Real Estate Agent Not Aggressive Enough?….129

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I saw this post on Reddit….I have some thoughts.

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Thoughts:

1. Such a dilemma! I live this!

a. I try to put myself in by client’s shoes as an agent. If I were looking to buy a house, would I want my agent checking in on me every day? Hounding me when I’m not ready? No.

b. Because I don’t want to bother my clients, does that make me a bad agent? Would you prefer I be more aggressive?

c. It’s been my experience that when a buyer wants to actually buy a house, you can tell. They get serious. By that I mean, they do a few things.

1. They get a loan preapproval
2. They see all listings that come in, and they tend to go outside of the listings I send just in case there are any “missed opportunities”
3. They are calling/texting/etc about setting up showings. They are out in the marketplace….

d. If I see that type of behavior…serious buyer interest, I will respond accordingly. I will ask if they want to see more listings in person, I send emails when I see a house that might make sense for them.

4. Home buyers can cycle in and out of the process. As an example, I can have someone who is engaged and wants to see a bunch of houses at first. Maybe we put an offer in on a house and we don’t get it…that might cause the buyer to pause and not look at anything for a while. They are still interested in getting a house, but not as committed as before. A month or two or more could pass and they get motivated to get out there again. I’ve seen this behavior over and over.

5. Is it possible that the agent is waiting for you to make the decision to list your house, or they are under the impression that you would prefer to sell before buy? A mistake in communication? If so, check in with the agent and let them know that you are interested in buying something, give them a time frame, etc.

6. Is your real estate agent a good match for you? I’ve found myself in situations where I just don’t gel with the buyer or seller. Maybe there is a personality conflict, or just something where you don’t see eye to eye. Perhaps this is what is happening here. Sometimes buyers want to lead the hunt for a new home, and sometimes they would prefer their agent do it.

7. Is it possible that the agent picked up some bad vibes when you trashed your previous real estate agent? I’ll put forth an example. Say I meet a buyer for the first time and within 5 minutes they are trashing an agent. Then they say that they sued everyone on the last deal and that they hate real estate agents in general. When you walk through their house to get a good idea of pricing strategy, there are all these signs on doors that say don’t open, and terrible smells.

a. The real estate agent wants you to help them grow their business by offering a good word if they’ve done a good job. Actively crushing the previous agent isn’t a red flag, but it is noteworthy
b. You had to sue people. Real estate agents aren’t lawyers. We try to avoid getting sued as it is expensive in terms of time and money. If a real estate agent thinks you could be overly litigious, they may not want to work with you.
c. Your house has signs of a serial killer. Who puts signs on bedroom doors to stay out? Who lets the smell in their house get to a point where you don’t even want to know what is behind the door?

It’s possible the real estate agent doesn’t want to work with you and rather than tell you that you might be a serial killer its best to just stay unengaged.

7. I think that in the time you wrote your post on reddit, you could have just as easily sent a text/email to your agent and perhaps gotten on better footing.

Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/RealEstate/comments/p6dtms/bad_realtor/

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