"I Know You're a Real Estate Agent . . . Mind if I Ask You a Question?"
I have been asked all sorts of questions that are somewhat related to real estate but in reality they're not. I read Carla's post and I started to laugh and think back to some of the odd questions I've been asked in the past. I must say that I can laugh about them now but I do admit that it's a bit hard not to say what we all really want to say when we get one of those questions as Carla's examples to her question. One positive thing that can come out of this is a potential referral to a member of a referral group you belong to such as BNI or LeTip. It's hard to always find something positive in every situation but if you try hard enough you just might find something. Read on to Carla's post about adventures in real estate.
"I Know You're a Real Estate Agent . . . Mind if I Ask You a Question?"
We all love it when we're asked for our professional real estate advice.
Today, when I was asked the "mind if I ask you a question" question . . . silly me . . . I was actually thinking it would be . . . REAL ESTATE related!
So dude tells me about his sister, down in California . . . Can we say "referral" boys and girls?!? (What part? Karen, Jane, Andi, Ken, Robert, Ralph???)
And how she has a house . . .
YES . . . go on . . . {so far, so good . . . }
And how she has a leak in her toilet . . .
Dammit Jim, I'm a real estate agent not a plumber! {inner monolouge}
And how the leak caused damage . . .
Do I look like a contractor?
And how the insurance company is denying her claim and why would that be . . .
Oh MY GAWD . . . I'm supposed to know insurance coverages of people I've never even met ??
He keeps telling me the story, and my eyes are just rolling around on the insides of my brain . . . PLEASE STOP!!
As politely as I can, I let him know that I can't possibly give him any advice on what's going on with his sister in California, her toilet, the leak in her toilet, the damages caused by the leak in her toilet, her insurance policy which denied the claim for the leak in her toilet . . . and how much it will cost to fix it all.
"Oh, well I thought you'd be able to help . . . BECAUSE YOU'RE A REAL ESTATE AGENT! Thanks anyway . . . "
Here's what I don't do:
- Fix toilets
- Work in California
- Know what your sister's insurance policy covers
- Offer opinions on WHY a toilet might leak
- Address the dry-rot issues in a home I've not even SEEN
Here's what I can do:
- Help you BUY A HOUSE!
And everything . . . and I mean EVERYTHING that is included with a residential home purchase . . . you can ASK ME ANY QUESTIONS YOU WANT!!
But dude . . . seriously!?!?
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Principal Broker/Owner ~ EBAPortland, LLC
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