Dear Seller.....I DO Feel Responsible For The Sale Of Your Home in Southern California

Oh, I do know how you feel!  So many listing agents do feel as you do...we want our Sellers to sell so they can either be relieved of a headache, a heartache, a potential problem or for happier reasons - so they can move on to new jobs, new lives, etc.  This sums up perfectly the frustration when a home is not selling for no good reason!  I really wish you the best on this one.

Written from the heart.  I think your Sellers probably know that you care about them.  I get that sense just from your posts!  I have had transactions that have kept me awake at night worrying about one thing or another.  I have had Buyers who are afraid of short sales even when the short sale has been approved so perhaps this is what is happening with this one.  Good luck; hope you have a quick change of events with it.

Karen, I agree--this is a job that has some passion for it no doubt about it.  Over the last few years some of our experiences have been something I think we will never forget! 

It sounds like you're doing everything you can do.  Do you get feedback from the open houses?  I comes across that you really care and if I can feel it and I don't even know you, I'm sure your client knows you're doing your best also.

Karen. I think most of us feel the same way. We take what we do very serious. My number one priority is to not let my sellers be foreclosed on. I just worked 9 months on a short sale. My commission was $106. That's right $106. The lender would not allow a commission to be paid to the selling broker because the buyer was also a broker. No matter how hard I tried to fight it they shut me down. So I paid the selling broker. That left me $106.

But the bottom line is the seller avoided foreclosure.

Karen, I know exactly what you mean. I hate to admit the amount of sleep I've lost, worrying about my clients.

Karen, any listing we take on is with the best of intentions to get it sold. A short sale property should be an excellent opportunity for a buyer that is looking for a great buy, as good if not better than a foreclosure. Maybe just an all out blitz to the marketing to try and get someones attention is the answer.

Karen great blog. I like the part of not treating our clients like a number.. Nothing is more important than keeping the humanity in our business and being personable. They will choose us because we are professionals, they will continue to choose us if they like us.

Karen,

I agree. Whether buyers or sellers, they're not just another number.  I imagine your clients are on you mind, even when you aren't supposed to be working.

Karen, 

I hear ya girl.  I feel really strongly about doing my best for a client - and not as much about the paycheck.  It's such an important life element we are involved in, it's hard not to be emotional about it. 

All the best, Michelle

Hi Karen, I agree it's not about the "paycheck" for any one individual transsaction but about the satisfaction of doing the job well as long as both parties are on the same page and working together to the mutually desired goal.    Not only is this a "good thing" but if successful can lead to referrals or just having someone say something good about our profession(always appreciated). 

It's obvious how much you care/feel for your clients Karen. Going above & beyond like you do is 'paying it forward

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