buyer agents: Housewarming Party
- 10/18/14 03:53 PM
A few months ago, I helped a buyer get a sweet home, close to an ice cream stand, which I'd written about. She had a housewarming, and naturally, I showed up with a few tubs of the ice cream. It was a fun get-together, and all was going well, until I met "her friend". This home was in Maryland, and my buyer was pretty convinced she'd be living in Virginia. When I suggested the Maryland alternative, I'd think she only agreed to it because she figured that if she spent one afternoon there, that would be the end of it and (59 comments)
In the past few weeks, I've had 2 different buyers find me. Let me tell you about each, surely you'll see a pattern. Each is a relocation, but that's not the key.
J is from Atlanta, and was being relocated to the greater Washington DC area. He drove up for a weekend to see some homes with his agent (ie, the one prior to me). The agent only had set up one home to show. That didn't go so well. A few weeks later, when J reached out to me, he insisted I (4 comments)
buyer agents: Buyer Homework
- 03/04/12 02:54 AM
It's nice to see how people interpret our behaviors, especially when it works the way I'd like it to. I have a seller client who moved out of state after the sale. I am still staying in touch with him, to ensure evey nip & tuck is complete. Yesterday's phone call alerted me to a missing item from the title company, which I'll follow up on and ensure he's well taken care of. When I inquired as to how the new home search was progressing, he said "Well, my agent gave me some homework, with a list of homes to drive (0 comments)