I received a call for a mortgage lender who saw my website and flattered me on how aggressive I was on my marketing etc. etc. The first thing I ask to such calls is--are you selling me leads and I am not buying leads. He said he was just looking for a good realtor in this area who he could refer buyers that he had preapproved and the leads were free. He said he has been successful in other markets and when he found the right realtor, he would start a marketing campaign to For Sale By Owners. Something seemed a little off but, after all, I was flattered that he liked my web presence (www.cathytishhouse.com) and what he was selling was free. We talked a few times and when I tried to zero in on how this all worked--there was a piece that did not sit well for me in all that he was promoting--he started getting annoyed. I told him that would not go well if he wanted to work with me and I kept digging around trying to figure out why he was marketing to FSBOs. They are "selling"--how was he going to preapprove buyers. Finally I got that somehow he gets buyers and then he tries to market them to FSBOs as preapproved and that the buyers will pay my commission. I don't quite understand how this all works and I immediately said no thanks--I am not asking my buyers to pay my commission. Has anyone had this experience?
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