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You Can Get Them Cheaper Somewhere Else-It's Not Just Realtors®

Reblogger Lenn Harley
Real Estate Agent with Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate 303829;0225082372

IT HELPS TO KNOW YOUR LOCAL SHOPS.

Brenda showed shop loyalty.  Real Estate agent loyalty is Just what we need from home buyers and sellers to.  What's the message?

Do a good job.

One of the trainers at the gym recommended a sports shoe store in Leesburg.  I visited them and was very impressed.  I was exercising/walking with an old pair of New Balance.  No problem with the New Balance, they fit well.  I had simply warn them out. 

The folks at the sports shoe stores know their stuff.  They have the machine that analyzes your walk.  They can see your poor old bones in the shoes.  That's what convinced them why I can't run, previous seriously broken foot. 

Anyway, they fitted me up with shoes and I now have 3 pairs so I can trade off.  I really don't want to wear the same pair every day. 

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Original content by Brenda Mullen 574299

You Can Get Them Cheaper Somewhere Else-It's Not Just Realtors®

 
I don't know about you, but as for me, I can get a tad weary of being pumped for information on my knowledge and expertise of the home buying and or home selling process and then having the consumer choose someone else or try to go it alone to save money, (insertJogging eye roll anywhere in here).
 
However, I really just found out, it isn't just us Realtors® that get faced with this day to day and it disappointed me a bit.  
 
I started training for an upcoming 5K..now to be sure, I haven't ran in a very long time.  Once I got out of the Army I was pretty sure I was through will all things PT (Physical Training) for the rest of my life.  Forget the whole idea that it's actually GOOD for you to get some exercise...the Army made me do it for 21 years and that was it for me....
 
Except of course, when I had this hair brained idea to run a 5K...(actually I was gonna walk it and go drink beer, but my friend and fellow agent Ms. Kristin Moran with RE/MAX Access convinced me we could run it).
 
So one happy morning I ran 2 miles and my knees were killing me!  I just knew I had to get new shoes because I was not running with running shoes, just something I had picked up at another store.   My friends told me to go to iRun Texas and get a consultation.  At the store they would evaluate my walking and running and gate and then work with me to find the right running shoes for me...
 
And then came the words...but Once you Get the Information, Don't Buy the Shoes There...You Can Get them Cheaper somewhere else"....
 
I was a bit stunned.  My friends (not Realtors®) said yeah, EVERYONE does it.  Of course this didn't set well with me at all...and I bet you know why.
 
Hey, I don't like it done to me, so why would I do that to someone else, regardless of whether I can save some money or not? It just would seem a tad hypocritical of me to set out to gain information, take time out of someone's day and then smile and leave with all of my information and leave the salesperson sitting there feeling a bit dejected.  
 
So, I went to iRun of Texas and Jess helped me by evaluating my gait and putting me in about 5 different types of running shoes.  Seems that I run all proper (yay me), but I need more foot support.  After about 1/2 hour or so I decided on a perfect pair of running shoes.  Yep, they were a little pricey, but well worth the cost as my knees don't hurt anymore AND..hey, if the shoes don't work out, I can always bring them back and try again.
 
Interestingly enough, I received a nice little thank you card in the mail the other day from Jess.  She's at the iRun Texas at Stone Oak.  It was nice to get, and reminded me that I need to do more of that too.  So, if you are looking for a great pair of running shoes and need some consultation of what to pick, I suggest you go there :)!
 
You see, it isn't just Realtors®..

 

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As an Accredited Buyer’s Agent, I have received special training to guide and educate you through the entire home buying process. From start to finish, I listen to your needs and desires in what you would like and take the information you give me to find you home.
 
As your San Antonio Texas listing agent I am well versed on the local San Antonio Texas area Real Estate Market. You can expect personalized service that includes a detailed consultation on how to best position your home to be competitive in today’s market with an in depth comparative market analysis, and advice on staging. I use the latest and most up-to-date marketing methods to get your home in front of as many buyers as possible. Being your San Antonio Texas area Realtor® not only involves just finding the home or selling the home, but being your guide, negotiator, advisor and advocate and making sure that your needs and goals are met. Being your San Antonio Texas area Realtor® is one of my truest passions, and “Helping You Find Home” is my number one priority.
 
 
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Comments(8)

Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

Lenn, Wearing the right equipment is important. I like Brenda's analogy of buying cheap and customer loyalty.  Service is worth paying for. I can get my glasses and contacts cheaper at Costco but I don't get any service. I pay more for service. It's important to me. 

Aug 28, 2013 05:34 AM
Lenn Harley
Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate - Leesburg, VA
Real Estate Broker - Virginia & Maryland

Oh Kathleen.  Don't remind me.  I can get reading glasses cheaper at Wal-Mart, and I did.

They only cost $119.00.  Of course, they don't focus.  Dang.

Back to that dang charming Ophthalmologist in Leesburg that won't sell me a new pair (one of the ear pieces fell of of the $750.00 glasses he sold me.  The prescription is more than 2 years old. 

Oh well.

Aug 28, 2013 05:43 AM
Brenda Mullen
RE/MAX Associates - San Antonio, TX
Your San Antonio TX Real Estate Agent!!

Thanks for the reblog Lenn :)...I just thought poor salespeople everywhere get taken advantage of..I'm not going to do it as well :).  

Aug 28, 2013 06:39 AM
Lenn Harley
Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate - Leesburg, VA
Real Estate Broker - Virginia & Maryland

Brenda.  In the simple interest of time, which runs out faster than most think, when you see a perfect buy, buy the dang thing.

Aug 28, 2013 06:48 AM
Fernando Herboso - Associate Broker MD, & VA
Maxus Realty Group of Samson Properties - Clarksburg, MD
301-246-0001 Serving Maryland, DC and Northern VA

You amaze me Lenn. . . you are doing more things that people half your age. . 

Aug 28, 2013 10:40 AM
Lenn Harley
Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate - Leesburg, VA
Real Estate Broker - Virginia & Maryland

Fernando.  I've said that many time and I plan to continue.

Aug 28, 2013 08:27 PM
Jay Markanich
Jay Markanich Real Estate Inspections, LLC - Bristow, VA
Home Inspector - servicing all Northern Virginia

You don't want to wear the same pair every day?  It would take you decades to wear out three pairs of shoes!

Aug 28, 2013 10:33 PM
Lenn Harley
Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate - Leesburg, VA
Real Estate Broker - Virginia & Maryland

Jay.  I have decades.  Actually, I've found that, if you run them through the washer/dryer, they wear out faster. 

Aug 29, 2013 01:41 AM