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I Should Know Better
I sat out in front of a house for 20 minutes today, waiting for a buyer that I have never met.  One of the hard and fast rules in this business is never meet a person for the first time at a house. After 12 years driving the streets selling houses, you would think that I would have learned by now not to do it.  First meeting with a client has to be in the office.  Has to be.  I got a refresher course today.

The first issue is safety.  I ignore the safety angle pretty much all the time.  I believe that our streets are much safer than we believe and that we terrify ourselves unnecessarily about each other.  I don't look or act like a timid person which usually results in people on the street reading my body langage as that of a "victim".  And, I don't do things that invite others in an urban enviroment to mark me as a target.  I don't confront strangers.  I pay attention to where I am in relationship to other people on the street.  My handbag is not necessarily where I keep my money.
However, the first contact I have with ... more

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