Call Agent Before Showing!

I was showing some homes in the Atlanta area today, and 4 of the 5 homes showed in the Internet as "Owner occupied." "Call agent first before showing" was listed in the private agents instructions in the MLS. What bothered me most is that 5 of the 5 homes were vacant. This just creates unnecessary work for the buyer agent, because as you try to caravan your showing route you are waiting on unresponsive agents. One of the agents said, "My people our out of town this weekend, go ahead and show!" Another said, "1 o'clock...let me get back to you." It is obvious that no one lived in these homes for over 6 months each.

Since our Supra lock boxes notify the agent within moments of a showing, it is puzzling that the agents would do this to be notified when the homes was going to be shown. In my own opinion, it is totally unprofessional, and a waste of everyone's time.