Wednesday March 8, 2007

I took the morning off.  I never know when I'm going to get a half day to myself so I spent the first half of the day lounging around.  That's one of the good things about being an agent.  You can sit around in your sweats, drink coffee, answer emails and watch some TV right in the middle of a Wednesday. 

I do not let voicemail or email go unanswered so I always check those in the AM.  It is always easier to just answer them immediately instead of letting them pile up.  It takes 5 or 10 minutes 3 times a day to handle any issues that come up.  That way they don't escalate into bigger problems and take up a whole lot of time at the worse possible moment.

4:00 - 6:00 Floor Shift

Another slow floor shift with 2 internet leads coming in.  I followed up with them immediately.  I also got a call from an agent.  Her client is going to submit an offer on one of my listings.  My client has already called twice asking if I heard anything yet from the agent.  He has already bought another townhouse and needs to get his condo sold so he is understandably anxious.  However, this anxiety was almost certainly apparent when he was at his condo while the buyer and the buyer's agent were going through.  If she is a good agent and picked up on this desperation it will most certainly show up in the offering price.  I always tell my clients to never speak to the other agent but for some reason they hardly ever listen.  And then they are disappointed when they see the "low" offer.  We'll see what happens.