Being A Home Seller Sucks Worse Than Being A REALTOR(R)!
Laraine, has such a humerous way about her - I'm glad she made this available to repost.
Being a home seller sucks worse than being a REALTOR(R). I should know. I'm both of them. Been wearing the seller shoes since the end of April.
But unlike most sellers, I do everything my REALTOR(R) tells me and always practice what I preach. Right? Wrong! Can you spell "do as I say, not as I do"?
No For Sale sign in the yard (don't want the nosy neighbors to know. I'm sure they won't notice herds of people spilling out of magnetic-signed real estate cars)
No lockbox (don't want people snooping around in the house when I'm not there)
No "get out of Dodge" when buyers come to look (I'll just stay out on the porch - they might have questions)
I do, however, perform the pre-showing interrogation well.
"Do your buyers have a current pre-approval letter or proof of funds?"
"They're from out of town? Are they planning to make a purchase decision while they're here or are they just starting to look? Are they buyers or tire kickers"?
"Do they have a home to sell? Is it under contract? Do you have a copy of the contract on their home? Why are they moving to Florida? What's their astrological sign"?
And, in my defense, I always do the 1 hour Power Clean drill before a showing.
Dust, alcohol spritz the mirrors, remove everything from kitchen counters, hide all evidence of human life, hide all evidence of pet life, toilet lids down, fresh bars of soap out, fresh towels out, empty wastebaskets, turn lights on, open blinds, arrange and light candles, arrange cookies on antique cake pedestal, vacuum, take another spin through the house, put lid back down after hubby uses toilet, anxiously await the arrival of buyers.
So what's the part that sucks, you ask? REALTORS(R) who fail to communicate and can't return a phone call! Of all the things REALTORS(R) suck at, this is the worst.
We had a second showing yesterday with out-of-town buyers. They stayed for almost an hour. Ate cookies, drank ice water, complimented us on how nice everything was, rang every buying signal bell possible and just shy of asking us point blank what we'd take for the house, appeared to be serious players. They even asked about ceiling fans, window coverings, appliances etc.
Afterwards, we anxiously awaited a call from the agent to let us know which way they were going to jump. Were they going to ask for our hand in marriage or choose someone else? No call.
Okay, so they'll call today. 9:00 am came and went. No call. I called and left the REALTOR(R) a voice mail to please call me. Lunch time came and went. No call. Dinner time came and went. No call. Pretty soon it'll be time for bed.
No call. No email. Zip. Nada.
Now I appreciate the fact that it's Father's Day and also Sunday. But a quick courtesy call or email would have been so easy and painless. Let me know something. Even if it's bad news. Don't just leave me hanging!
Is it just me? Or is NO COMMUNICATION the biggest reason it sucks to be a seller and THE biggest reason people think REALTORS(R) suck?
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