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Cinderella Chronicles * Part XXII * Bottom Feeders Think ALL Rental Homes are for SALE

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Property Manager with Gibson Management Group, Ltd.

One of the pitfalls of my frequent use of Craigslist for marketing my clients' AVAILABLE rental properties is that they are EASY to FIND....by rental prospects AND listing SCAMMERS and LAZY Agents and BUYERS.

Several of my clients have been contacted by UNknown persons indicating they want to BUY their property.  This is not a NEW issue - just has a twist.

My listings appear VACANT in my online postings so my clients are not loosing any $$$....they are getting rent.  Also, I start advertising EARLIER when I know that residents are leaving so that I have a MUCH WIDER net of rental prospects.

Agents or would-be buyers who DIAL-for-LISTINGS are wasting their time calling my clients.

 

 

My STANDARD suggestion to those clients who have actually taken caller contact information is to advise them to 1) put their offer in WRITING; 2) make their offer SUBJECT to VIEWING the unit; and that once their offer has been ACCEPTED, I will arrange for them to view the property.....and they NEVER follow through with this procedure.

If they were REAL buyers, this would be no problem; however, since they are NOT REALLY REAL BUYERS, their call is wasted and they DISAPPEAR.   

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Wallace S. Gibson is a Certified Property Manager with over 50 years of property management experience and expertise.  She maintains a specialized property management business in Central Virginia serving Albemarle, Greene, Fluvanna and Louisa counties  

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Comments (3)

Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Wallace, we benefit from technology as long as we are willing to accept the burden! Enjoy your day!

Apr 14, 2013 09:19 PM
Frank Laisch
Orlando, FL
"The Insurance Guy"

Wallace, that is great advice you give your clients. having an offer in writing is the way it should be

Apr 14, 2013 10:01 PM
Harry F. D'Elia III
WEDO Real Estate and Beyond, LLC - Phoenix, AZ
Investor , Mentor, GRI, Radio, CIPS, REOs, ABR

I have the same relationship with my owners. It is best to have an offer in writing and we will start at this point.

Apr 15, 2013 01:26 AM