Thanks Pete for sharing your experience and opinion. I agree with you and hence I have dropped them and have moved on. I guess I have to learn how to be a better judge of character next time. I mean, don't get me wrong, I have worked with clients who ended up wasting my time, but this time it was pretty harsh with lies and such.
Very true. I just wanted to see if anyone signs an agreement prior to assisting clients with such challenging requests.
Thanks Kat. Yes, these tenants were very highly qualified. I guess I am a bit hurt because I wasn't expecting them to behave in such manner. But all is well and I have moved on. :)
Thanks Sham. And that is exactly what I did but I guess I felt bad for being lied to.
Thank you so much Clay. I have no problem whatsoever if they work with other agents. My issue comes in when I find out that I am being lied to and "lagged" as a result of that. She could have been honest with me and I would totally understand and support her. At the end of the day, if I couldn't find her a proper property, she has all the right to go with someone else, but to lie to me and lag me with excuses only to admit that she was waiting for an answer for another property is just plain harsh. But it is okay. When she asked me if I still want to help them, I kindly said "no". :) This is the beauty of being your own boss.
and that is exactly what I have done!
Yes, I agree 100%. And this is not about the money. This is about trust. If I cannot trust my clients, I cannot work with them. If she lied to me, then she lies to others as well. Knowing this in itself prevents me from wanting to associate with such a client. Honesty is still the best policy in my book. If she had been honest to me, I would have supported her in all her decision makings. Thanks for your opinion dear Richie.
You are a good girl Amy Palian ...
Thank you so much Richard for sharing your way of doing business. Your tips are very helpful. Next time, I am definitely going to utilize the buyer-broker agreement prior working with a client. I have had many situations with buyers who literally "use" me to go see properties because their agent isn't around to do so and then end up putting offers with their own agents. There is a lot of that going around. This particular situation was way beyond what I had experienced in the field.
I agree with you Rob. Thank you for sharing. I am definitely going to start utilizing that form.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and suggestions dear Praful.
Thank you for your opinion Jennifer. I would like to add that I didn't share my experience to be viewed as though I am dwelling in it. The purpose of my blog post is simply to gain advice from other REALTORS on how to protect my time in the future to avoid such experiences and to avoid wasting my time in the future. Thanks
Thank you so much Lyn for sharing your advise with me and everyone else who reads it. You have no idea how useful your advice is.
This particular facility was supposed to be a residential rehab. It couldn't have been done in a commercial area hence the zoning. The zoning had to be residential; otherwise, they wouldn't get approved. At least this is what my client shared with me.
Interesting info on the zoning. Now I am going to go and learn more about that. Thanks for stimulating my mind. :)
Thank you dear Patricia. Yes, all we can do is move on to the next client and project.