Driving Maneuvers
One of my favorite jokes is about the pair of hikers who are surprised by a Grizzly.
Hiker #1 believes, mistakenly, that he needs to outrun the Grizzly.
Hiker #2 understands that the true task is to outrun his companion.
Running Late
So, too, in real estate, novice agents believe — mistakenly — that the object is to get to the house you’re about to show on time.
Experienced Realtors understand that the goal is . . . to get there before your client.
Running late for a showing the other week, I was reminded of that fact as I realized that I had just blown past my client’s car on the freeway, headed to the same place.
And no, when you drive a silver Lexus with a license plate that reads “MY RLTR” (“there goes my Realtor!”) . . . it’s hard to keep a low profile.
P.S.: “The sling shot.”
I don’t know if it’ll catch on or not, but that’s my term for the maneuver I just witnessed yesterday: a car on a street perpendicular to you that turns on ahead of you — cutting you off — but attempts to mitigate that by overshooting your (near) lane and crossing to the far lane.
