Below is an email I just received that I thought I would pass along.
After talking with your agent this afternoon, I NOW UNDERSTAND how you can advertise that most of your propertys sell in 30 days !!!!!!
YOU PREY on the unfortunate home owners who’s property and there situation are in distress !!!!!! YOUR agent had the GALL to tell me Id have to list my home for under $ 150,000 !!! You know SHE DID NOT EVEN SEE MY PROPERTY !!!!! All her talk about bad times etc, and wanting to know why I wanted to sell was her attempt to , I GUESS , scare me into listing a property worth alot more than that BUT you people DONT want to work for your money as a true real estate person does by seeking buyers for homes priced properly. YOU JUST WANT the distressed propertys so as you can scare the home owner with your talk , get him to list with you at a drastically reduced price so as it will sell in your advertised 30 days with you people doing little to NO work and making your money !!!
Answer this IF YOU CAN !!!! How can your agent MAGICALLY put a value on my property WITHOUT even seeing it, re, condition etc BUT she can magically compare it to another property priced lower WHICH she hasnt even seen neither. How do you people MAGICALLY be able to EVEN compare the two without even seeing EITHER ONE !!! The comparison one could be a piece of #%^# !!!! Mine is not !!!!!!
How do you people even call your self realtors in what you are doing !!!!
Hunter Jackson says:
I guess they have never heard of Comps…nor realize you compete with everybody…geeze
April 24, 2008 — 7:11 pm
Bawldguy Talking says:
Thanks Russ — I needed that. It’s one of the reasons I ran from the house side of the biz.
April 24, 2008 — 7:38 pm
Tom Vanderwell says:
If we had a more educated consumer side, there would be a better understanding of what’s going on and these type of “attitudes” on happen a lot less.
Life is never boring, is it?
Thanks for sharing.
April 24, 2008 — 7:49 pm
Tom Bryant says:
The repeated mentions of magic proves what I’ve suspected all along. Russell’s success is due to witchcraft : )
April 24, 2008 — 7:53 pm
Brian Brady says:
I get accused of PREYING upon homeowners when they receive my Notice Of Default direct mail piece and I quote them 12% apr.
They usually have a much different attitude when the Notice of Trustee Sale is filed and everyone else who preyed upon their hope (and didn’t deliver) withers away.
I never did understand how “you rat bastard” turns into “Mr Brady” in just 90 days.
Happy Hunting.
April 24, 2008 — 10:15 pm
Doug Quance says:
Yep… definitely another satisfied customer.
😆
Hard to make friends during times like these…
April 24, 2008 — 11:13 pm
Mike Farmer says:
“Answer this IF YOU CAN !!!! How can your agent MAGICALLY put a value on my property WITHOUT even seeing it, re, condition etc BUT she can magically compare it to another property priced lower WHICH she hasnt even seen neither. How do you people MAGICALLY be able to EVEN compare the two without even seeing EITHER ONE !!! The comparison one could be a piece of #%^# !!!! Mine is not !!!!!!”
What was your answer?
April 25, 2008 — 5:27 am
Jeanne Breault says:
Now we know the secret to your success, you predator you!
April 25, 2008 — 5:59 am
Allen Butler says:
I agree with Mike. I think your answer, if you provided one, and if not, what would your answer be, would be most enlightening, and quite possibly, just as humorous.
Allen
April 25, 2008 — 8:45 am
geno petro says:
You are giving the poor leopard in the picture a bad rap comparing her a predatory Realtor. And does the half-swallowed jackrabbit’s life mean nothing to you, Mr Shaw? You may very well have stepped over the line this time. I bit my tongue and restrained my pen when I saw the humping dogs through the Listing sheet window a few weeks back but this…this may just start up one of those blogging wars worthy of someone getting fired at Redfin.
April 25, 2008 — 9:24 am
Sean Purcell says:
Geno – you are baaad.
April 25, 2008 — 10:52 am
Sean Purcell says:
Russel,
I don’t know if it is feasible, but it sure would be fun if you could have someone in your office flag this property and report back its eventual selling price.
On a separate note: I have a only one or two boxes left of my “I Told You So” greeting cards. REALTORS out here have been cleaning me out. They are stamped and ready to go – simply address them to the clueless suspect, ahhh… I mean potential client and put them in the mail box in 90 to 120 days. They have proven to be very therapeutic for my agent-clients out here. 🙂
April 25, 2008 — 11:03 am
Sean Purcell says:
Sorry Russell… I don’t know how that last L keeps falling off when I spell your name.
April 25, 2008 — 11:06 am
Michael Fisher says:
The answer should probably be, “Oh, I’m sorry, I thought you called me because you wanted your house SOLD in 30 days”.
Seems like only yesterday that we were accused of overpricing all homes to fatten our commision checks!
April 25, 2008 — 11:40 am