Archive for the 'Agent Etiquette' Category

Drive-by Contract Shooting

Investors seem to be taking a shotgun approach to finding steals… fax off several lowball offers on various properties all at once. It’s the latest way to find sellers willing to “give away” their properties.

I have no problem with investors making offers, and there are some sellers who are happy to take them. But don’t waste my time so you don’t waste yours!

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Showing feedback – pretty simple really

So you show your buyer my listing… next day the listing agent calls asking for some feedback. What do you say?

It’s pretty darn simple. What did you and the buyer think of the house? Was it clean? Were there any repairs that your buyer felt should be made? Did it show well? Did it stink of cigarette smoke? Anything else bother your buyer?

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