I was going to use the title "The difference between successful and failed real estate transactions is you not being a dink!" But, it was too long!
This morning I reached an agreement with an out of town Realtor who represents clients wishing to purchase an acreage I'm marketing. We've been working on this for days; its complex, there are 5 stakeholders involved and some are out of town. In the beginning we were acres apart (no pun intended...well, sort of intended). Without a doubt, the reason we were able to come to a win/win for our clients is because both Realtors acted with professional courtesy and timely responses.
Fortunately it is rare; but on occasion you hear or experience some blowhard Realtor completely ruining a perfectly good transaction because of their rude or unprofessional behavior toward another colleague or the colleague's client. THIS IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOO DUMB! Dear Realtor, it is not about YOU! It is not about how YOU feel or what You want or whether you deem your precious ego has been treated without due deference.
Professional Realtors are in the business of winning FOR THEIR CLIENTS. What does this mean? Repeating myself from an earlier blog it means all offers are first met with a sincere thank you and a sincere effort to see if a win/win can be achieved.
How could it possibly be in the best interest of home owners or sellers to have their own agent's ego muddying the sale?
Hat's off to the pros! To the ego maniacs out there, consider a new line of work. We're in the service industry and you serve no one by putting yourself first.
This morning I reached an agreement with an out of town Realtor who represents clients wishing to purchase an acreage I'm marketing. We've been working on this for days; its complex, there are 5 stakeholders involved and some are out of town. In the beginning we were acres apart (no pun intended...well, sort of intended). Without a doubt, the reason we were able to come to a win/win for our clients is because both Realtors acted with professional courtesy and timely responses.
Fortunately it is rare; but on occasion you hear or experience some blowhard Realtor completely ruining a perfectly good transaction because of their rude or unprofessional behavior toward another colleague or the colleague's client. THIS IS SOOOOOOOOOOOOO DUMB! Dear Realtor, it is not about YOU! It is not about how YOU feel or what You want or whether you deem your precious ego has been treated without due deference.
Professional Realtors are in the business of winning FOR THEIR CLIENTS. What does this mean? Repeating myself from an earlier blog it means all offers are first met with a sincere thank you and a sincere effort to see if a win/win can be achieved.
How could it possibly be in the best interest of home owners or sellers to have their own agent's ego muddying the sale?
Hat's off to the pros! To the ego maniacs out there, consider a new line of work. We're in the service industry and you serve no one by putting yourself first.
2 comments:
Patrick wants you to add a comma after pros....
Thank Patrick for his edit idea; all fixed....
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