C'mon agents. We can do better than this!
Ever wonder why the general public has such a low impression of our industry. Eric gives us one example here. How can anybody conclude that this house is rental ready? He says it all in his title..."C'mon agents. We can do better than this! Of course, he's right.
C'mon agents. We can do better than this!
About a week ago, I scheduled an appointment to show a rental property of another company. I usually have my leasing specialist take care of these but it wasn't too far and it got me out of the office a little early that day.
Anyway, I show up at the house to meet the prospective renter. She was with her sister and her younger son. They were all pretty nice people.
Then, we went into the house.
The first thing to greet us was the odor. I couldn't tell right away what it was, but turned out to be an incredible combination of animal feces and urine, wet dog, dirty clothes piled in multiple places and dirty dishes, beer cans and food all piled on the counter and in the sink.
I'm only happy that we went in for one reason. So I could get these pictures! Check them out below.
As a real estate agent, I'm disturbed that someone, anyone, would put this house on the market before it's completely cleaned out. I understand if you're still moving furniture and some other things out, but this place was disgusting.
I called the listing agent afterward and asked why they didn't wait to clean it before letting people in to see it? His response: "Your people should be able to look beyond the condition of the house. Are they still interested?"
How many people do you think that client told about their experience and that house?
I'm sure you'll agree with me when I say...
C'mon agents. We can do better than this!
Eric Michael, Real Estate Professional
Remerica Integrity, Realtors
41000 W. 7 Mile #105
Northville, MI 48167
Cell: 734.564.1519
Fax: 248.912.9996
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