“Press 1 If You Want to Sell Your Home, 2 if You’re an Annoying Solicitor, 3 If . . . .”
I don’t recommend it — at least for Realtors who actually want to make a living — but here’s one way to cut down on intrusive voicemail messages: let your voicemail(box?) fill up, so no one can leave a message.
That happened so often the other week with another Realtor that I concluded it had to be purposeful, vs. inadvertent.
Discriminating Software
Of course, that’s assuming that there’s no cellphone software (yet) that distinguishes amongst incoming callers by category, directing one type (prospective Sellers) directly to the Realtor, and shunting all others to a full mailbox.
There isn’t, is there??
(Just to be clear, my motive for reaching the other Realtor was to resolve a time-sensitive inspection issue — a pretty high priority call for most agents).
The Unreachable Realtor
I have to admit, there is one scenario where such software would be tempting: as a listing agent handling multiple offers, where the occasional Buyer’s agent gives in to the temptation to request hourly updates.
And yes, it’s also the case that one can still text someone whose voicemail box is full.
But, unless you’re a teenager comfortable with a micro-keyboard, that severely limits message length.
Which I suppose might be the ulterior motive of the “unreachable Realtor” I dealt with.
Hmmm . . . .
See also, “Attentive (and Not So Attentive) Agents“; “Where’s the Rest of Me? Phantom Cellphone Vibration.”
