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HEY BULLY AGENT! Do you really have three offers????

By CA COASTAL ESTATES Lauren Selinsky Perez CRS

Managing Real Estate Broker with California Coastal Estates DRE 01329427

January 20, 2011 04:10 PM

JANUARY 20, 2011

HERE WE ARE... YOU HAVE A LISTING ON THE MARKET FOR ALREADY 241 DAYS.... MY CARD IS THE ONLY ONE ON THE ISLAND WITH JUST ONE OTHER AGENT.....

YOU CALL ME ABOUT 32 HOURS LATER TO SEE HOW MY SHOWING WENT....

I TELL YOU, "YOUR PROPERTY ACTUALLY SHOWED WELL AND MY BUYERS ARE APPROVED AND THEY LIKE YOUR PROPERTY AND ANOTHER"

AGENT THEN SAYS, "GREAT. WELL, I HAVE THREE OTHER CALLS THAT CAME IN AND THEY WILL BE SENDING IN OFFERS. SO, MAKE SURE YOU WRITE UP YOUR OFFER RIGHT AWAY AND FAX IT TO ME, YOU HEAR? YOU REALLY NEED TO DO IT RIGHT AWAY OR ELSE IT IS GONE!". <REMEMBER, HE CALLED ME... I DIDN'T CALL HIM....>

OH REALLY? OK. <THAT'S KIND OF BEING A LIL' BULLY! TALKING IN MY HEAD... YES. I DO THAT.... AND I AM THINKING DO I REALLY WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? NO. LAUREN YOU DON'T. KEEP YOUR COMPOSURE AND STAY PROFESSIONAL. SINCE MY CLIENTS HAVEN'T SAID ANYTHING, BUT LET'S SEE MORE PROPERTIES AS I DON'T WANT TO MAKE A SOUL DECISION ON VIEWING ONLY A FEW PROPERTIES...>

THANK YOU VERY MUCH MR. REALTOR I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED.

THREE DAYS LATER..... LISTING IS STILL ACTIVE.

PEOPLE. SERIOUSLY. WHY DO AGENTS HAVE TO BE SUCH A BULLY! AND IF YOU REALLY DON'T HAVE OFFERS, PLEASE DON'T UTTER A WORD. BE SILENT. JUST SAY, "THANK YOU" FOR YOUR FEEDBACK. SOMETIMES, THAT WILL PUSH OUR BUYERS AWAY AS THEY DON'T WANT A BIDDING WAR!!!

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Jeffrey DiMuria 321.223.6253 Waves Realty

Waves Realty - Melbourne, FL

Florida Space Coast Homes

ya know...it is funny...when you do enough deals and show enough homes...the same agents always have three agents who are either about to put in an offer...or they already have three offers on the table. You think with all those offers they would sell more...lol

Jan 20, 2011 04:13 PM

Praful Thakkar

LAER Realty Partners - Burlington, MA

Metro Boston Homes For Sale

Lauren, believe me, some agents are 'trained' to do that - and eventually lose really interested buyers, just because they have handled it wrong! Poor sellers...

Jan 20, 2011 04:17 PM

Jim Patton

Aspire Home Real Estate 209-404-0816 - Modesto, CA

Realtor - Stanislaus ,Merced, San Joaquin Counties

Those agents just end up looking bad when a week later the house is still on the market.

Jan 20, 2011 04:23 PM

CA COASTAL ESTATES Lauren Selinsky Perez CRS

California Coastal Estates - Aliso Viejo, CA

"Your Real Estate Broker" #oclauren

Exactly guys! <Jeffrey, Praful & Jim> and what does that say to their reputation???? As it sounds Jeffrey you know who they are in your area!

Jan 20, 2011 04:26 PM

Chris Alston

Chris Alston (Keller Williams Realty, Silicon Valley, California) - Campbell, CA

Silicon Valley, California

HAHAHA! Ohhhh, I hear this all the time. It has been sitting for weeks, and when the offer comes in, now they have several... So call the bluff!

Jan 20, 2011 04:32 PM

Phil Leng

Retired - Kirkland, WA

Phil Leng - Retired

Hi Lauren,

This is a good day for me to read your post.

I really DID get three offers on a listing as soon as the price got attractive. Agent calls, asking all kinds of questions. Me - finally - "We do have three offers on the property. I thought the bank would wait until Monday to ask for the "highest and best" but they accepted an offer in less than a day, and are running with that one."

