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All in a Day's Work....

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Real Estate Agent with RE/MAX Above & Beyond

Around here, and in other parts of the country I suspect, showings on listings are not to be missed..not ever...for any reason, cause you know....it just might be THE one.

A couple of days a go a showing was scheduled on a beautiful listing of mine. Naturally, I was thrilled. As I was entering my office, I received a call from the showing service that the agent could not get in because the combo he had would not open the lock box. So even though it had been shown alst week without incident, I gave another combo to try. Five minutes later I got a call from the agent who said,"Barb, I have tried both combos and it just will not work."

So I told him I had a spare key (never list a  home without making a spare copy of the key) and that I could be at the property in 12 minutes (if I got all green lights). I was about 6 minutes into my trip when he called again and said, "Turn around...I was at the wrong house!"

I laughed my you know what off and thanked him for coming clean!

 

 

not this house

this house

Comments (12)

Christine Donovan
Donovan Blatt Realty - Costa Mesa, CA
Broker/Attorney 714-319-9751 DRE01267479 - Costa M

At least he fessed up and hopefully got to see your listing.

 

I always try to make it easy to see a listing, but things happen.

Jul 15, 2010 04:16 PM
Matt Grohe
RE/MAX Concepts - Des Moines, IA
Serving the metro since 2003

Barb: I had that happen to me on the buy side a few months back, houses were on the same street, both Cape Cod styles, street numbers transposed.

Jul 15, 2010 04:20 PM
Barb Szabo, CRS
RE/MAX Above & Beyond - Cleveland, OH
E-pro Realtor, Cleveland Ohio Homes

Christine, Yes I did not have it in my heart to get angry.

Matt, My pics don't really paint a true picture as the homes in this subdivision pretty much all look the same. but I just had to laugh because I have done it too LOL

Jul 15, 2010 04:25 PM
Sheldon Neal
Bergen County, NJ - RE/MAX Real Estate Limited - Maywood, NJ
That British Agent Bergen County NJ

LOL ! Good for him for coming clean - we are all human :o)

Cheers Barb ! Hope you are well :o)

Jul 15, 2010 04:35 PM
Roger D. Mucci
Shaken...with a Twist 216.633.2092 - Euclid, OH
Lets shake things up at your home today!

Coming clean with you made it much easier to swallow Barb...........fun story..........things like this do happen all the time.

Jul 15, 2010 04:55 PM
Nancy Williams
Coldwell Banker Homestead Group Select Professionals - Harrisburg, PA

Good for you for always making extra keys as well as being so accessible and willing to pop out

Jul 15, 2010 05:03 PM
Wade Kawahara
Dominion Real Estate Partners, LLC - Phoenix, AZ

Thanks for the idea about the spare key and thanks for the humorous story.

Jul 15, 2010 06:35 PM
Bill Gassett
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Hopkinton, MA
Metrowest Massachusetts Real Estate

Wow that is really hard to do Barb! I can only imagine the embarrassment with his client.

Jul 16, 2010 01:11 AM
Barb Szabo, CRS
RE/MAX Above & Beyond - Cleveland, OH
E-pro Realtor, Cleveland Ohio Homes

Sheldon, I have to give him credit. I am well but have a teen learning to drive (sign of the cross) LOL

Hi Roger, You have to laugh at stuff like this!

Nancy, I learned the extra key thing a long time ago;)

Wade, My pleasure

Hi Bill, I was hoping they would feel badly enough to buy the house but not this time!

Jul 16, 2010 02:05 AM
Carra Riley & Declan Kenyon
Brokers Guild Cherry Creek Ltd - Westminster, CO
Helping people Transition at all ages!

Barb....Kudos to the agent for telling the truth.  Hopefully, he did get into your listing as well.

Jul 16, 2010 10:56 AM
Barb Szabo, CRS
RE/MAX Above & Beyond - Cleveland, OH
E-pro Realtor, Cleveland Ohio Homes

Hi Carra, He did get in but he did not sell it:(

Jul 16, 2010 01:58 PM
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Barb~

 

Good story and good-natured response...thanks for the smile this afternoon!

Jul 31, 2010 08:18 AM