Hello?????...... Do You Think It's Possible to Get a Showing Appointment?

Sally, Sally, Sally!  Do you not realize just how busy real estate agents are?  I mean, they have listings to get entered into the MLS, other listings that need to be enhanced on their websites and on Realtor.com, property flyers to create and distribute, ads to put into newspapers, other ads to get into Homes and Land and other real estate magazines, and e-mail blasts to send to area agents so that they can get these properties sold!  Do you really think they have time to call you back so that a potential buyer can go look at the property? 8-)  Seriously though, I think some agents shoot themselves in the foot by not being more proactive toward other agents and their potential buyers.  But, as someone else already said, this makes it so much easier for you to stand out from the crowd!

~Renae

I just figured out how to get those listing agents to call back!

I mentioned someone I had been trying to get ahold of for the last 3 weeks to a month last night.  I called this morning on an 800 # he had posted on his website for buyers. 

I didn't mention being an agent on the message, just my first name and that I wanted some more information on that property.  Twenty minutes later my phone rang.  Guess he wanted to double end it.  :)

Sally - yes, setting applintments sometimes can be aggravating. In my area most are lockboxes and we are told to call the sellers in most cases - leave a message and go, that sort of thing. I am always amazed at the number of agents who don;t return calls. Had one the other day when I was out with people - called the agent on the spot to get into a vacant property no avail. Never DID get a call back about showing his listing.

Jeff 

Hello Sally,

 Really liked your post/ Blog on agents in Hawaii, sounds like Las Vegas. I have called listing agents and only get a voice-mail and or no call back. I try to show only vacant homes because sometimes it will take 2-3 days to be able to get in the house.

With the market the way it is you get a bunch of agents that are lazy and I really wonder if they want to sell the home they have listed.

Investors have arrived in Las Vegas and are buying Bank owned properties, sitting on them till the market goes back up and flipping them.

I really think some times that the Investors, etc. create this market like this so they can make money off the foreclosed homes, sad isn't it.

I will keep you Post/Blog and read it over, I really like it.

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Sally,

Good post.  If there is any good coming out of the current downturn in the real estate market nationwide is that most of these psuedo Realtors will disappear.  We, and the public, will be better for it.

All ... hang in there and keep commuicating.