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Two Realtors that really made a difference

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Real Estate Agent with RE/MAX Advantage

Meet two people with hearts as BIG AS TEXAS.  Judy from my office and Bob from another office made their sellers very, very happy and did what very few Realtors even think of doing. I hope this warms your heart liked it warmed mine.

I asked Judy from my office how things were going and she said she was doing well and just had one of her "Career Listings" sell.  In our office we call homes that have been listed for a long, long time career listings, LOL.   She went on to tell me this home was vacant and had a lot of showings over the last several months with no offers.

Judy decided to take the bulls by the horn and spent $600 of her own money to rent furniture to "Stage" this home.   Low and behold if she didn't receive an offer the seller accepted within 3 days after staging it!  My hat is off to Judy for being so proactive.  Instead of complaining about the market she did something about it.

It turned out Judy's seller was worse off than what Judy had thought.  By selling her sellers home she saved them from a pretty big financial disaster. The sellers were on the verge of receiving a notice of default.  Judy didn't know this at the time, she just wanted to get the home sold.

I heard of another great story a little over a year ago when another Realtor that is not part of our office did something pretty remarkable.   Turns out Bob had a floor call and went to list an elder lady's home.  This lady had a lot of "Stuff" to put it mildly.  The home sat on the market for over 5 months with just a few showings but nothing serious.  Bob finally decided to help this lady that lived on social security.  Bob rented a storage unit and got a lot of his sellers ‘stuff" into the storage unit and had a friend of his stage the home with what furniture and belongings were left in the home.  After doing this Bob received an acceptable offer on his client's home within 2 weeks.  Bob figured the cost to rent the storage shed for the time needed and the time to move the "stuff" was a total of $350 out of pocket expense.  His client's family placed his client in a retirement center and what items were not sold that were in the storage shed were taken to "Good Will" by Bob after he requested permission from his client.

Judy and Bob have my respect for stepping up to the plate and have a heart as big as Texas for doing what they did for their sellers.  I have to say I have never done anything as great for my sellers as these two did.  But I guarantee you when the opportunity arises I hope I can be a good enough human being to step up to the plate.

I think Judy and Bob will get a few referrals.

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Comments (12)

Heather Saul
Weichert Realtors Hoey Group - Wildwood, NJ
Good morning George....  those are two exceptional agents and I think it is great that you gave them a "shout out."  Judy used her own money to stage and ended up saving them from default - WOW!!  Pretty amazing.  I wonder if the sellers know how lucky they are to have two very caring agents. 
Mar 21, 2007 12:58 AM
Tim Maitski
Atlanta Communities Real Estate Brokerage - Atlanta, GA
Truth, Excellence and a Good Deal

Great story,  I like hearing agents taking charge and doing whatever it takes to get it sold. 

Mar 21, 2007 01:19 AM
George Tallabas
RE/MAX Advantage - Nampa, ID
Idaho Real Estate
Thank you Heather...Judy is an awesome person and this is just another example of it.  Have great day Heather.
Mar 21, 2007 01:21 AM
George Tallabas
RE/MAX Advantage - Nampa, ID
Idaho Real Estate
Thank you Tim...yes we can either do what everyone else does or we can take command and make things happen.
Mar 21, 2007 01:22 AM
Loreena and Michael Yeo
3:16 team REALTY ~ Locally-owned Prosper TX Real Estate Co. - Prosper, TX
Real Estate Agents
George: Yes, yes, yes.... we need more realtors like Judy and Bob to give the rest of us a shine in the profession we hold so nobly in our hearts! Thanks for sharing this. It aspires me to do a better job for my clients as well.
Mar 21, 2007 01:27 AM
Danny Smith
DISCOVER TEXAS HOMES - Round Rock, TX
Good stories, A little help and effort go along ways. Amazing you being in Indiana using a cliche like :Big as Texas!"
Mar 21, 2007 01:28 AM
George Tallabas
RE/MAX Advantage - Nampa, ID
Idaho Real Estate
Thank you so much Loreena...I agree 100%
Mar 21, 2007 01:48 AM
George Tallabas
RE/MAX Advantage - Nampa, ID
Idaho Real Estate
LOL...My friend Danny, I live in Idaho which always gets confused with Indiana.  I watched all those Cowboy movies growing up and BIG Texas just influenced me, LOL!
Mar 21, 2007 01:51 AM
Ann Cummings
RE/MAX Shoreline - NH and Maine - Portsmouth, NH
Portsmouth NH Real Estate Preferrable Agent

Hi George - two EXCEPTIONAL agents indeed!  And those 2 clients were the beneficiaries of those agents going above and beyond.  Nice story, and thanks for sharing it with us.

Ann

Mar 21, 2007 05:48 AM
George Tallabas
RE/MAX Advantage - Nampa, ID
Idaho Real Estate
Thank you very much Ann...yes, they are awesome.  Have a great day.
Mar 21, 2007 05:59 AM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 FHA, CHFA, VA Mortgages - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert
George, sometimes in this business we have to go over and above what is expected in order to get things done.  The two Realtors that you wrote about are two great examples of doing just that.  They didn't have to but they did and the end result is a win win for all involved.
Mar 21, 2007 08:38 AM
George Tallabas
RE/MAX Advantage - Nampa, ID
Idaho Real Estate
Thanks George...I appreciate your comments
Mar 21, 2007 08:42 AM