There is one sure way to drive me crazy if you become a client of mine. Nothing drives me crazier than not being able to get a hold of you after we submit an offer.
Once you put in an offer you need to be accessible by phone. Don't shut off your phone for hours at a time. Please check your email. Please check your voice mail. Things come up that sometimes I need to talk to you.
I had it happen today. Yesterday we put in an offer for a West Bloomfield foreclosure. They told us late yesterday we lost out on the offer. I emailed them this morning to keep us in mind and keep us as a backup offer.
Today at 5:35 in the evening they called. They had a counter offer. They wanted an answer to the counter offer tonight. I needed to be able to reach my client immediately. They wanted an answer tonight and it was already 5:35. I luckily was able to reach my client within an hour.
There has been other times my clients have disappeared off the face of the earth for over 8 hours. One client did lose out because they were unreachable. It's not unusual for the bank to demand a 24 hour response. I remember once having a client get off the subway in New York so they could get a check to overnight to me at 4:00 in the afternoon.
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Russ Ravary
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your local Metro Detroit Realtor helping clients like you sell and buy homes through out the entire Metro Detroit suburbs. I love showing and selling Oakland County and Livingston County Lake front homes too.
It drives me crazy also.
"One Atom Twelve, See the client..APB for the client..."(static, mic keying sharp click) "Roger that dispatch. We're 10-53 (client down) 10-57 (missing person) for dough nuts while we wait..I mean search." Glad you found him. Put a anklet on the next client as they do contracts...embed a micro gps chip in to their earlobe like pets get so you can track with satellite on your phone. They can run, hide but you'll find them as a high tech SWAT real estate broker.
I had to laugh when I saw this! I had a client who didn't have a phone or computer and would occassionally check his email at the library for messages from me. @#$%& Another little old lady with just a cell phone she never turned on. I had to go knock on her door at 11:00 one night in a blizzard trying to keep her from defaulting and losing her earnest money!
You mean we are supposed to get responses from the Listing agent on Repo's. I have to keep calling to get any feedback.
I am surprised that someone would not be reachable when something this serious is on the table. I am not a agent, but I am learning alot from reading the postings from Michigan agents. I think you guys really have your work cut out for you.