Ed, Sounds like you were the only agent to do their homework before going on a listing presentation.  Your story explains how you are a full service agent to your clients and know how to get a house sold!  If you had not come along there would have been a lot of problems after a buyer was found.

Thanks for the post.

Gloria

Good evening Ed,

That is showing a client what real customer service looks like! Great job..I'm sure they re still talking about what you were able to do for them!

Ed- in my books this is going above and beyond.  You checked before you went to the appointment and you took the lead in clearing up the permit issues.  It could not have been easy , however with your experience you took what to me would have been a mountain to try to climb and paved a very smooth path for the sellers.

Sweating those details is definitely where we become top notch in our field.  Permits are a HUGE deal.  Glad you were able to get everything in order.

Ed, you absolutely went above and beyond assisting them with obtaining the CO, we all know how time consuming it is to get that one piece of paper.

Good morning Ed. Well done, no matter what you call it. Sure you did what you needed to and can not avoid future issues when the property goes on deposit. That is what sets you apart from the crowd.

Hi Ed.  You are the consummate professional.  Excellent follow up.

You did what a great Realtor should do, Ed and your sellers must be so appreciative of your thoroughness...it counts!!

I liked the way you think and then proceeded...professional

Ed this is a good example of a Realtor who knows what he is doing and what to look for, and those who also tried to get the listing and did not do the homework.  All Realtors/Agents are not created equal.

Ed-   Well done!    That is a fabulous testimonial they wrote up for you!    I always check the building department for open permits,, or discrepancies like you found.   To bring up to code is another deal, however, if there were no permits pulled.   With a house in Redding, the building inspector was going to make the homeowner pull all of the sheet rock and flooring up just to look in order to give a C/O.   He was probably the only one anywhere who would do something that awful, but .....

That was due diligence that you did that few real estate agents bother to do.  Well done!!!!

Way to go Ed!  It's preparation like this that obviously sets you apart from many others.  I'm very impressed with this entry.  

Ed, Nice work doing the advance homework to recognize the problem before it became a deal breaker later!