Relax and let us process things!

Today's Real Estate market in York Co PA is full of inventory. We have everything available from starter homes for 1st time buyer, 55+ communities, detached single family homes both new construction & re-sales, condos and town homes and McMansions back to the  prices  of 2005.

The Ready, Willing & Able buyers are out there-they are on-line, attending Open Houses and keeping their Buyer's Agent busy looking at all of the options that exist.

These days, with darkness still early in the evening & 2 feet of snow still on the ground my weekends are slammed.

A busy agent is finding themselves showing different buyers properties all weekend long. On Saturdays-One set from 10-1pm another from 2-5pm then Sunday an Open House from 12-2pm then back out with buyers from 2:30-5pm.

As soon as the showing time arrives - buzz buzz buzz. The Blackberry is notifying me of a new email - It's a Feedback request for the showing we are at that very moment.

Wow - there goes the email again--another showing feedback request from the last showing. This continues all day.

Before I can get home, eat & see my family for a few minutes buzz buzz buzz again. This time it's the listing agent personally reaching out --Did you show my property at 123 ABC St today as scheduled? What did your buyers think? Are they writing? The sellers are anxious to know.   Please provide feedback.

Hello- can we have a day to process things? We just previewed 5 homes.   I DID receive your automatic feedback request-I actually prefer this way of providing feedback. Its non threatening and you can't get defensive when I give honest feedback about price & condition.   We need a day to chat, run numbers & see what direction we want to proceed.

Relax-after all its 5pm on Sunday evening. Quite honestly until I am at my desk & looking at our notes I can't really give you a full feedback report.

I do understand at times you may need to reach out to an agent here and there but please give me the chance to respond.  AND because we are pulled in so many directions on the weekends please understand this can wait till Monday morning.

Feedback is important for both the Realtor & Seller to know the public opinions of the price & condition. Beside the sold comparables, the feedback and response from the buyers is very important to agents & sellers alike.

Most quality agents that understand we, as REALTORS® work together. We respect each other and are often Sellers agents and want the same courtesy when you show our listings. The majority of us will complete feedback requests, just RELAX a little.