What Doesn't Kill You Will Just Make You Stronger?

By
Real Estate Agent with CENTURY 21 Preferred

"What doesn't kill you will just make you Stronger!"  That's what my grandfather taught me.  He used toTree Creature, Run Forest Run, tree with face heckle anyone, anything, anywhere and anytime.....maybe that is why I am now a heckler.  I'll give you a few examples:

1.  I'm at the movies, with my wife, during the opening week of one of the Lord of the Rings movies and at the part where the hobbit creature is sitting atop of a tree, as it's racing down to save all the other trees in the forest......the theater is quiet, the music dramatic, and I yell ..."RUN FOREST, RUN!".  Imagine hysterical laughter for the next 10 minutes as trees are running around everywhere trying to save their world.Upset, angry pitcher

 

2.  I'm at a minor league baseball game.  The home team is down by two runs in the 7th inning and up to bat in a tough game.  The visitors put in a relief pitcher to start the inning and I start yelling...."Pitchers Got a Rubber Arm!" or "We Want a Pitcher not a Belly Itcher!!"....childish, yes or course, but after four relief pitchers, bases loaded in the 7th, 8th, and 9th innings, AND THREE runs later, the home team wins.  Was it me?  Or just good baseball?

And Lastly....

3.  I'm in my office going through the MLS reading the showing instructions:  "Can only be shown on Saturdays from 1 - 3 pm", "Tenant requires 1 week notice (or more) to show, because they are uncooperative.", "Owner having personal difficulty with sale of home, drive by only",  "Out of Area Agents must call for access. (FROM AN OUT OF AREA AGENT WHO IS NOT USING A LOCAL LOCK BOX).", and my favorite, "Don't call me for any reason I will not take your call."

If these are your showing instructions, I don't mean to be insensitive but, I WILL PROBABLY HECKLE YOU!  It might be in the privacy of my office, over the phone, or maybe even in person.  I don't intend for it to be mean, but C'MON!  If just getting in to show your listing is this big of a deal, it's just a guess, (and I REALLY hope I'm wrong) but it seems like YOU are probably going to be a PAIN IN THE ASS TO WORK WITH for the next 30-45 days, but hey, what doesn't KILL me will just make me stronger! Right?

Thanks Grandpa, miss you! 

Posted by

 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

 I am experienced with Short Sales and Foreclosure properties.  Buyers and Sellers wanted! Referrals welcome.   Menifee, Murrieta and Temecula Homes FOR SALE.  Contact Paul Wilkinson, GRI, REALTOR® for more information and questions. 

Paul C Wilkinson, GRI, REALTOR, homes for sale in Menifee, Temecula, Murrieta, Foreclosures, Short Sales© 2014 All Rights Reserved, Paul C Wilkinson.

 Each CENTURY 21 Office is Independently Owned and Operated.  

Facebook Logo 

Comments (5)

Kristen Wheatley
Better Homes & Gardens | The Masiello Group - Brunswick, ME
Supporting Success - Best Job in the World!

LOL.  Great post!  You'd be a lot of fun at any movie I imagine.  I wonder sometimes what sellers would think if they saw the internal remarks or written showing instructions of their agents.  Just for kicks I keep a few of the doozies with me to take to listing appointments in case I end up with a seller who wants to seriously limit showings or has some other counter productive demands.  Once they see these dim witted remarks in print, they change their mind.

Jun 01, 2010 08:18 AM
Paul C. Wilkinson
CENTURY 21 Preferred - Menifee, CA
GRI, REALTOR -Menifee, Murrieta, Temecula - (951)

Thanks Kristen -  I too am amazed with the difficulty it is to show buyers a listed property, especially when their time may be limited because of work, kids, etc...in when they may be available to look.

Jun 01, 2010 08:36 AM
Craig Rutman
Helping people in transition - Cary, NC
Raleigh, Cary, Apex area Realtor

Any agent with showing instructions like those clearly doesn't have a grasp on his business. Imagine how he'll handle negotiations if you were actually ever able to get in to see the home, and then presented an offer!

Jun 01, 2010 08:48 AM
Paul C. Wilkinson
CENTURY 21 Preferred - Menifee, CA
GRI, REALTOR -Menifee, Murrieta, Temecula - (951)

Craig -  I actually had a listing agent tell me (after getting an offer accepted on a short sale), that they didn't care about my client, their client or whether the transaction ever closed or not, and if my buyers didn't like it then maybe I should cancel and get an offer accepted elsewhere....that was 30 days of pure HELL!

Jun 01, 2010 08:57 AM
Janice Sutton
1st Stage Property Transformations - Murrieta, CA
Home Stager - Temecula Murrieta

Funny and sad post at the same time!!  Some of those showing instructions are unbelievable.  It is refreshing to know there are RE Agents that want to help people buy or sell properties. Best to you! :)

Jun 03, 2010 05:43 PM

What's the reason you're reporting this blog entry?

Are you sure you want to report this blog entry as spam?