Henry J. Ruszczyk,SRS,ABR,SRES------ YOUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD REALTOR

EVEN IN TODAYS MARKET WE HAVE TO DO OUR BEST TO WEED OUT THE LOOKERS. THERE STILL ARE THOSE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT LIKE TO WASTE OUR TIME. I RECEIVED A CALL FOR ONE OF OUR LISTINGS LAST WEEK AND I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING AFTERNOON. ONE OF OUR AGENTS HAS THE KEYS AND WAS GOING TO MEET US THERE. I CALLED THE CUSTOMER 5 MINUTES BEFORE THE APPOINTMENT AND HE SAID HE WAS JUST LEAVING A TOWN THAT IS 45 MINUTES AWAY AND I RESCHEDULED FOR AN HOUR LATER AND HE SAID YES. WHILE I WAS 1 MILE FROM THE LISTING I CALLED THE CUSTOMER BACK AND HE SAID HE WAS STUCK IN TRAFFIC AND IF HE COULD SEE IT TOMORROW. I TOLD HIM THAT I WOULD CALL HIM AND LET HIM KNOW. NOW HE WASTEED MY TIME AND ONE OF MY FELLOW REALTORS AND THAT IS ALL THE TIME I HAVE FOR HIM UNLESS HE WILL COME TO MY OFFICE AND THEN WE WILL GO FROM THERE. WE HAVE TO BE WILLING TO MEET AT A MOMENTS NOTICE BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO BE SMART AND WEED THOSE KINDS OF CUSTOMERS OUT.

YOU SHOULDN'T NEGLECT YOUR FLOOR TIME. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT MAY COME FROM IT. MY PARTNER IS DOING IT TODAY AT ONE OF OUR OTHER OFFICES AND I AM BUSY DOING OTHER TASKS. SHE CALLED ME A SHORT WHILE AGO TELLING ME SOME GUY CALLED FROM EASTON SAYING SOMETHING ALONG THE LINES OF HE WANTS TO PUT AN OFFER IN ON A HOUSE THAT OUR COMPANY HAS LISTED. HE LIVES ON THE STREET.

MY PARTNER ASKED IF HE HAS BEEN IN THE HOUSE AND HE SAID THAT HE KNOWS THE HOUSE AND WANTS IT. HE WANTS TO PLACE THE OFFER ON IT TODAY. SO WHEN SHE IS DONE WITH HER FLOOR TIME I WILL BE MEETING UP WITH HER IN EASTON AT THE GUYS HOUSE TO SIGN HIM UP AND TO WRITE UP THE OFFER.

SO DON'T THINK THAT YOU NEVER GET ANYTHING ON FLOOR TIME AND THAT IT IS A WASTE, BECAUSE IT IS NOT.

HAVE A GREAT DAY!

Just when you think it's time to pack it in on an offer for a short sale just hurry up and wait. I placed an offer for a buyer of mine back on the first week of September and I had kept in contact with the listing agent but there has been no movement since then. The mortgage that the seller has even got sold off to Countrywide back at the end of November.

I recently began calling the listing agents office last week for some type of update. Anything at all. I was taking yet another short sale class yesterday and I received a phone call from the listing agent. She wanted me to meet the appraiser for the sellers side this morning for him to do the appraisal. I was thrilled. Finally! Some movement.

So just when you are about to give up there is light at the end of the tunnel. Wait it out. Just advise your client ahead of time that they may have a wait ahead of them. A lot of times it is well worth it for the price that they will be paying.

I don't know why but with that last photo that I just put on here I wasn't able to type any of this along with the photo. Well not bad for still learning how to do all of this. I am extremely happy that I was able to do that with this picture.I was just playing around and it did pop up where I wanted it to.This is from the play or production that we like to call it especially since there are over 100 cast members that comprise of the whole play.It is called THE GIFT. It has a little bit of some of the old stories from a long long time ago from the BIBLE.It starts on the hill with arch angel Gabriel and the devil and you hear GOD'S voice only.Then Mary in the manger and then the villagers and then WE the big bad roman soldiers come in and tell the villagers to pay their taxes and we rough them up a little and then we continue mocking the villagers for their dancing. It is really something great to see. You can go to www.bmha.orgto check out some excerpts from this years and last years productions. Really you should click on it and check it out. It is definitely worth your time to do it. Especially better time spent checking that out instead of listening to me rant and rave.Like I said in a previous BLOG, I am not much of a typer but when you are PASSIONATE about something I guess you just run with it. I guess I better go.

I just had an experience with an unethical Realtor. It was an inexpensive house and last week when I was supposed to go show it with my client (and he being the Realtor was going to be there) the other Realtor called me up and said that there would not be any showing because he just received a contract and that the seller was probably going to sign it. He didn't have a fully executed contract yet but denied us getting to see the house and he denied us the chance at puting in an offer. It is just a shame that we have to continue to work in our industry with unethical agents as they put a bad taste in the communities mouths and sometimes we actually wonder why these people feel this way. We soon forget where it comes from. Oh well, just had to expend some of the energy that has been building up. Thank you for taking the time to read this. Have a fantastic day!