM
Dana Devine
Charles Rutenberg Realty - Apollo Beach, FL

Andrew i agree that it is inappropriate to contact a listing, but some agents just dont do their job  or do it half-ass and they dont deserve the listing, they are not holding up thier professional oath

Dec 23, 2009 01:48 AM