Agents stormed the house yesterday afternoon. One of them was reasonable, but his accomplice had an unsavory look.
On the phone they hinted that they would like to bring in a client to look at the house. Once in the house, they merely pestered me with how much better they could sell the house if they were my agents. They want 4.5 points, which is more than I am willing to give any agent in the 21st century.1
So I am beginning a newer policy. If you are an agent and you hint you have a client you want to show the house - great. Bring them in and you get 2.5 points. But if you mention this client, show up and try and sell me on your rad repping skillz - and then never bring anyone to my house - then I put you on a blacklist - and you never get a chance to repp for me, ever. I will probably put your name in a list of people who I consider slimy too... just to make the point. In fact, I will post all the reps who made these claims and didn't end up producing a client to show the house to - Ill post the list when we hit the 1 month mark. Agents who bring me a client, they get on the list of potential repping agents if I decide to actually list.
In other news, the actual potential buyer who was sposed to show last night didnt. I understand that this is common. I called back today and got a lame excuse. She may call back this week to reschedule.
Signs are ordered for the open house. Seeing as even intrepid pizza people cant find 18 Greenbank Rd. - These are a good investment.
In other news, the stock markets of the world are deflating like a fart in a wet swimsuit. Bonds are sinking like a drunken snowmobiler on the part of the river where the warm sewage gets pumped back, and gold remains uncannily more valuable than fiat currencies.
Guess which one I switched to back last year?2 Life ain't so bad.
1. Paying an agent more than a lawyer when you can do most of the shopping yourself on the web and with google earth is crazy. Especially for something as simple as a condo or townhouse.
2. Actually, I went to precious metals when the war started, and bonds when the economy "overheated", and seem to have been dealt a hedged hand now that the stock part is all ugly.
On the phone they hinted that they would like to bring in a client to look at the house. Once in the house, they merely pestered me with how much better they could sell the house if they were my agents. They want 4.5 points, which is more than I am willing to give any agent in the 21st century.1
So I am beginning a newer policy. If you are an agent and you hint you have a client you want to show the house - great. Bring them in and you get 2.5 points. But if you mention this client, show up and try and sell me on your rad repping skillz - and then never bring anyone to my house - then I put you on a blacklist - and you never get a chance to repp for me, ever. I will probably put your name in a list of people who I consider slimy too... just to make the point. In fact, I will post all the reps who made these claims and didn't end up producing a client to show the house to - Ill post the list when we hit the 1 month mark. Agents who bring me a client, they get on the list of potential repping agents if I decide to actually list.
In other news, the actual potential buyer who was sposed to show last night didnt. I understand that this is common. I called back today and got a lame excuse. She may call back this week to reschedule.
Signs are ordered for the open house. Seeing as even intrepid pizza people cant find 18 Greenbank Rd. - These are a good investment.
In other news, the stock markets of the world are deflating like a fart in a wet swimsuit. Bonds are sinking like a drunken snowmobiler on the part of the river where the warm sewage gets pumped back, and gold remains uncannily more valuable than fiat currencies.
Guess which one I switched to back last year?2 Life ain't so bad.
1. Paying an agent more than a lawyer when you can do most of the shopping yourself on the web and with google earth is crazy. Especially for something as simple as a condo or townhouse.
2. Actually, I went to precious metals when the war started, and bonds when the economy "overheated", and seem to have been dealt a hedged hand now that the stock part is all ugly.
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