Silence Is Golden . . . . . . . . . . . . Except in Real Estate

Hi Carla... everytime I think I've heard just about everything in this business, I hear a story like this one. Wish it was Wednesday again, as I am truly wordless!

Carla - yikes! That is one thing I always ask and make arrangements for when clients are out of town. They need to be available (which is pretty easy these days). Except if you're at a silence retreat......huh?  How did she know that!!!

Complete insanity. What kind of crazy is this???

Too funny!  I'm sure it wasn't for your buyer, but a "silence" retreat sounds a bit phishy!  Hope it works out for you all!

Carla- very odd and I would have thought that the listing agent would have planted the "if you go out of town seed."

Carla,

ok...weird is common in our industry...so what happened? Did the silent seller finally return from silence camp>? and what happened with the offer?

When are u closing? or did your buyer choose another property durning the 

silent time out?....Best wishes....Mike Schneider, ABR, CDPE, SFR.

                                                           Brokerocity  (Chicago + Southern Wisconsin)

I had not heard of adult "time out" sort of style retreats...during every listing we always say..if you are going to be out of town, be sure we have a way to contact you and you to respond...quickly !

People are different, that's for sure...

Sounds like the listing agent needs to have a serious conversation with the seller.   Very few buyers are going to be willing to wait 10 days for a response to their offer.

I had a well qualified buyer which should have been a smooth closing. A week before closing, the bank is stalling and asking for all kinds of riduculous things that made no sense.

I then learn that the buyer just bought a commercial building, and applied for a loan at the same bank as their home mortgage... I HAD NO IDEA!

Eve

Carla, that seems rather bizarre...I hope that the agent doesn't come back with multiple offers during this time of "silence."

Just to play devil's advocate - perhaps the listing agent found out by calling the seller's place of work. 

Even if one "texts" in CAPITAL LETTERS WITH A LOT OF !!!!!!! IT ISN'T LOUD! But gets the message!! Put it on vibrate that'll get a rise out of them I'm sure!!!

Well Your Silence is Golden message came in LOUD and CLEAR!  I am amazed at the strange things we experience on a daily basis in this business.  Someone has to write a book on this stuff!  It would be a hilarious or eye-opening book for sure.  I hope when they get back from their trip that you get the offer accepted.

You can't make things like this up.  Truth is stranger than fiction, especially in real estate.

Some agents are just not detail oriented. This is inexcusable to me.  This is one of the questions I always ask when dealing with buyers or sellers--do you have any special events planned or out of town trips that I need to be aware of?

Great post.  I'd like to know more about this Silence Retreat....can I send my kids there...ha!  Make it a great day!

Hard to say for sure if she knew ahead of time, or maybe last minute announcment from the seller.

I had buyers while in contract do the same to me once. They went camping for a week in a remote area that I couldn't reach by cell phone.  They never told me they were going. They finally called me four days later from a pay phone in a town 20 miles from to inform me they'd be home in a few days. 

Some people just don't have a clue. 

Hi Carla Muss-Jacobs, Principal Broker (503) 810-7192 ,  I agree!  If she knew she was going out of town, why did she put her house on the market.  It coud be the agent droppe the ball and didn't want to take the blame!