Friday, 5 August 2011

It's easy to be a lazy, lousy Realtor, if that's what you want

The way to being a lazy, lousy, Realtor is the short way.
A lousy Realtor is going to try to sell their buyers on the first house they tour because touring more than that is just a pain in the azz.
A lousy Realtor is not going to point out things that are wrong with the house, or verbalize reasons why the buyer should NOT buy that particular house because it could require seeing even more houses.
A lousy Realtor is not going to make the extra effort to determine if that asking price is in keeping with the other comparable sales in the area.
A lousy Realtor is not going to bother being aware of future local developments such as the express toll highway being planned to pretty much butt up against the buyer's desired house and advise them of that so that they can make a truly informed decision. (and also better understand why others are selling!)
A lousy Realtor will not look into the history of the buyer's preferred house(s) to see if the house was previously sold as a former-grow-op, or a "stigma property" (where there was a murder/death/suicide etc.)
A lousy Realtor will not look into the sales history of those same preferred properties to try to analyze whether the house is currently being sold as a "flip" or whether the "listed" sellers are the ones truly on title.
Yep, a lazy, lousy Realtor can have it pretty easy.
Fortunately, I prefer the extra work involved and going the extra mile to make sure that my clients are making decisions that are purely in *their* best interests!