Door Knocking has come back in vogue in some areas as a method of prospecting...lead generation....farming. Results 
with it...like any method, vary from place to place and time to time. It is not a method we have or would use to generate business.
My questions to the the Homeowner were pretty simple...had the agent been inside the house ? No. Did the agent want to set an appointment to tour the home and give you a price that he believed the market would support ? No.
Good morning, Sally K. & David L. Hanson naive homeowners are a great target for the hungry agent drooling while he envisions his next meal.... I sooo dislike the knocking on doors approach...
Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
Good morning Sally and David. I know that I would be very annoyed if a real estate agent showed up unannounced at my door. So, I see no reason for me to annoy others.
Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
Perhaps this agent would benefit from a gracious phone call explaining 'agent etiquette' -
Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
Your questions are good ones, and the knocker can say anything that is not supported by facts.
Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
Sally K. & David L. Hanson It is these activities that give our profession a bad name. These phishing expeditions are not our MO.
Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
I remember a time not that long ago when door to door solicitation was very common....now it is very suspect.
Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
Good morning Sally and David. Door knocking is so 80's! Was this one of your listings with a sign out front? A managing broker would be getting a call! Enjoy your day!
Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
Sally K. & David L. Hanson door knocking & harrassing is back in a big way in my area...some sellers who have decided not to sell say that agents will NOT stop calling them week after week and several dozen of them.. they can't believe it.
Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
You never know what some agents will do or say.
Thanks for sharing this story.
Good morning, Sally and David -- there are many different ways to practice real estate. In certain markets and with certain people, door knocking is quite successful when done consistently and in a professional manner.
This is not an approach I have taken, or will, but I know a few agents that do (at least the door knocking part, perhaps not this specific tactic).
Sally and David sounds like you need to call the Realtor and ask him to SHOW YOU THE MONEY :)
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