{"id":3954,"date":"2008-08-17T20:33:57","date_gmt":"2008-08-18T03:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=3954"},"modified":"2008-08-17T20:33:57","modified_gmt":"2008-08-18T03:33:57","slug":"looking-for-volunteers-not-for-profit-realtors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/3954\/looking-for-volunteers-not-for-profit-realtors\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking for Volunteers – Not-for-Profit Realtors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Who wants to be a volunteer?<\/p>\n

I received a very pleasant courtesy call the other day from a Realtor who represents a property that I showed to my client several months ago. After showing this particular property, my client and I both walked out of the showing stating that the seller obviously wasn’t reading the news – what were they smoking? Nice but over priced – NEXT!<\/p>\n

Her upbeat message was hard to resist,<\/p>\n

Volunteer Agent<\/strong><\/em>: “Hi Tom, I’m just touching base with all of the agents who’ve showed my listing in the past that my seller is now offering a 4% co-op on the sale of their property, is your buyer still in the market?”<\/p>\n

The property in question is still listed with no price reduction.<\/p>\n

Me<\/strong><\/em>:”Thanks for the call – nope, my client is no longer in the market – they’ve since made a decision, purchased and closed on a more realistically priced property.<\/p>\n

Volunteer Agent<\/strong><\/em>: “What do you mean a more realistically priced property?”<\/p>\n

Me<\/strong><\/em>: “Um – (wondering if she was serious<\/em>) a property that is realistically priced???”<\/p>\n

I guess from the nature of the call, her question perhaps was not necessarily a surprise. I thought that my response was fairly understandable – realistically priced means realistically priced, right? Needless to say her tone became a tad indignant.<\/p>\n

Volunteer Agent<\/strong><\/em>:”Well – as you can see from the co-op commission, my client is very motivated to get this property sold!”<\/p>\n

Me<\/strong><\/em>:”Yep – sounds great – the motivation is clear – thanks for the call.”<\/p>\n

Volunteer Agent<\/strong><\/em>:”Ok – well, thanks again and keep it in mind.”<\/p>\n

Yep – I sure will keep it in mind – next time I want to get paid for convincing my buyer to overpay for a property that doesn’t clearly reflect market conditions, you’ll be the first agent I’ll call. Hurray for me! I gonna make a killing!<\/p>\n

There is nothing I love more about selling real estate than not getting paid for doing my job! I love volunteering! I honestly believe that one of rewarding aspects of being a real estate volunteer is not sharing the facts about the Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Who wants to be a volunteer? I received a very pleasant courtesy call the other day from a Realtor who represents a property that I showed to my client several months ago. 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