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Real estate sales is a service business. So please understand when we ask you to schedule our time in advance.

Reblogger SarahGray Lamm
Real Estate Agent with Allen Tate Realtors Chapel Hill, NC 919-819-8199

Thanks to Richard Weisser for eloquently explaining why a successful real estate agent schedules business by appointment! There seems to be a perception that since the "real estate market is bad" many agents have nothing to do all day and will always be available to anyone on a moment's notice. Nothing could be further from the truth for those of us who are committed to providing the levels of service and skill that have made us successful over many years. Might I humbly suggest that finding a truly experienced agent, whose advice will be invaluable to you, is absolutely worth making an appointment!

Original content by Richard Weisser

 

Real estate is a service business!I got a call from a nice young man yesterday afternoon. He was here from out of town for the weekend and had found a house on the Internet and wanted to see it right away.

The problem was, my business partner and I were already scheduled out for the day and we were physically unable to set aside enough time to properly help him.

We did manage to squeeze in enough time to show him the house he wanted to see which did not meet his expectations, and then he asked if we had “others” that we could show him.

We did have others that we could show him, but we did not have the time to either set up the appointments or to show the properties. We told him that we would be glad to allocate some time the following day, but he insisted that he would be returning home in the morning.

I explained that real estate sales was a service business, and that we worked by appointment. And in reality, our time was better spent with pre-qualified, ready, willing, and able buyers that had been scheduled in advance.

I suppose that many people assume that we sit by the telephone and wait for it to ring. Nothing could be further from the truth.

We are constantly adjusting our schedules to both meet with clients and to deal with all of the necessary paperwork and follow-up. It’s a struggle just keeping up with everything that needs to be done.

And in order to best serve our clients, we need to set aside enough time to take care of THEIR needs! Otherwise, we will both be disappointed with the outcome.

 

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SarahGray Lamm is a licensed, full time, residential real estate professional in the Triangle area of North Carolina with over 100,000 hours of experience. She specializes in serving the real estate needs of home sellers, home buyers and investors in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Durham and Northern Chatham County and is proudly associated with Allen Tate Realtors, the Carolinas #1 independent realty company.

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Comments(3)

Lorraine or Loretta Kratz
Crescent Moon Realty, Inc. & Land N Sea Auctions. - San Marcos, CA
Certified Negotiation Consultants

The fact that the public perceive us (real estate agents) as not having a schedule is something we need to take responsibility for -- so often I hear and see agents cancel plans to show property and I marvel at agents showing property on the fly when they do not know if this person can even purchase the home. Yes, I know that times are tough.

The basic's are still necessary.

Aug 16, 2010 02:25 AM
Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

SarahGray - how ironic. I reblogged this article too. I thought it was right on target.

Jeff

Aug 16, 2010 03:14 AM
Gene Mundt, IL/WI Mortgage Originator - FHA/VA/Conv/Jumbo/Portfolio/Refi
NMLS #216987, IL Lic. 031.0006220, WI Licensed. APMC NMLS #175656 - New Lenox, IL
708.921.6331 - 40+ yrs experience

SarahGray:  I totally agree with Richard's response.  He was spot on!  But I have a tendency to believe that the problem isn't with a disrespect for agents or brokers in general ... but a disrespect for others in general.  Agents/Brokers are not the only ones seeing this.  It's a broad dismissal of other's feelings and life.  We've lost much of our manners, concern, and respect for one another across the board.

Richard was totally right in demanding the respect he deserves.  We all are ...

Gene

Aug 16, 2010 02:23 PM