It's my belief & personal opinion that Real Estate Agents should attend a Realtor "Etiquette" Class. What exactly would this entail? It would entail how to deal with the other agent involved in the real estate transaction. How many times have you encountered issues primarily due to the "other" agent?
For example, I turn in an offer to the listing agent & ask for a 24 hr response from the seller. On the morning of the 2ndday I call the listing agent & ask for status. He explains that he still hasn't presented anything to the sellers because he couldn't get them together. Now we're on day 3 & he still doesn't have an answer. I'm the one that keeps calling for an update. He then asks for more time. Day 4 he calls & gives me a verbal counteroffer. When I asked him to put that in writing, he stated that he couldn't do it quick enough because he had to get together with both sellers & this was too difficult. After speaking with my buyers they opted to just continue looking for another home & withdraw their offer. I asked my buyers to put this withdrawal of offer in writing so I'll have something to send to the listing agent. I waiting to send the agent this paperwork just out of curiosity if he would even bother following up. Well needless to say, he NEVER even called & asked me what my buyers plans were. I'm not even sure if he ever showed the offer to his sellers.
Going back to Etiquette, I think even when you don't have a response from your offer drop a courtesy call to that agent & let them know exactly what's going on. I believe constant communication between agents helps make for a smoother transaction. You're able to give an update to the party you represent. We're in this together & not to hurt one another.
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