No Technology? But I want to show your home

Bad News: No phone, No internet, No means of communication. Good news: I have a showing request on your home. What do you do when your client has no technology other than the regular land-line phone, and that is out and has been for 2 days?

Call the daughter, of course, who in turn, sent her other sister to their moms to relay the message about the showing. Where there is a will there is a way, and thankfully with family, friends and neighbors, they, too are a part of technology.

It may not be speedy but it works if you have backup phone numbers. The mom forgot to pay her phone bill. It wasn't that important to her the "kids" always check on her by stopping by anyway, was her comment.

When I called the daughter...she said oh, Mom probably forgot to pay the phone bill again! She knew right away what the likely issue was for the phone being out.

I suggested a minimal cell phone bill plan. The daughter says, will she have to buy minutes? Yeah, thats how cell phones work. She'll forget and we are back to you calling me again.

I dropped the issue. I just wanted an easy way to get the showing setup and the property sold...thank you very much!

It doesn't happen often but rural listings can be a difficult situation when setting showing appointments if the client only have one form of communication.

We all have had problems with our cell phones. Our emails have at time caused us issues as well. We usually have back up plans or contingency options to deal with our needs. Many people today have gone to a cell phone as their primary phone and don't have home phones. It makes sense.

Seldom do I find a client with only a home phone and no other form of communications.

Had any interesting lack of communicaitons lately?

Call: 616-784-2360

Email: GaryWhite@FlexitRealty.com

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