the listing next door.

Whatever the reason, it always stings the Realtor ego. ;-)

I've got two across the street from me listed with other agents.  The one I'll let slide. It's a foreclosure and I don't have a contract with the banks to list those properties.  The other, well, it stung to see the sign.

Here's a kick in the teeth for ya- one of our best friends- and my husband's business partner, who asked my husband to officiate at his wedding!- went with another RE agent when he sold his house.  He told me he wanted someone who is more of an expert.

After I recovered from the whiplash of the quadruple-take that one produced, I thought to myself "ya know, I'm better off this way."  Just a funny feeling that it might have gotten a little sticky if everything wasn't perfectly to his plan....

Been there, seen that, and I didn't enjoy it either.  But what really hurts is when you see a sign in your sister in-laws yard!!   Geeeessshhhh.....

One word - Ouch!

I have a home I manage 2 doors away....few know it is a rental and even fewer know I am the one managing it.  I like it that way.

A LISTING and SELLER that close would almost be suffocating.  I think you are better off keeping tabs on it and making the sellers feel guilty!!!

The best part of wakin' up is Folgers in your cup...See, they didn't say anything about real estate yard signs.

Sometimes, God is smiling on you...you just don't know it yet.

Very unlike me, right?

I had a sign punch me in the gut on Monday.  Not in my neighbor's yard, but in the yard of a couple I had spent hours and hours showing houses to and giving detailed marketing plans and staging tips to sell their house a few years ago, and they abruptly decided not to move.   I know I know, I should be over it.   But I kept them on my fabulous mailing list?!  I figured they'd call me one day when they were ready after all that time I had put in, and was not about to call them and "see if they are ready yet" how annoying.   Sigh.  But at least it's not next door.   That really stings.

Alan don't take it too hard.  Just know that alot of times like the others have said your neighbors don't necessarily want you to know their financial business.  So go out and get the buyer that will buy that house!  LOL

Alan,  It happened to me on New Year's Eve a few years back! Talk about bad timing and ruining my evening! All I can say is now I have the best neighbors anyone would ever want and I know, I'll get their listing if they ever move!!

Hey Alan,   When you in the business for a long time, you get to have just about everything happen to you (as I'm sure you know).  Unfortunately, this is one of them my friend..........................................................      Okay so now get over yourself and list the one next door on the other side from you or accross the street. Oh, go over to this neighbor, shake his hand and say good luck, where are you moving too?  Out of state great - Maybe you can refer him... haha; and see what they will be serving at the Realtor's Tour.  THEN just for giggles - sell both of them.  

Yep!!  Just saw that - Looking through the old groups.... Seems like I'm not the only one that hasn't been around anymore.   All groups I belonged are now gone.

Sorry Alan!!   just learning my way around here again since 2014.