Thank Goodness I Googled This "Buyer/Investor"!!
This blog will show you the importance of doing a Google Search of potential buyer/seller clients in the Arizona pre foreclosure market.
The other day, an AR Blog of mine was featured. The title of the blog is "Attn Distressed Homeowners & Listing Agents-BEWARE OF THE NEGOTIATOR/INVESTOR!!"
In the blog, I discuss the importance of staying away from shady negotiator/investors who demand to negotiate on behalf of your clients to get a ridiculously low price, in order to flip the home for a handsome profit.
In the blog, I stress the dangers of "handing off" your responsibility to guys like this.
In the past month, another Phoenix Realtor has sent me 3 offers on one of my listings. I will not disclose her name (lucky for her), but I wanted to share our story. The first time she sent me an offer, she sent it without ever visiting the home, and without contacting me. Her offer included the usual CYA language that all of these scam-artists, and it forced my clients to sign a document that allowed her buyer to negotiate on behalf of my client. Hah! Thanks, but no thanks. I sent her a very professional email, rejecting her offer (after discussing with my client, of course).
Three days later, she emails me another offer, at the same price, same conditions, etc. I emailed her back, reminding her that my sellers had just turned down her offer. Oops, she said she forgot.
This is no joke... Three days later, guess what? Yep, same realtor, same buyer, same offer. This time, I sent her an email, telling her to stop emailing me offers, for the 3rd TIME! Her response..."I'm so sorry, I send so many of these out everyday, I can't keep track of all of them. You can't blame me for trying, can you?"
I couldn't take it anymore. I sent her an email back saying the following: "I googled your "buyer's" name, and would like you to see the video that he recently produced, showing other investors how to "handle" realtors. Please tell your client that we do not do business with clowns like him". After sending her the link to this video, she finally quit sending me offers.
Folks, this is no joke. The video below is the guy that tried to swindle us into allowing him to negotiate on behalf of my sellers. Please watch how he "handles" this clueless real estate agent.
How about that? After I posted this blog, he made his video "private" on youtube. I think this speaks volumes as to his character. He must not be too proud of his work after all.
I found him because he advertises to other investors, showing them ways to "play the game". He tried to buy our deal using an LLC (which will go un-named). A simple search at the AZ Corporation Commission gave me his name, I Googled it, and here he is...
I thought this was a great "Part 2" to the blog titled "Attn Distressed Homeowners & Listing Agents-BEWARE OF THE NEGOTIATOR/INVESTOR!!"on 7/30/2010. Doesn't this guy know that Realtors are looking at the same videos as his investor buddies? Enjoy!
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