Saturday, December 6, 2008

Will the Real listing please stand up

I spent dozens of hours preparing for a buyer who was in need of an acre or more, a master down, all brick and some tranquility to go home to after a very long day at work. As I search the homes and read every detail of the hundreds of homes in their price range, I then looked at photos hoping to capture the peace and stillness of the nature through the photography. A few grabbed my attention; so off we go in search for the perfect home; almost like the perfect mate ( that no one can seem to find). I was determined that we would be successful.

About 25 + houses later, we narrowed it to two. I am saddened by the fact that some agents are misrepresenting their homes via virtual tour or still photos. Yes, we want our listing to look great; but by no means should we do a "switch and bait." Do we really think that if we got the buyers to our listings and give them less than expected, that they will be happy? Or should we give them more when they view our property and they are overjoyed.... matter of fact they will probably keep us in mind for their next transaction because of our honesty.

Lets get real. We know the market is horrible. Heck I am sitting on alot of listings that I would love to sell next week; but I know the economy is down. However, no matter how hard times get, I refuse to misrepresent my clients.

Sara

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