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Nope No Showings For You

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Real Estate Agent with Integrity Real Estate Group

Anyone who watched the Sienfield show remembers the line "No soup for you."   Uttered by the "soup nazi" to anyone he didn't like.  For some reason this week it came to mind when responding to requests for showings in Northern Virginia.

 

On a fairly regular basis we will get a contact from our website asking for showings on properties.  One of our first questions is "are you working with a Realtor®?   When the answer is "yes" we refer them back to their Realtor® to arrange showings.

What is amazing is the number of potential buyers who then say "but our agent is busy" or "my agent is on vacation" as the reason why they need help.  When we ask if their Realtor® left them with the name of someone who would cover for them, the answer is usually "no" or "I don't know."

As much as we would like to help everyone who calls us, if you are in an agency relationship with another Realtor® our answer is "nope no showings for you."  I wonder if enough Realtors® say it to buyers who just want in the front door that it can become as famous as the "no soup of you."

 

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Comments (10)

Ted Glover
Alderman Classic Realty, LLC - Moultrie, GA
ABR in Moultrie, Georgia 229-854-5422

It may not become famous but they might ask the agent to release them from their agreement when they are not available to see home when they want to.

Jul 12, 2014 01:03 PM
ReadySetLoan Team
ReadySetLoan Condo Team LLC - South Windsor, CT
Residential, Commercial & Condo Financing Experts

Hi Cindy - it is amazing how often this comes up.  I would hope that more agents would become "showing nazis" denying showings to other agents' buyers.  I also think that this is a problem on the part of the consumer who doesn't value your time because doing a showing is without a cost to them.

Jul 12, 2014 09:36 PM
Cindy Jones
Integrity Real Estate Group - Woodbridge, VA
Pentagon, Fort Belvoir & Quantico Real Estate News

Ted I think many consumers thing that Realtors® are interchangeable.  

Jul 12, 2014 11:08 PM
Cindy Jones
Integrity Real Estate Group - Woodbridge, VA
Pentagon, Fort Belvoir & Quantico Real Estate News

Eric I do wish the idea of fee for service would take a stronger hold in our industry.

Jul 12, 2014 11:09 PM
Susan Haughton
Long and Foster REALTORS (703) 470-4545 - Alexandria, VA
Susan & Mindy Team...Honesty. Integrity. Results.

LOL....I love the soup nazi and often use that phrase although it can be embarassing when the person you are talking with does not get the reference!  LOL  

Jul 13, 2014 12:26 AM
Cindy Jones
Integrity Real Estate Group - Woodbridge, VA
Pentagon, Fort Belvoir & Quantico Real Estate News

Yes Susan I can see a look of confusion on people's faces when you say "no soup for you."

 

Jul 13, 2014 07:27 AM
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

I remember the episode from Seinfeld. Thanks for the reminder. 

Jul 13, 2014 09:27 PM
Dan Hopper
Dan Hopper - Gold Way RE - Westminster, CO
Colorado Broker / Referral Services

Yes, Cindy, this happens a lot when taking calls. If it is my listing, I do not mind showing it to a potential buyer.  If taking a sign or floor call, and another broker's listing, a very different approach is then taken.

Jul 13, 2014 09:52 PM
Cindy Jones
Integrity Real Estate Group - Woodbridge, VA
Pentagon, Fort Belvoir & Quantico Real Estate News

Gita-I didn't get Seinfeld for awhile and then a lightbulb went off.  Sometimes blogging can be about nothing too.

Jul 14, 2014 10:23 AM
Cindy Jones
Integrity Real Estate Group - Woodbridge, VA
Pentagon, Fort Belvoir & Quantico Real Estate News

Dan-I've seen to many agents jump up and run out the door to show only to be disappointed later when they find out the buyer had an agent.

Jul 14, 2014 10:24 AM