Comments on: Don’t Be A “People Pleaser”!!

By: Clint

Clint — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:28:51 +0000

Thank you for stopping by!! Much appreciated!

By: dimagromovfoto

dimagromovfoto — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:43:02 +0000

Just wanted to say HI. I found your blog a few days ago on Technorati and have been reading it over the past few days.

By: Clint

Clint — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:38:37 +0000

Awesome!!! Thanks!

By: LenaShopogolik

LenaShopogolik — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 09:00:16 +0000

Just wanted to say HI. I found your blog a few days ago on Technorati and have been reading it over the past few days.

By: With This Diet I Was Able to Lose T h i r t y P o u n d s in Only a Month

With This Diet I Was Able to Lose T h i r t y P o u n d s in Only a Month — Wed, 06 May 2009 09:38:49 +0000

Hi, good post. I have been thinking about this issue,so thanks for sharing. I’ll certainly be subscribing to your blog. Keep up the good work

By: Clint

Clint — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 12:04:55 +0000

Ben, I think you made a smart move! Im a fairly trusting guy. But, based on what you explained here, I dont even trust this buyer. Good call.

By: Ben Kukkee

Ben Kukkee — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:50:15 +0000

I walked away from a client who was looking for a 2 million dollar commercial property. It was painful to do, but in the end I think my instincts were correct. He was looking for 2000 square feet to open a restaurant, but he wouldn’t give me any details about the concept of the restaurant, the demographic it cadered to or the price point of the product. He said he had financing, but he couldn’t provide any details, just that money was not an issue. I prefer to have people pre-approved before I even type a search into MLS for them. He said that he was working for executives in another country and he didn’t have any control over the business decisions they might make when they are introduced to the property, but he was also a part owner. Further, and most important, he wouldn’t sign a representation agreement, even though it was only significant to the specific properties I offered to show him. He was non-commital and at the same time very forward saying, “I’m not going to screw you!” This man was probably working with 15 other agents and wouldn’t have respected any one of them.

It’s best to recognize it from the start that if someone doesn’t sign with you, then more often then not, they don’t want to do business with you. I wished him luck and offered to refer him to an agent who would work with him without signing. He was short and rude with me, even though I was trying to help him. I sourced a lot of helpful information for him and at the end, kept it all for myself, all because he wouldn’t sign. It’s best to recognize that if someone doesn’t respect you in the beginning, then they will not respect you in the end. It always sucks to lose a potential deal, especially one that big, but it sucks even more to have someone milk you for information and not want to do business with you when it’s time to put in an offer. Get your agreements signed, be honest, do good work and eventually the good clients will come to find you.