Can’t Show = Can’t Sell
“If your parents don’t have children, you won’t either.”
–old joke.
“Show and sell!”
–Common listing agent exhortation in the “Agent Remarks” section of MLS.
It’s axiomatic that if, as a Buyer’s agent, you can’t get your client into a property . . . you ain’t going to sell it, either.
Which is why it can be so vexing for veteran agents to deal with FSBO’s (“For Sale by Owner”).
“The Number You Have Reached is Out of Service . . .”
In the last 2 days, I’ve made multiple calls to the two contact numbers provided by the FSBO seller on MLS.
It turns out that the first number is out of order; the second number at least has a recorded message, and the wherewithal for callers to leave voicemail.
However, I’ve now left three without a response.
All of which begs the question, “exactly how serious IS this particular Seller?”
At least in my experience with FSBO’s, the answer is “not very.”
See also, “Why Real Estate Pro’s (Usually) Skip FSBO’s”; “(More) FSBO Mistakes”; “FSBO Mistake #1 (and #2, #3, etc.)”; “FSBO Mistake #4“; “FSBO Mistake #37“; and “How Do You Tell if a Home Seller is Motivated? (Hint: It’s Not Because They Tell You They’re Motivated).“
