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ATTENTION LISTING AGENTS
OK, I normally try not to vent here. But I'm afraid that if I don't, the top of my hairless head may very well blow off. So here goes:
Attention Listing Agents!!! Attention Listing Agents!!!...
The slightest bit of professionalism would be greatly (and at this point, refreshingly) appreciated. You are not any busier than anyone else. We all have a million things to do. And the rest of us don't care what your office assistant is up to.
GOD, I feel better. Now here's what led up to my momentary meltdown. Yesterday, I was setting some showing appointments (say that a few times fast). On one, the instructions were to "Call listing office for key" . Well now THAT seemed easy enough. When I called the listing office, a woman that sounded suspiciously more like a grandmother than a receptionist answered the phone. Why, do you ask, would I draw such a conclusion? It was a combination of her voice tone...AND THE SCREAMING BABY SHE WAS OBVIOUSLY HOLDING WAY TOO CLOSE TO THE PHONE. So, through the teething screams of a toddler, I explained that I was calling to find out how to get a key for showing. The very pleasant, ... more

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