Listing Another Agents Home

Gayle, I've learned the hard way that sometimes doing business with total strangers is easier than with friends, family or colleagues.  With that being said, most of business has been through friends and family...lol!!  I've even had friends/family who were NOT agents email me and forward me their ideas on how to sell their home. 

I see this all the time where one agent has moved away and has asked another of my agents to sell their home for them.  I don't have any objections, but I do know that nearly every day, I will have to listen to the listing agent  for at least 15 minutes talk about how they wish they were able to just do their job and sell the house.  We have never had any bad experience or bad blood come from these transactions, but I think that it is like one doctor working on another doctor. The patient just knows too much and has a hard time of surrendering to the care of the other.  I totally understand and would probably act the same way. Woody

I'm sorry that you are going through this with someone who should know better.  If these people entrusted their house to you then they should allow you to follow your marketing plan to get their home sold.  And I would remind them of this and the fact that you as a colleague are doing this at a reduced price. 

Hopefully if you get this contract then you will not have to have a conversation like this.  But for future you may want to be clear with what services you provide.  Good luck.