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Sometimes Fresh Blood IS The Only Thing Left To Try

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Commercial Real Estate Agent with Next Wave RE Investments LLC Bullhead City AZ Commercial RE Broker AZ BR 528507000

As a Mohave County AZ commercial investment real estate broker, I'm not afraid to take on a challenge, and invest long hold time and carrying costs into specialized marketing on 'weird properties'.

 

And sometimes . . . I can't get it done.

 

So the seller and I will (usually amicably) part ways. 

 

I don't like to lose listings. But sometimes fresh blood is the only thing left to try.

 

Yeah, someone may slide in and get lucky, benefitting from my marketing efforts. Maybe not. Lots of ways these things can play out.
If I am replaced and they can get it done . . . they deserved it. It's their time.

 

But I tend to feel liberated on these rare occasions.

 

Because I KNOW (and so do the clients) that I did all I could.

 

And I am freed up to pursue more opportunities, joyfully and with lucrative result. 

 

nothing left for me to do but

dance

Comments(18)

Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Hello Candice - sometimes it's best "to let it go".  Oh yeah, in real estate too.  

Mar 28, 2020 07:30 AM
Candice A. Donofrio

Just like gambling - know when to hold and fold!

Mar 28, 2020 07:34 AM
Michael Jacobs

Mar 28, 2020 07:40 AM
Peter den Boer
Atlanta Communities - Woodstock, GA
MBA,GRI, Associate Broker, Realtor

Yep, been there and had that happen. I had one listing forever. I asked the owner if I could recommend a different agent to sell his home. Always came back to me and said, no, you are doing just fine. 6 years later the home sold, with me still as the listing agent!

Mar 28, 2020 07:56 AM
Candice A. Donofrio

I've referred myself out of a few listings . . . if with everything I do it is not moving, let's let someone else have at it. 

Mar 28, 2020 08:01 AM
Sam Shueh
(408) 425-1601 - San Jose, CA
mba, cdpe, reopro, pe

A huge cone. It must be meant for a dog if not a human.

Have a great weekend.  

Sam

Mar 28, 2020 07:57 AM
Candice A. Donofrio

Why would a human need to wear that cone? Is that a Silicon Valley thing? LMAOOO

Mar 28, 2020 07:58 AM
Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

Hello Candice,  Sometime we all need to take time and dance.  We all do everything we can to make deals, that is how we get paid.  Sometimes our clients just do not listen to our suggestions.

 

Mar 28, 2020 09:32 AM
Candice A. Donofrio

In this case . . . it was just an unusual offering that was hard for many folks (ESPECIALLY AGENTS) to wrap their heads around. Great sellers. They availed a lot of flexibility. But truth be told, I was weary. And I've been having such great luck with other deals coming together easily . . . I was relieved to not keep on. I've spent a lot of money and time . . . but I was handsomely repaid by other deals that came together without complication.

Mar 28, 2020 10:58 AM
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Candice,

We are on the same wave length.  There is no shortage of wonderful people to work with...A

Mar 28, 2020 11:36 AM
Candice A. Donofrio

Ever! 

Mar 28, 2020 12:04 PM
Kat Palmiotti
eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT
Helping your Montana dreams take root

Yes, that's a great way to look at it. It's all good.

Mar 28, 2020 11:48 AM
Candice A. Donofrio

Allllll good! xoxoxo

Mar 28, 2020 12:04 PM
Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543
Realty ONE Group Advocates 484-237-2055 - Downingtown, PA
Selling the Main Line & Chester County

If you have done all you can, and both you and your client know you have done your best, there is no shame in letting go. sometimes it might be timing, but often not.

Mar 28, 2020 12:19 PM
Candice A. Donofrio

Letting go allows space to fill with better!

Mar 28, 2020 12:22 PM
Dan Hopper
Dan Hopper - Gold Way RE - Westminster, CO
Colorado Broker / Referral Services

No doubt about it,  .... there are times that it is best to "fire yourself" from providing marketing services to a particular client.  Either way, you do your best to leave on good terms and encourage them to choose another brokerage to assist them.  Only one time in 30 yrs, did I terminate and ended any conversation with the seller.  Best for my psychy.  

Mar 28, 2020 01:29 PM
Candice A. Donofrio

Yes sir! I have mutual kickout clauses in all my listing agreements and I will fire myself and have many times. This one I held and worked for a good while and I was tired. I wanted fresh too!

