The Rules of Real Estate seem to be tossed aside in many instances. I always thought when a Realtor contacted another Realtor they identified themselves, not anymore!
Last night one of our agents received a call from a person who was interested in viewing our listing. They went ahead and scheduled an appointment to view the home.
The agent asked all the "Right" questions to this person assuming this person was a "Buyer" not a Realtor".
When our agent went to the home to meet what they thought was the "Potential Client" , they were greeted by the Realtor and their client!
Apparently, the person who made all the arrangements to view the home didn`t realize they had to identify themselves as a Realtor.Hard to comprehend!
Our agent was upset, I don`t really blame them, the other agent thought nothing of it!
They wanted our agent to open the door and leave!
More and more we`re receiving very strange requests from those who aren`t trained. For example on the MLS our showing instructions clearly state to contact our "Listing Office" for all showing instructions, think it happens? We have agents contact us for directions to a property when it clearly indicates on the MLS how to get there, often times agents seem to not know how to open a Lock Box,forget about placing a CBS code on your ELBX.
When it comes to writing offers, many agents seem to forget sending a pre-qualification letter, escrow letter and closing date.
The rules of Real Estate seem distant to many!
I guess it`s easier to "make up you`re own set of rules" and get peeved when others don`t follow them!!
Scary, when it comes to having a Realtor return your call! Many seem to be too busy!
It`s happening more often than not!
Having a license is one thing, not knowing what you`re doing is another!
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