Sometimes I think that the most fascinating stories on AR are everyday little gems by customers or fellow agents.
I received a call at 9 AM. The agent wanted to show a condo to his client at 12:30. The problem is that I have to call the Seller, and sometimes it can be easily done on a short notice, and sometimes it can't.
I called the Seller, she did not answer, so I left a message on her machine. Then in less than half an hour another call, and this time the agent will be there at 11:30. He is already on his way.
- And, by the way, is there a view of the water from the window, or porch or whatever is there? My customers are from Illinois, and if there is no view, then they would not even be interested and I would not even go.
Does the agent have access to our local MLS? It may be strange for other places, but here we often get calls from agents from Orlando, or Tampa, or Jacksonville, so they get info from either Buyers, or from Trulia and Realtor.com.
No, the agent has access, he is local. Then what was wrong with checking MLS, looking at the photos? I am not even talking about the fact that the agent has no clue about this condo, as if he knew, he would know the answer. If you’ve been there once, you would know it.
I am calling the Seller again, and there is no answer. And in 5-10 min comes another call from the agent. I should not worry about showing this unit, as the agent has a very tight schedule, and if I could send additional photos, everything would be just fine.
Did they check MLS to see whether they even need additional photos? No… All they need is the photo of the river from the “porch, balcony, or whatever is there”… Everything else does not really matter.
I understand that his client was from Illinois, but why did it sound as if the agent was from … Alaska?
But on the other thought, so many of them sound as if the definition of the term “local” is no less than the State where they are licensed. Otherwise, how can it be that some of them have no clue of the local (smaller than the State, and, better, even smaller than the County)?
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