Why Won't She Call?
Several weeks ago I made plans to go to San Francisco. The minute I booked my hotel online, I received an inquiry in my email box from a prospective client who lives in . . . of all places, San Francisco!
I replied and mentioned my trip and suggested meeting up while I was down there. She thought that was a SPLENDID idea.
A few more email exchanges and I realized . . . she wasn't going to buy for another (and I'm not making this up) two years!
A lot can change in two years, including plans to BUY in Portland. Since that was the case, i.e., she wasn't a READY, willing and/or able buyer, I decided to take some true time off. I didn't see the point of extending my vacation plans to include someone who was so far off from buying . . . if they did at all.
But then I had a thought . . . I mentioned if she had ever thought about buying a property and renting it out? The prices in the Portland Metro market compared to the San Francisco market would make an investment seem like a no brainer.
She emailed back and said that she had never thought of that and it was a great idea/suggestion.
I asked her to contact me, by phone, so we could discuss the nuances of buying a investment property and renting it out.
She did not call me.
I went on vacation.
When I came back, I reached out to her and asked if she was still interested in that notion. I asked her to call me.
She emailed back saying she's been approved for $250,000.
I emailed back and I asked her to call me, stating there is much to discuss and $250,000 -- while nice to be pre-approved -- was only a very small part of the overall process . . . ESPECIALLY when considering an investment / rental.
Please call me.
I would call her, but she didn't provide me with her phone number.
She instructed me to send her listings in neighborhoods that would make sense.
Yeah, sure . . .
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