I have to share this with the group. So I pick up a new buyer last week and we're in the process of sizing up homes and we're going through to arrange the homes that he wants to see. We narrow it down to probably four or five and I start making calls to schedule the showings and out of the four, three of them went just like this.
Me: "Hi _______? This is Eric Richardson with Keller Williams I wanted to schedule a time to show your listing on Stray Fox Road"
Agent: "Absolutely what time were you thinking?"
Me: "How's 4:00?"
Agent: "Perfect"
Me: "Great, I will call you with any feedback I get from my buyer"
(and here is where it derails)
Agent: "Okay...(almost in a singing tone) Bring me a contract..."
Is this some new way that REALTORS are saying goodbye to each other? I completely missed that policy change in my last CE class. I just don't get it -- is it nervous excitement that someone is going to look at the house? Is it the fact that you can hear the seconds ticking away on your listing agreement?
I always have to kind of giggle when I am hanging up because I just don't know what to say at that point. If I say, "Okay" then I'm lying. If I say, "I'll try" then I could be found guilty of steering. If I say, "We'll see what happens" then I feel like I've got a lot of pressure on me while showing that house. That's just not right.
Nothing earth shattering in this post. Just a little glimpse of humor in our everyday lives.
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