Hit the Road

Last week Patricia Kennedy wrote a great post about the lost art of the contract presentation. You know, the days when both parties sat down at the kitchen table and hashed out the details of a contract IN PERSON. I bring this up because if we still did the presentation this way in my area there would be 'bloodied' circumstances. I've been negotiating a contract on one of my listings this week, well let me be honest, the last 2-3 months and obviously it's not going well.

Ever have a buyer that just won't go away? They don't want to pay for the house but they just won't go away?

The buyers agent, who shall remain nameless, is the kind of agent that just reeks of aggression and a newbie whirlwind - you know her as 'Gloria Go-Getter'. She's the only one that can sell a home BTW with her superb negotiating skills. She has tried to hit the seller over the head for the last few months with unbelievable tactics. The 'your home is never going to appraise' tactic did not go over with the seller and that contract soon died. Then she changed hats and went for the ever popular 'Broker Call'. You know the agent that calls your managing broker and says 'Waaaaaa, Lyn won't cooperate and have the seller go $30,000 under list and pay 3 points'. Like a school girl, stomping her way threw the whole contract. Calling my broker will not get you further cooperation and it's just plain childish.

Now on Friday evening, we agreed AGAIN, never to contact each other again if this contract did not get together. I was told I was terribly unprofessional (30K of my sellers money unprofessional) and she would never contact us again.

PROMISE? Can you put that in writing, which she did in an email message for me.

Well today's Monday and guess what - they're back! Didn't you promise never to contact us again?

Didn't you tell us to 'place the house in our nether regions?'

Then Carla Muss-Jacobs did a great post about communicating with a listing agent and I thought - could it be me? What part of 'hit the road' didn't Gloria Go-Getter understand? I've used all my communication skills and she just won't go away.

Ever have a buyers agent and buyer that is so fixated on a particular house they just won't go find another?

Lyn Sims (847)230-7324
at RE/MAX Suburban

I proudly serve and sell real estate in the Northwest Suburbs of Chicago. If you are thinking about purchasing or selling your home in the communities of Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates, Elk Grove Village, Roselle, Palatine, Medinah, Itasca, Bloomingdale, Carol Stream, Bartlett, Hanover Park, Streamwood, Elgin, South Elgin, St. Charles and more importantly, want to work with a local area expert, contact me immediately.

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