bad agents: Could you do me a favor, the agent asked me?
- 12/11/13 03:00 AM
Could you do me a favor, the agent asked me? This was when I called to view her listing and I knew immediately I was in trouble with this one. She wanted me to call her office, speak to a specific Admin and tell her that I had spoken with this agent who will speak to the client, so that she could give me the lock box code now. Jeez. So off I went. No surprise, the admin didn't answer and didn't get back to me. Next day, with our walk through of this house scheduled in 2 hours, and I … (7 comments)
bad agents: The audacity of need in home sales
- 09/09/12 02:11 AM
The audacity of need in home sales can be palpable. Every seller wants and deserves the highest value they can get for their home when they put it on the market. Quite often a Seller with no real estate knowledge will come up with a price they feel is justified to ask and set their minds on that. Some seller’s go even further and determine what net they need from the sale and from those two figures come up with the conclusion that they must pay a reduced commission to the professional they hire to sell this asset for them. This … (6 comments)
bad agents: Clueless Agents, what do to?
- 05/21/12 10:44 PM
When an agent rejects a perfectly good offer with a value that you know will never appraise, what can you do? I like this agent and my client loves the property, but during our back and forth on the purchase price I was told a number of things about how Appraisers do their job. Not wanting to get into an argument I suggested that he was wrong and that the price they have on their property will not appraise. I was sent a long and nicely written note by the agent, which I appreciated, there just aren’t enough polite agents, but … (6 comments)
What would you do today, if you knew you could not fail? What actions would you take, what would you share and how would you treat the people around you. Storyteller Marketing in Real Estate by Larry Lawfer will explore the real estate industry in MA and beyond through the eyes of the community it's people and stories.
Could you do me a favor, the agent asked me? This was when I called to view her listing and I knew immediately I was in trouble with this one. She wanted me to call her office, speak to a specific Admin and tell her that I had spoken with this agent who will speak to the client, so that she could give me the lock box code now. Jeez. So off I went. No surprise, the admin didn't answer and didn't get back to me. Next day, with our walk through of this house scheduled in 2 hours, and I … (7 comments)
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