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Smooth and Uneventful... Yeah, Sure...

By Jon Zolsky, Daytona Beach, FL

Real Estate Broker/Owner with Daytona Condo Realty, 386-405-4408

June 16, 2012 04:06 PM

This was maybe a couple of months ago and I forgot the details. Somehow e-mail was forwarded to my client by mistake, and all previous communication was there.

My client read it, and was terrified. There was quite desperate moments and the whole closing at times was very questionable, and my client needed this closing, as the money already been planned for another investment, and timing was tight…

He called me and I had to calm him down. I explained what happened to each of those crazy moments, and after some time he relaxed…

He then asked me how come it all happened to him with this deal, and I told him that there has been nothing extraordinary in this e-mail. This was rather normal.

- But we have closed several deals with you already, and never had anything like that…

Oh boy… He thought that because he was not receiving similar emails with any other property that he bought with us, they were smooth.

Good man, he did not understand that there is rarely such thing as smooth closing. I told him that if not for this mistake, he would not have known about all the troubles with this closings.

This is my job that he feels it is smooth and uneventful. We all know what is behind this “smooth and uneventful”.

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Gabe Sanders

Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL

Stuart Florida Real Estate

Yes Jon, often enough the clients just don't understand what happens behind the scenes. Have a great Father's Day.

Jun 16, 2012 10:58 PM

Tim Bradley

Contour Investment Properties - Jackson Hole, WY

Commercial Real Estate Expert in Jackson Hole, WY

The sign of a great agent...make it look smooth and easy for the customer!

Jun 17, 2012 12:17 AM

Jon Zolsky, Daytona Beach, FL

Daytona Condo Realty, 386-405-4408 - Daytona Beach, FL

Buy Daytona condos for heavenly good prices

Gabe - funny enough, this investor after he figured what was behind "smooth and uneventful" told me that now he understands how it works, and said he wouldn't want to be an agent.

Too much freaking stress

Jun 17, 2012 12:22 AM

Tim - I have a friend who runs a travel agency. When I call him for a ticket, he would hold me on the phone and I would here him cursing and screaming as he searches his computer... I am made a silent participant to the whole process. And I hate it. All I need is a ticket, and listening to his fight for it is not fun for me.

Same in Real Estate. This is my job to navigate through what sometimes sounds as insurmountable obstacles. I am sure we all do it

Jun 17, 2012 12:27 AM

Sharon Alters

Coldwell Banker Vanguard Realty - 904-673-2308 - Fleming Island, FL

Realtor - Homes for Sale Fleming Island FL

Yes, Jon, that's our job, to make it look easy! Sometimes it would help if they could see what we go through - and this one actually did!

Sharon

Jun 17, 2012 02:37 PM

Elizabeth Weintraub Sacramento Broker

Elizabeth Anne Weintraub, Broker - Sacramento, CA

Put 40 years of experience to work for you

I figure I'm sparing the client hair-pulling moments. More hair, happier clients. There is no reason they need to know all of the intimate details and painful discourses during a transaction. Part of the reason they hire a real estate agent is to provide a buffer and shoulder the uncomfortable situations.

Jun 17, 2012 11:36 PM

Sharon - the mistake was that he got this e-mail. he would not even know that there was a hiccup. Sometimes, i, though, think we should let them know at least something. They think that we are lazy bones collecting huge checks, doing nothing

Jun 18, 2012 01:23 PM

elizabeth - and that's what we do. Spare them the agony of things going wrong, and they often go wrong.

Jun 18, 2012 01:24 PM

Jesse Clifton

Jesse Clifton & Associates - Fairbanks, AK

If we do our job well, our clients won't ever see anything but smooth waters... and that's a good thing.

Jun 18, 2012 05:23 PM

Jessee - so good to see you here. Hope things are going fine for you and Kathy.

Jun 19, 2012 12:16 AM