Im baffled by this and am hoping that any reader may have some insight for me.
I have been working with a client for about 6 months. She has been renting and has asked me several times to find a place in a specific area, within a certain price, etc. Parameters have been given and taken into consideration. The kicker for me is, I have provided her about 5 homes in her criteria and she is unwilling to compromise at all. Its either on too big of a hill, too small, too big, bad vibes, too busy,or just not right.
Question… since when do we find the perfect house? I am beginning to think that she is just not a ready client and/or she is just not ready to really buy a house. Am I rght?
As an agent, I like to think I’m very patient and often over pleasing. But I don’t want the client to think that I’m not hearing her correctly and just wanting to waste time. I have asked several times for her feedback and to my disappointment, am still in first gear.
Oh well, just needed to vent my frustrations and perhaps look forward to another point of view before I put her on the back burner. Though it doesn’t take much effort to locate the houses, it does pose brain stress in trying to please her.
If you have an agent you enjoy working with, please communicate clearly and provide the courtesy of being somewhat compliant in all possible ways. Afterall, as a realtor, that’s what I like to pride myself in doing as well.
What is it that clients want from their realtors? To be the chauffer? Confidant? Concerned agent? Tell me!!! I still am amazed at the different answers I have heard for this question. I am hoping that my clients just want a loyal agent that will look after their best interest. That is my drive in gaining their trust and loyalty.
If you have other answers, I’d appreciate and would love to share. In the meantime, I will remain the loyal agent to my clients where they can feel comfortable in asking anything regarding real estate. I will do my best to look out for their best interest in any transaction. If I am off based, let me know so I wo’t waste any more time.
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Wow. I just attended a seminar about the world of social media. There’s the infamous Facebook, Twitter, Tweetdeck, My space, Etc… I left there feeling so hyped up and ready to get onto my computer to activate and start my road onto this endless journey. Only I realized that as I sat here, in front of my beloved computer, that I was key frightened and numb again as to what the heck I just tried to learn. Well that is the same feelings some of my clients get when they start their journey to house hunting. The best thing I got out of this seminar was to take it one step at a time and not to rush into something beyond my comprehension. Like house hunting, take it one step at a time. Don’t try to do everything at one time. Make a plan, set your time goals, ask all the questions needed to get you to do what you had set out for.
Always remember..persistance pays off.
