I am continually dealing with people who don't seem to think that we as Realtors to deserve the same respect as other humans! I dealt with this when I was in the auto industry.
During my life in the auto industry, I experienced some of the descrimination that salespersons experience. It was eye opening. I spent over two years as a cashier and business office employee and during that time, I had people talk to me about the vehicles that were sold there and they believed what I told to them. Once I became a salesperson for that same vehicle, I was no longer a trusted source of information. I knew even more about the vehicles, but they saw a salesperson and that equals untrusted.
Another issue is that my time seems to be expendable in the eyes of a client. They don't have any hesitation to not show up on time, not bother phoning to update, not returning phone calls, not returning emails or worst of all have me drive them around and then deal with someone else, like their brother or some other relative!!!
I would love to hear what others do to conteract this, especially when the buyers think they are invincible right now. I obsess about researching listings and market trends, but when it comes to clients they seem to think they know it all, even if they are told things they have never heard.
Thanks for reading, Cole
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