So I made the rounds yesterday to FSBOs I am working with (notice I did not say stalking!) and at the last one the homeowner was not home. He never is, we just talk on the phone. I was stopping by to check in, we hadn't talked in over a week. I had a copy of the full page ad being run in USA Today (by Realogy, parent company of Coldwell Banker etc) which is trying to make the point that it's still a great time to buy. I wanted the FSBOs to see we at Coldwell Bankere Flanagan Realty are trying to recruit buyers for the listings we have-wouldn't it be great to add their home to our inventory and thus accomplish their of selling goal??
Well, I had left the info on the door and as I was walking away Mr Seller came to the door. He didn't see me around the corner. "oh my God, not another Realtor! AARRGH!!" I poked my head around and introduced myself. Once he realized it was me he said "Oh no, I didn't mean you..." I could only wonder WHO did he mean and HOW had they been bothering him? I know we can be a pesky group, one FSBO actually called me aggressive which if you knew me you you would know what a total joke that is. I can be afraid of my own shadow and the fact that I can even talk to FSBOs amazes me...
So what i want to know from my AR comrades who may work with FSBOs what works and what doesn't?? I have had modest success and it's not a source of business I count on--I would just like to hear some experience of other agents-thanks!
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