My seller in Nashua NH received a contract on their house in 2010 from a qualified buyer. I was quite surprised to learn that before they would sign the contract they wanted to "google" them.
I am still not sure that is a good reliable source for information. I've read various blogs on it, however, there are lots of people with the same name or versions of the same name.
For example, if you google me, I have 3 variations of my last name with a "hyphen." The name Lori Robertson is common and there are several other Lori Robertson's active on the web. Two of us write, and others hold various professional careers. If you google my full name, hyphenated, or just using the last, you also get multiple people with lots of different information and photos.
I'm not convinced it makes any sense to google anyone. Have we all become so suspicious that we feel that other people are hiding something behind those mysterious dark glasses?
Or... do we judge people because their glasses (the way they move, behave, talk, walk and act) is so very different from ours?
Just because someone looks different or behaves so differently from you doesn't mean there is anything wrong with them. I'm stunned at who buyers and sellers "think" they need to google.
A qualified buyer is a REAL BUYER - end of discussion. I would never suggest to a buyer or a seller that they google anyone. I simply don't believe in the results. I still am totally amazed by the number of buyer and sellers that are "googling" eachother.
Don't get me wrong, I think it is important to be careful and not meet strange people at a house before they have come to the office and I'm not as foolish to believe that someone who comes in the office spouting they have "cash" to spend actually has it. People are not always honest, but I like to give everyone the benefit of the doubt until I know otherwise.
There are also those websites online that say "find out who is looking for you," and it is just a way for them to get you to register and make money off you. They get your name, email and sell it to other marketing companies on the internet. It's a great way for them to build a saleable database.
If you are on the web, remaining anonymous is almost impossible. If you are a real estate agent, you don't want to remain anonymous anyway!
However, just remember to be careful what you post anywhere online because someone is GOOGLING you! Your clients, friends, coworkers, and boss are probably googling you.
As for me, I'll stick to writing blogs, selling real estate, and so on....
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