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LAZY REALTORS

By
Real Estate Agent with The Sellers Realty Lubbock,TX

One thing that bugs me more than just about anything else in the real estate profession is a LAZY REALTOR!  You might wonder what I mean by that.  Well, I have plenty of examples and reasons why LAZY REALTORS get on my nerves so badly.  For starters, they make the real estate profession look very unprofessional.  As realtors, we are assisting clients with their largest financial investments.  Our fellow realtors are counting on our professional cooperation.  Loan officers, appraisers, inspectors, title companies, buyers, sellers and so many others are depending on professional real estate services.

Does it ever bother you when LAZY REALTORS don't bother to list which bedrooms are located upstairs and which ones are downstairs, ESPECIALLY on homes in higher price ranges!  You know, that can be important to a buyer with kids, parents, grandparents, special needs, handicapped,etc.

What about when LAZY REALTORS wait a week or longer to even take photos of a property that is already on the market, in multiple listing and all over the internet?

How about the LAZY REALTORS who have an accurate square footage amount on one of their listings from an appraisal/measurement and they end up sticking in an inaccurate number from the tax office?  Later on during negotiations, they decide to disclose the real square footage.  Go figure.

Have you ever seen a LAZY REALTOR who will not put a Sellers Disclosure in their home's listing or upload one to the realtor mls so that a buyer's agent and prospective buyer can review it?

How about the LAZY LISTING AGENT who refuses to give his/her seller showing feedback and won't even return the sellers phone calls?  You know what happens next, don't you?  The seller finally gets aggravated and calls the buyer's agent, who represents the buyer and NOT the seller.

What about the LAZY REALTORS who refuse to go take their sign and lockbox down after their listing agreement has expired or the house has sold?

Have you ever known a LAZY REALTOR who was too busy to call another REALTOR back who was trying to present a contract?  Maybe they were stalling,waiting for other offers to come in, playing golf,etc.

Some LAZY REALTORS never took Spelling as a subject in school, and apparently don't have time to use spell check either.  Some of the funniest things I have ever read in my life have been in the marketing comments done by LAZY REALTORS!

IN CLOSING, IF YOU ARE A CLIENT, DO YOUR HOMEWORK AND AVOID LAZY REALTORS AT ALL COST AND PLEASE REALIZE THAT ALL REALTORS ARE NOT LAZY!!

IF YOU ARE A REALTOR THAT HAS MET LAZY REALTORS, PLEASE RESPOND TO THIS POST WITH YOUR OWN EXPERIENCES WITH LAZY REALTORS!!!

THE SELLERS REALTY

www.thesellersrealty.com

Whether Buying or Selling...It's Always a SELLERS Market!

Mary PAUL, ABR, CRS,GRI, e-PRO,
RE/MAX Advantage Realtors, Searcy, AR - Searcy, AR

Great post!

I personally like to know if all bedrooms are on the second floor!  This would save time as most people want master downstairs.  It takes all kinds of people to make the world go around!

Jan 06, 2009 04:33 AM
Ella Glover
Lubbock Homes - Lubbock, TX

I think that I know some of these Lazy Realtors, I agree with you, Let's act like professionals!

Jan 13, 2009 01:17 AM
Marchel Peterson
Results Realty - Spring, TX
Spring TX Real Estate E-Pro

I have met a few of those!!!

Jan 25, 2009 02:07 PM
Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Haven Express @ Keller Williams Arizona Realty

I absolutely agree that Listing Agents should fully leverage the MLS by providing complete and accurate information.  I also agree that Buyer Agents should use the information in the MLS, rather than rely on the Listing Agent to be their "on call" assistant!

Jun 26, 2010 11:57 AM
Anonymous
Anonymous
I'm about to call a different realtor but I haven't because she's family and don't want to cause any issues but I feel like I did a huge mistake going with my realtor. She takes too long to reply to emails or calls and by the time she answers is too late (under contract) or I have to keep waiting because she needs to do more research.
Jan 23, 2014 01:53 AM
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Inna Ivchenko
Barcode Properties - Encino, CA
Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC Calabasas CA

Another scary characteristic is a 'greedy' realtor. Those realtors are the worst partners. The only thing they care is commission %.

Jul 16, 2014 04:55 PM
Anonymous
Irritated client

I have a lazy realtor. He has told me that our hours for looking at houses is "difficult to work with" we can only see them "on the weekend!" I didn't realize realty was M-F only. In fact, the most time ppl look at houses is during the weekend because we too have a JOB! We have lost 4 listings with this agent! 3, he did not ever set up the showing because he seems to have "literally" gone out of town every other weekend for 4 months now! This last one, we went, saw and loved the house. We wanted to make an offer them and there (Saturday) he suggested we waited til Monday when he had all the comps researched to know what price to send, "even though we were prepared to pay asking!" We called him back at 5 pm and told him we did not want to wait til Monday. We love the house and have been looking for 14 months! YES, 14 months!!! He "submitted the offer" (so he said, we never got the copy) it was denied since they accepted an offer 1 hour prior!!!! So, we would have had that house had we put in the offer when we told him we wanted to! We put in $2,500 OVER asking

Dec 01, 2015 05:01 AM
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