My listing appointment last night....Interesting....
My husband and I went on a listing appointment last night. The home had just "expired". We walked up to the door and were met by a lady who invited us in but was in a hurry. We asked our questions, looked at the home, showed our marketing plan and then proceeded to write up the paperwork.
The lady wanted to move "yesterday". I saw the reason the house did not sell. Each room was packed with 
boxes, furniture, stuff and more stuff. We had to turn sideways to walk through the rooms. When I was sitting down the large cat licked my arm. There were Christmas decorations on the mantle. The man who lived with her had a camera on the front porch and a TV monitor close to where he sat in the sunroom. As I was walking through the sunroom I noticed that the monitor showed everything that was happening in the front yard.
This was a small home. A three bedroom ranch that was outdated and inexpensive.
The man shared that he knew a lot of agents that would list it for nothing. He said that he did not want to tie it up for more than 90 days. I told him that I was not one of those agents and that I would not consider listing for less than six months.
I knew that this was not going to work out. Sometimes it is better to lose a listing early (the first night) then later (after you have done a lot of work for nothing).
It is okey to say "No, thank you".
Teresa Johnson; REMAX Greater Atlanta; 770-888-0021-www.AtlantaHomeStore.com
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