Like most agents, I prefer to have my clients ride along with me when we are looking at properties. It gi
ves me a chance to get to know them and, in turn, it gives them a chance to get to know me. It may take a few of these outings for us to connect both with each other and with the right property.
Some clients insist in following in their own car, maybe they have a baby, small kids or a dog. One client brought her family and friends along to help look at homes. This isn't 
the ideal situation but I will usually print out directions to the homes we will be visiting along with my cell phone number in case we get separated.
A fellow agent told me that recently a husband and wife were following him in their car and suddenly he lost them at a stop light. The agent went to the next house they were to visit and waited for 30 minutes at which time the clients finally pulled up. "What happened"' asked the agent. "I thought I'd lost you."
"Oh, we got hungry and stopped for a burger." ...obviously there was a little lack of communication.
Starbucks is one of my favorite places to meet clients. The great thing about Starbucks is that they are located on every corner and the bad thing about 
Starbucks is that they are on every corner. Recently, I set-up a meeting with a family at a particular Starbucks where we would get together and then go visit several homes. I went to the Starbucks I thought we were meeting at and they went to the Starbucks they thought we were meeting at. Cellphones were invented for just this occassion.
"Hi, I'm at the Starbucks at Culver and Alton where are you?" "I'm at the Starbucks on Culver and Irvine." "...my mistake, I'll be there in 5 minutes."
I'm sure there are as many stories as there are agents. Luckily, it usually works out, although too often I don't come across as smooth as I'd like to be.
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