Mar 29, 2020 05:06 PM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Home Stager/Redesign

Candice-I have found in all of the work I've done that when it's not working...no matter what I do...it's like a weight has been lifted when we say Adios. 

Mar 28, 2020 05:12 PM
Candice A. Donofrio

Feng Shui for the soul! LOL

Mar 29, 2020 05:06 PM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten
HomeSmart Real Estate - Phoenix, AZ
602-380-4886

Nothing better than knowing what to to tell yourself......you're fired!  And BTW thank you very much, way past time! Next......

Mar 29, 2020 10:36 AM
Candice A. Donofrio

Next! LOL 

Mar 29, 2020 05:07 PM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Hi Candice A. Donofrio ,

sometimes Adios is the best way to free up everyone concerned! You are one smart cookie!

Mar 29, 2020 04:10 PM
Candice A. Donofrio

Best for everyone! 

Mar 29, 2020 05:07 PM
Jane Chaulklin-Schott
TEAMCONNECT REALTY - (407) 394-9766 - Orlando, FL
TeamConnect Luxury Homes - Orlando, Florida, 32836

Happy Monday, Candice A. Donofrio!    Your post reminds me of a real estate relationship I had with a client and in which I released a year ago. I worked 4 long years on that relationship.   Candice, I thought I would feel awful and found out a wonderful feeling of being free -- and as you write, free to move on to something new. 

Mar 30, 2020 09:08 AM
Candice A. Donofrio

Yeap! Freedom has a high value in my life!


 

Apr 06, 2020 02:31 PM
Curtis Van Carter
Better Homes & Gardens Wine Country Group - Yountville, CA
Your Napa Valley Broker Extraordinaire

Candice

My first glimpse was Mojave, the California desert, which I used to live in for 2 years back in the 1950's. Then I finally read Ft. OOOOOPS look forward to seeing what 2 Mojave's can do, I guess better than one.

Then I realized I was not aware of what the word Mojave meant until just Googling it. It now all makes sense.

Would love to call and get to know you, OK?? thanks cvc

Apr 06, 2020 02:22 PM
Candice A. Donofrio

Fort MoHAVE is very different from the Mojave CA desert! 

Apr 06, 2020 02:32 PM
Debb Janes
Nature As Neighbors - Camas, WA
Put My Love of Nature At Work for You

I so agree with you, Candice. If you've done your best and it isn't working, cut bait. Something always rushes in to take its place.  I tell my grandkids when something doesn't work out, there is only one thing left to do, "Let's Dance!"

Apr 07, 2020 10:53 AM
Candice A. Donofrio
🎶 nothing left for me to do but dance 🎶
Apr 07, 2020 11:14 AM
Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 - St. George, UT
St. George Utah Area Residential Sales Agent

Sometimes your best will be tested and moving forward creates room for what is intended. Great attitude Candice! Did you say dance? I can do that!

Apr 07, 2020 11:19 AM
Candice A. Donofrio
Like no one is watching. Right now no one is LOL
Apr 07, 2020 11:51 AM
Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!

No one...Bahahahahaha!

Apr 07, 2020 12:00 PM
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

Somtimes it's best for both parties - you AND the clients - to let go and re-group! I referred one out to another agent once - got me mailbox money and freed me up to work other deals. 

Savor that breath of fresh air...and enjoy the dance!

Apr 15, 2020 09:59 PM
Laura Cerrano
Feng Shui Manhattan Long Island - Locust Valley, NY
Certified Feng Shui Expert, Speaker & Researcher

A fresh start can lead to a fresh idea. t can only be good thing, in my opinion.

Apr 28, 2020 10:53 PM
Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP
DFW FINE PROPERTIES - Flower Mound, TX
Selling Homes Changing Lives

Candice A. Donofrio - Follow your bliss!!! You know you, better than you know, well, you know! There are some people that cling and you know when you know it's time to shed them off your back, you just have to do it. Fling 'em! Let 'em go! Life is too valuable and so is your time. 

Apr 29, 2020 11:52 AM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Candice I am in escrow on a property that took three years to sell for the second time and this time we are going to close.... and I agree sometimes it is OK to say time to move on...Endre

Jul 01, 2020 08:47 PM