They Broke Up With Us By TEXT!

Debra, It never fails to amaze me that some folks avoid just making the phone call!  Even an email or text is a luxury at times.  No one likes to make a tough phone call but that is part of business.

Hi Debra -- frustrating situation.  It does seem that the deals that don't start off professionally in the first place are the ones you can expect issues with.

Very frustrating. Another new form of "communication" (well, lack thereof) is the service that puts calls directly into your voicemail.

That's not the right way to do it but I guess we can expect to get more "techie" type communications from agents these days. Too bad--I personally prefer the old way. Put It In Writing on a Contract! Then when you cancel: Put It in Writing. In Florida, we have to have a Release of Deposit (even if we never received the deposit) signed by all parties.

Debra - I think you've just been saved the trouble of a deal that would have gone south anyway. The fact that the app wasn't filled out by the prospective tenant is a red flag. What someone says they want and what they can do can be two entirely different things, right?

The text showed a lack of professionalism, but I'm sure the agent knew the real situation and didn't want to fess up. They just showed you who they really are and now you know for future reference.

This is bad and unfortunately it makes us all look bad. Your client is now skeptical as well, which is very unfortunate because some things are out of our control, but it still makes us look bad. That agent owes you an explanation, whatever it may be. 

Texting is a great and convenient way to communicate quickly but it is not appropriate for all communication.

Sometimes a good "old fashioned" phone call is what is appropriate.

Deb, the lack of professionalism is amazing. It seems as though everything is about me and no one else matters. To not at least acknowledge the reason, which could be just they went to something else that just came up, would have saved face for them to you and to your seller.  As for the big girl panties, my wife says I can't wear them any more

Debra- I think someone has been watching one too many of those cellular phone ads where the girls breaks up with her boyfriend via text message, oh and he's sitting directly across from her.

It seems as though some agents are simply unprofessional.  It's like they hide behind technology.  I wonder if this is how they treat their clients!

The first clue was the paperwork.  I'm just glad you weren't waiting with your client at the property.  So in that respect, at least you received the text beforehand (I guess).