Comments on: If anyone ever writes a real estate survival kit…. http://raincityguide.com/2006/04/27/if-anyone-ever-writes-a-real-estate-survival-kit/ Seattle's Leading Resource for Real Estate Information Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:19:13 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Real Estate Taxi http://raincityguide.com/2006/04/27/if-anyone-ever-writes-a-real-estate-survival-kit/#comment-341497 Real Estate Taxi Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:05:49 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/04/27/if-anyone-ever-writes-a-real-estate-survival-kit/#comment-341497 HAHAHAHA that was great!! HAHAHAHA that was great!!

]]> By: ARDELL http://raincityguide.com/2006/04/27/if-anyone-ever-writes-a-real-estate-survival-kit/#comment-5328 ARDELL Fri, 28 Apr 2006 20:51:50 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/04/27/if-anyone-ever-writes-a-real-estate-survival-kit/#comment-5328 I love a buyer who knows when to "cut to the chase" and stop a tour that's going nowhere fast. In fact I stop after each three, if I can tell something isn't "right" about the homes on the tour. Usually it's price and we go and get coffee or a snack and talk about it. While they are eating I quickly call all of the appointments that I had scheduled and cancel them, and make appointments for a whole new group that works better for the client. Many people start out wanting to spend $350,000, but when they see what $350,000 will get them, they up it to not more than $400,000. If you know that after one or two houses, why waste the buyer's time completing "the tour you "carefully scheduled"? Time to switch gears cause it ain't about you.  NO WHINERS :-) I love a buyer who knows when to “cut to the chase” and stop a tour that’s going nowhere fast. In fact I stop after each three, if I can tell something isn’t “right” about the homes on the tour. Usually it’s price and we go and get coffee or a snack and talk about it. While they are eating I quickly call all of the appointments that I had scheduled and cancel them, and make appointments for a whole new group that works better for the client.

Many people start out wanting to spend $350,000, but when they see what $350,000 will get them, they up it to not more than $400,000.

If you know that after one or two houses, why waste the buyer’s time completing “the tour you “carefully scheduled”? Time to switch gears cause it ain’t about you.  NO WHINERS :-)

]]> By: Chuck http://raincityguide.com/2006/04/27/if-anyone-ever-writes-a-real-estate-survival-kit/#comment-5327 Chuck Fri, 28 Apr 2006 19:45:18 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/04/27/if-anyone-ever-writes-a-real-estate-survival-kit/#comment-5327 Good list, Eileen. Looks like we live in the same world. Add to the fun - just half an hour before you are supposed to meet, the client changes his mind about what homes he wants to see. And then while on the carefully scheduled tour with appointments back to back for two hours - looks out the window at a sign and says - Oh, can we see that one? Ah, we all have our favorite whines :-) Good list, Eileen. Looks like we live in the same world. Add to the fun – just half an hour before you are supposed to meet, the client changes his mind about what homes he wants to see. And then while on the carefully scheduled tour with appointments back to back for two hours – looks out the window at a sign and says – Oh, can we see that one? Ah, we all have our favorite whines :-)

]]> By: Kris http://raincityguide.com/2006/04/27/if-anyone-ever-writes-a-real-estate-survival-kit/#comment-5266 Kris Fri, 28 Apr 2006 02:52:18 +0000 http://raincityguide.com/2006/04/27/if-anyone-ever-writes-a-real-estate-survival-kit/#comment-5266 ... Lots of bottled water (we don't eat until we buy something); tissue for when your buyer steps in doggie doodie in the backyard and wants to revisit the kitchen; tape measure to make sure the buyer's TV on steroids will fit in the 2'X4' media niche; busy work for when your buyer is meeting you at the property and shows up 40 minutes late; flashlight to allow showing the last home of the day after the sun has set, which is of course vacant and for which all utilities have been disconnected; fun, jingly keys on a fun jingly key chain to assist in amusing the little ones while Mom and Dad spend an hour evaluating a home that they have no intention of buying; Milk Bones to distract the very large, very scary dogs so that your clients can inspect the lot; bandages to clot bleeding from said large, scary dogs; and finally... a large, high-quality bottle of chilled Chardonnay waiting at home! … Lots of bottled water (we don’t eat until we buy something); tissue for when your buyer steps in doggie doodie in the backyard and wants to revisit the kitchen; tape measure to make sure the buyer’s TV on steroids will fit in the 2′X4′ media niche; busy work for when your buyer is meeting you at the property and shows up 40 minutes late; flashlight to allow showing the last home of the day after the sun has set, which is of course vacant and for which all utilities have been disconnected; fun, jingly keys on a fun jingly key chain to assist in amusing the little ones while Mom and Dad spend an hour evaluating a home that they have no intention of buying; Milk Bones to distract the very large, very scary dogs so that your clients can inspect the lot; bandages to clot bleeding from said large, scary dogs; and finally… a large, high-quality bottle of chilled Chardonnay waiting at home!

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