Real Estate is a hard enough gig these days with cooperation but without cooperation it can be just pure havoc! If only people would realize it takes an entire team to get a transaction closed.
If one person drops the ball someone else must intercept. Sounds like football..Nah..I say it's teamwork...plain and simple. T-E-A-M 
W-O-R-K!
Real Estate Agents
If you pick up a key, return it, how hard can it be? If we made the arrangements for you to have the key in a timely fashion, why is it so difficult to return the key once you are done.
Be cautious in how you address me. Please don't be offended or yell about "The Offer!" It's an offer and your snide remarks may prevent the buyer to negotiate any further and influence the seller into not countering.
Your sarcasm and your personal opinion is not necessary. It is your responsibility as a Realtor to present all offers regardless of how you feel about them personally.
Why do you insist on acting as an attorney? Why would you hand write your clauses in addendum's when we have so many to choose from that were written by the Florida Bar and Realtors?
If you are going to use MLS stat's against us, make sure your information is accurate. We have memberships in 4 of the local boards, don't assume all our stat's go into one board!
If you are showing houses, how could you not have any business cards on you? It's simple no business card, no entry in our listings. How are we providing protection by allowing a so called professional in their house and no business card.
Continue to bring in unqualified buyers Why would you put yourself through this? Why would you put a seller through this? Imagine getting an offer, accepting it and taking the property off the market and loosing valuable market time. Why on earth would you do this to someone? Why?
If you are not seasoned and well versed in selling commercial real estate or pre-foreclosures, Why are you doing it? What right do you have to play with people's lives? Take classes and learn. Can seller's really afford to be a Guinea pig right now! 25% of something is better than nothing!
Why are your requesting feedback on your overpriced listing and then get upset when I don't return your call? Do you honestly need my feedback on an overpriced listing when you have the comps and the seller was provided a CMA by YOU!
Loan Officers
Why Issue Pre-approvals without pulling credit and doing your homework? Without doing your homework and pulling credit your pre-approval is as valuable as a handwritten approval on a napkin written by me!
Get the message....worthless!
Where's the Good Faith Estimate? Often times, I ask a buyer for their good faith estimate, why, because I plan on selling a house! I want to know the price and terms that is needed to write a good sound offer.
Will there be closing cost contributions or a specific way the contract needs to be written in order for it to be accepted by the lender?
For me, I want to do it right the first time.
Why not include taxes and insurance in your good faith estimate? Aren't these numbers important enough to be included in the monthly payment. Why should we have to attempt to calculate or estimate? Remember you are the financial expert and I am the real estate expert and I need your help!
Why do you insist on the buyer using your appraiser when they have someone else in mind? Is that legal? Is it really a requirement? Do you think the buyer feels comfortable using your personal appraiser?
Part of your job requirement is to sometimes give bad news. That means you should have a good idea whether you can do a loan or not! Don't make people hopeful by delaying the inevitable. If they do not qualify tell us! Let us know. Why waste our valuable time, energy and level of expertise on someone who cannot benefit from our services today?
If a lender discontinues a loan program why can't you be honest enough to tell us? Instead of me speculating and questioning your ability, tell me.
If you can't do the loan, you can't do the loan.
Be a person of your word! So if you tell me you are going to call me or e-mail me within a certain time-frame, do it! If you are going to shop for lenders do so and get back to me.
If you tell the customer your are going to call then do me a favor just do it!
Why can't you get a transaction closed in a timely fashion. If you tell us you can close within 3weeks, then close in 3weeks.
You dictate the time-lines....so be truthful. Don't tell us what we want to hear, tell us the truth!
I say live by the golden rule, do what is right! Cooperation is vital in customer relations. If you think a customer won't notice...Trust me they will. Why take the risk? Real Estate Agents and Loan Officers really need to support one another! Build relationships and understand how the other works. In most instances we can't have one without the other! Can't we all just get along?
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