I posted not too long ago about how rude buyers I've met at open houses have been recently.  Okay, then there was the neighbor that brought me over some pot roast for lunch ~ but he wasn't a buyer!  He still tore the house to shreds, though.  But, at least he was a good cook.

Tell people coming to your open houses that if they are going to whine and complain, they need to at least bring you lunch!

I agree, whiners create negativity and allow them selves to accept negative thoughts and results.  I let them whine, close the door and work harder.  Sales are down but by working harder and surrounding myself with positive thinking people who see all of this as an opportunity my income has hardly gone down this year. 

You should have had some cheese to serve with their wine.

I actually had another agent complain about his back bothering him during a final walk through with the buyers of a house I had listed.  I had to ignore him so I could get his clients questions answered and get them to closing on time.

I could not agree with you more.  This is the time for people in our business to stick together and promote a positive outlook.  No one wants to hear personal opinions from Debbie Downer about the market at an open house!

Great comments!  I had my best month ever last month.  It zaps so much of our energy when the Eyores of our lives (usually agents) hang out outside our door and spew out doom and gloom.  We can't do our job with a cloud hanging over us.  Thanks for the encouragement -- hopefully we will be able to set the example.