Nope Sorry It’s Not Going To Happen And Swearing Won’t Help

Chris Ann-I've had a number of reactions from folks but not one where they decided to swear at me for asking for basic information.

Diane-I should have stopped at the first email but by the second one I knew this wasn't going to go anywhere fast.

Corrine-I believe we should all tune into the little voice in the back of our head that tells us when something isn't quite right.  Glad you did.

Rich-unfortuantely we are reminded a couple of times a year by an agent being killed at an open house or meeting a prospect they don't know at a home.

Elizabeth-the new agents sitting desk duty are the most vulnerable.  They are hungry and may not have had the training that says don't run out the door on every phone call.

Barbara-I agree safety first and being a bully won't make me open the door for you.

Greg-you had a smart broker to bad more agents don't.

Brian-my best friend is a Jersey Girl, I like the attitude.

James-sorry to hear the bad attitude is spreading.

Robert-and I don't think the COE says we have to take abuse from prospects either.

Jay-would they refuse to give the same information to any professional they wanted to do business with?

Vince-I like to start with the benefit of the doubt.  But it went downhill from there.

Gina-as soon as the bleep arrived I knew this wasn't going anywhere and hit the delete button.

Kevin-since the exchange happened relatively quickly it didn't take much of my time to figure out I didn't want to move forward.

Lenn-the agents in your network appreciate having qualified leads to work instead of time wasters.

Greg what makes you think he was a mule?  He likely was more of a Jack&^%.  Sorry he swore at me first.

Colleen-you are right.  Though I've had some great internet leads over the years.

Michael-thanks for your comment.  I'd like to think we are all doing well enough that we don't have to jump when it doesn't seem safe.

jeff-sometimes restraint is hard.

Virginia-I hope another agent doesn't just take his lead and try to show him a house.  Scary thought.

Josette-I'll remember that if another email like this comes along. 

Dustin-yikes that doesn't sound like fun at all.

J. Phillip-you are so right.

Traci-a quick good-bye and delete from the inbox.

Claude-how are you doing?  You are right our jobs go far beyond just showing houses.

Eveyln-from your mouth to our prospects ears.

Anthony-the oil industry all ready gets enough of my hard earned money with real propsects. 

Steven-it's much easier to size up a person face to face than on email.  But with a couple of quick exchanges you can get an idea of where it's going to go or not.

Ronald-thanks for stopping by.  Hope you are having a good week.

Gabe-yes there will be other agents who will show him the property and that is sad.  Hopefully they will be safe.

Brabara Jo-scary thought that agents don't pre-qualify leads before they put them in their car.

Gary-sounds as if you learned your lessons early and wisely.

Charita-I'm sure there are still plenty of surprises coming in our business.

Adam-my clients as a rule are pretty laid back which is why we usually work well together.

April-thank you for stopping by.  I do hope new agents are getting the right guidance from their brokers not to run out the door anytime the phone rings or an email comes.

Justin-I would have thought commercial leads would know they need to prove they have a viable business plan.  Guess not.

Kathryn-the basic of information is required before I'll open the door.

Bridget-there are companies that suggest that a prospect should call the listing agent and then they will right the offer and give them a rebate.  A receipe for trouble in some cases.

Renee-I at least have the name they used in their email and email address.

Bridget-likely not and buyers who are shopping for the cheapest agent don't always get a bargain.