Not many words in our vocabulary frustrate me more than the word "Pending". Don't get me wrong, I like what it means but it has way to many interpretations for any true meeting of the minds. Whenever I hear a listing I want to show is Pending my first thought is "Really...why is listed as Active?". I understand some clients demand you not mark them Pending, but how can we say a listing is Active if it has an accepted offer on it and no one can show it or write a back up offer? I just tried to set up 6 showings listed Active on our MLS. Of course 2 were pending, waiting for inspections and one was a short sale gone wrong that hadn't been updated yet to reflect the $20K increase in list price. That's 50% that show Active but are not. I am sure every Board has their own rules covering what constitutes Pending but from someone trying to sell those properties it is frustrating to try and put a schedule together working around half truths. Maybe we need a KINDA PENDING choice. Best of luck in all you do and thanks for reading.
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