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If You're Not Prepared, OWN UP (High Expectations or a Rant, You Decide!)

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Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams Realty - Atlantic Shore

 

I got a call earlier today from an agent acting as a buyers agent.  

I say to him/her...If You're Not Prepared, OWN UP!


Little Egg Harbor REALTOR Laura GiannottaShe/he said,"I called several times yesterday, and didn't get an answer".  

"Guess what," I say, "Your number doesn't show up on my phone, and my office has no record of your call til 11:45 this morning,"

This was politely stated at 12:15pm today.  

Shortly after 2pm the agent called back and said, "My clients will be arriving in the next 15 minutes, have you contacted the seller yet."

After the agent's nasty message how I don't return phone calls, I was cool.  

"Yes," I said, "I've put out several calls to the sellers, but they've not been answered."

And the buyer's agent asked, "So what's the problem?"

Said, but not spoken, "Well, in addition to you saying you called several times and there's no record of it, or that you said your clients home was paid off, but later in the conversation retracted that to say they only had a small amount to pay off.  Or that their house is not listed yet"  

Said and spoken, "I don't know...it must be a terrible problem."

Yes, and because you've been so honest with me, I want to work with you!

  

(Special note to readers....This is a rant, and it's a public rant.  Said but not spoken is the key!)


And I did try to contact the seller's! And biting one's tongue is painful!

Charlie Ragonesi
AllMountainRealty.com - Big Canoe, GA
Homes - Big Canoe, Jasper, North Georgia Pros

Today a message popped up in my Cell phone that said you have a new voice mail. It turned out to be from WED !!! So who knows... But in your case it seems to be fairly obvoius what hapened. Nice rant

Sep 09, 2011 08:09 AM
Amy Hahn
Pine Knoll Shores Realty - Morehead City, NC
Realtor/Broker - Crystal Coast, NC

Laura - You know we will listen to you rant anytime (although, you rarely do).  I just have one thing to be said (not spoken)..... ARGHHHHHHH!

Sep 09, 2011 08:42 AM
William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

HMMM...I am thinking that maybe, um well, HMMM yea it could have...

Sep 09, 2011 08:57 AM
Laura Giannotta
Keller Williams Realty - Atlantic Shore - Little Egg Harbor, NJ
Your Realtor Down the Shore!

All Mountain...that would assume I had no other calls, I have missed calls (which I returned) and incoming calls...

Amy, silence is a better part of valor!  (I don;t know who said that, but I'm sticking to it!) 

Sep 09, 2011 09:00 AM
Laura Giannotta
Keller Williams Realty - Atlantic Shore - Little Egg Harbor, NJ
Your Realtor Down the Shore!

William, I might not be from MN...but I can smell moose stuff!

 

Sep 09, 2011 09:02 AM
Steve Loynd
Alpine Lakes Real Estate Inc., - Lincoln, NH
800-926-5653, White Mountains NH

Laura...I'm the Managing - Principal broker in my office, and got a call from a buyer agent who proceeded to tell me "one of my agents was not doing their job" (I knew differently)...when I asked to talk to his boss, he said we don't have to make a federal case out of it. I said you called me (my agents boss) why wouldn't I want to speak to your supervisor?...NEVER MIND was the last thing I heard before he hung up rather quickly.

Sep 09, 2011 09:15 AM
Brin Realty Associates Team At Bean Group
Bean Group | Brin Realty Associates - Amherst, NH
Amherst NH homes and Southern NH real estate
You handled it like the true professional you are...how do you put a bandaid on your tongue that might be bleeding?
Sep 09, 2011 09:38 AM
Steven Cook
No Longer Processing Mortgages. - Tacoma, WA

I hear that ice works well on bitten tongue.  You did very well under the circumstances.

Sep 09, 2011 09:42 AM
Kristine Ginsberg
Elite Staging and Redesign, LLC - Short Hills, NJ
NJ Home Stager

Laura - you exercised extreme restraint of tongue and kudos to you for handling yourself like the professional you are. Most of us would have had a few things to say.....and not been able to handle it like you did! How annoying, and people forget about caller ID - it doens't lie!

Sep 09, 2011 12:57 PM
Sally K. & David L. Hanson
EXP Realty 414-525-0563 - Brookfield, WI
WI Real Estate Agents - Luxury - Divorce

Some days are like that...they almost don't have...sorta kinda....thought they did....urgh !

Sep 10, 2011 01:06 AM