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Remember the integrity of the deal!

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Real Estate Broker/Owner with Miller Homes Group

Homes in Tyler Texas are moving and we have an old familiar problem. Agents who don't do much finally getting a customer and agents forgetting they aren't the deal, their customer is. It seems that every week now we have an agent get in the way of a deal going thru. I had a seller call me from another agents listing that one of our agents had tried to work a deal on. I told the guy that he had an agent and should speak to her. He wanted to know why we quit negotiating on his property and I told him he had turned down our last counter and our customer was moving on. His reply was "What Counter?" OOPS! Houston we have a problem! I said, "you are a very nice guy, but you really need to talk to your agent and find out what's going on."

This seller had a cash buyer on the hook from our firm and was $4000 away from a deal on a $275,000 home, when his agent let her ego take over and kill the deal. He was really mad and I couldn't help him and it was a shame. He has called me again and when his listing expires in 3 weeks it's ours, but his house should closing in 3 weeks, not being relisted. The ironic part is, his present agent has a reputation for this and our agent knew it, so it was easy for us to show our customer another home just 2 blocks away and make the sale, knowing this was going to most likely happen.

It's important to remember the integrity of the deal when dealing with customers and other agents. Yes, there are agents we all don't care for in any community, but it is always our job to represent our customers and keep the integrity of the deal out front for everyone to see.

 

 

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Posted by

Terry Miller

Miller Homes Group

Tyler Apartment Locator

Comments(6)

William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

The agent that worries about their client and not themselves will find a job at my firm.

Feb 19, 2014 04:39 AM
Mike Frazier
Carousel Realty of Dyer County - Dyersburg, TN
Northwest Tennessee Realtor

Terry, the main reason I agreed to be the 2014 president of our local board of realtors is to put integrity back in that office. I should have been born in an earlier era when a man's word was his bond.

Feb 19, 2014 05:21 AM
Terry Miller
Miller Homes Group - Tyler, TX
Miller Homes Group and Tyler Apartment Locator

William and Mike great comments. I believe in the integrity of the deal above all else. Code for win-win and it's clear you guys do as well. Thanks again for reading and commenting.

Feb 19, 2014 06:08 AM
Than Maynard
Coldwell Banker Heart of Oklahoma - Purcell, OK
Broker - Licensed to List & Sell - 405-990-8862

WOW, there is an agent that should be losing her license and a seller that should be filling a complaint with the real estate commission.

Feb 20, 2014 11:56 PM
Terry Miller
Miller Homes Group - Tyler, TX
Miller Homes Group and Tyler Apartment Locator

Than, thanks so much for the comment. We have a few like her in this area...

Feb 21, 2014 03:43 AM
Shanna Hall
Real Estate Solutions - Kirkwood, MO
I love selling houses!!!St. Louis, MO 314-703-1311

Terry- I always wonder how agents that work like that can afford to keep living if they can never get a deal closed...

Mar 20, 2014 01:17 AM