"Oh! So you are saying its sold?"

"No. Its not sold. But it does look like the bank is running with one of the offers."

"OK. I guess I will not show it then."

"Thanks so much. Bye"

Phil

Jan 20, 2011 04:35 PM

Stacey Smith

Keller Williams Realty - Aliso Viejo, CA

Your Orange County Beach Cities Realtor

I really hate that to.. They are wanting to create a since of urgency but going about it the wrong way.. But after 200 days they shouldn't play the "we just have so many offers coming in" card, they need to be thankful that after that amount of time the house is still showing and should just offer to be as helpful as they possibly can in order to get ther deal done!

Jan 20, 2011 04:36 PM

MichelleCherie Carr Crowe .Just Call. 408-252-8900

Get Results Team...Just Call (408) 252-8900! . DRE #00901962 . Licensed to Sell since 1985 . Altas Realty - San Jose, CA

Family Helping Families Buy & Sell Homes 40+ Years

Oh that's probably because it's a short sale, they submitted the offer(s) but didn't want to change the status, hoping someone else will come along with another offer...:-)

Jan 20, 2011 04:59 PM

Gabe Sanders

Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL

Stuart Florida Real Estate

Love it Lauren, what is he thinking. When I solicit feedback it's to find out how the property shows, if the pricing is good, etc. Never ever is it wise to bring up solicitations of offers. Even if I'm working an offer, I don't normally mention it unless the agent expresses serious interest or asks and I have permission to disclose.

Jan 20, 2011 11:17 PM

Charita Cadenhead

eXp Realty - Birmingham, AL

Serving Jefferson and Shelby Counties (Alabama)

Lauren those words just make me CRINGE to no end. Please, please stop with the auto "multiple offer" situation. Given that there were apparently not many showings, the "multiple offer" card just makes me distrust the agent.

Jan 21, 2011 02:12 AM

Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400

HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400 - Pikesville, MD

Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome

Thanks to Charita for the reblog. I can relate to this post from a buyer's agent point and a listing agent's point. Think you have just given me an idea for a blog.

Had a listing agent tell me she had 3 offers..my response..If it is not sold please give me a call...you can guess the rest.

As a listing agent, I told the other agent we had an offer. She did not believe me and was VERY angry when it went under contract!

It pays to know who you are dealing with.

Margaret

Jan 21, 2011 02:21 AM

Not a real person

San Diego, CA

Did you know that you used all caps for that whole post? I couldn’t read it because it hurts my eyes. Internet manners also consider it yelling, so I hope you weren’t yelling intentionally at your readers.

Jan 21, 2011 05:44 PM

Dave Halpern

Dave Halpern Real Estate Agent, Inc., Louisville, KY (502) 664-7827 - Louisville, KY

Louisville Short Sale Expert

Multiple offer scenarios often scare off the best buyer. Many buyers don't want the stress of a bidding war, and often sense they may be bidding against themselves.

Jan 21, 2011 11:06 PM

CA COASTAL ESTATES Lauren Selinsky Perez CRS

California Coastal Estates - Aliso Viejo, CA

"Your Real Estate Broker" #oclauren

Chris~ that is what some of these agents do... play the poker game.

Phil ;) I think I have heard that a few times too!

Exactly Stacey~ it's the time to be serious, take the info. and be there ready for the offer.

No Michelle, it was a standard sale. I know so few out there, but it is....

Jan 23, 2011 04:39 PM

CA COASTAL ESTATES Lauren Selinsky Perez CRS

California Coastal Estates - Aliso Viejo, CA

"Your Real Estate Broker" #oclauren

Gabe, sounds like a good process. I did continue to tell him the house showed well, great area and priced ok since there is a view... I thought at least ask for feedback, if not. Here it is... ;)

Charita~ so true... I almost wait for it to come out, "like clock work"

I am glad Margaret... my light-bulb turns on when I read other blogs... I thing some agents forget that they have colleagues taking notes of their actions, at least back in my memory bank. You just don't forget.

Russel Ray~ I am completely aware that I use all caps 99% of the time when I blog and with that you know I am not yelling. Thanks for the comment ;) Have a marvelous day...

Exactly Dave and that is usually what my clients don't want to do... So, the listing agent thinks they are being smart, but aren't doing the best job for their clients.

Jan 23, 2011 04:46 PM