Okay, I need to rant for a minute. I've shown a lot of property lately. Since I only represent buyers, my feedback is usually limited to material defects and "the buyer wasn't overly impressed." I did tell one agent after Sunday that the house was not clean because one of the three cats had thrown up on the sofa.
But this Sunday, I had a listing agent who wouldn't set up a showing because she was having an open house and didn't want to inconvenience her sellers for a separate showing so she forced us to her open house. (This may have been a tactical error, but that's another topic.) While there, I noticed some issues with the home, which I questioned her about and she had no answers nor did she care about getting any answers. Fine. She knows what I think of the house because I stood there and talked to her about it. She has now sent me two e-mails asking for feedback! What part of "I was there and talked to you and you didn't seem to care" wouldn't she like to hear?
Then there is the listing agent who called me for feedback on Monday, which I gave him. (He's part of a mother-son team that should just be a mother because he doesn't quite understand real estate, and that's being kind, but) I gave him feedback. Today I get an e-mail asking for feedback.
Stop it!!! If you already have my feedback, don't ask for it again. Would you like to hear "my buyers still don't like it"? How about "I don't recall being there."
My point is this: Are you representing your seller better if you harrass the buyer's agent? OR If you can't remember what I said two days ago, what difference does it make what I say now?
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