Some people are like hugging a sweet puppy. Yesterday I was showing multi family units to a client from California. He was only here for a couple of days. I had lined up several duplex units for him to see throughout our fair communities of Vancouver and Camas Washington.
We visited several really nice places. When we got to a Camas, Washington duplex, the listing agent met us there to show us around. When he knocked and the door opened, lo and behold there was a sweet elderly person I knew from my church, St. Thomas Aquinas in Camas, Wa. She gave me a big hug. I've known her for about twenty years. She has this calm air about her, very relaxing. To me, she is like a sweet huggable puppy. So accepting, well...I could go on but you all have your own memories of favorite elderly people and sweet dogs.
What happened was...my client looked all around the duplex unit. Went outside, did the whole walk around type thing, asked some questions, etc. Then the agent made a "mistake." I guess you could call it a mistake. Well, he saved the elderly woman from having the stress of a new landlord for a another time. The listing agent mentioned that the previous landlord had tried to raise the rates some years back and this sweet elderly person got really angry. So, he didn't raise the rent!
My client got in the car and I asked him..."well, what did you think of that one?" He said..."I'm not buying that one. She is way too sweet to raise the rent on her!!" I told him that unfortunately, someone is probably going to buy that duplex and raise the rent. He said, "Well, it won't be me. I can't do that to her."
It's pleasant to work with clients who actually think about and are concerned about the welfare of others.
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