tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668460283955922895.post3124506884993709049..comments2023-07-05T02:15:26.621-07:00Comments on The Two Body Problem: Realtor bitching 2PUI profhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12478071402571477766noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668460283955922895.post-72014110782661701902010-07-18T18:03:13.750-07:002010-07-18T18:03:13.750-07:00My Mom and Dad bought a van in the mid 80s from a ...My Mom and Dad bought a van in the mid 80s from a dealership. The salesman treated my Mom as peripheral and my Dad as the decision maker. The day after that happened, they walked into the dealership and said to the manager, "We are going to buy this van, but not from THAT salesman. He will not get a cent of commission". I was a teenager at the time, and that was a very powerful example!PUI profhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12478071402571477766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668460283955922895.post-61358332310157681342010-07-18T13:33:07.963-07:002010-07-18T13:33:07.963-07:00Way to go, Natalie! We had to get rid of a contra...Way to go, Natalie! We had to get rid of a contractor for a similar situation: talking through me, only responded to N.A.'s requests, etc. Funny that they all change their tune when they realize I'm writing the checks!Unbalanced Reactionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13407339711183651108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668460283955922895.post-84692594044519029512010-07-16T13:05:29.292-07:002010-07-16T13:05:29.292-07:00We sold in one city and moved to another. While w...We sold in one city and moved to another. While we really liked the agent we sold with, the one she personally recommended in the new city was an awful listener. We went weeks trying to explain (and re-explain) the requirements for a new house while being persuaded on the benefits of homes we had explicitly stated we had no interest in (we wanted a detached fixer-upper for a flip, he was showing us brand new semi-detached homes). He was an older man, so he treated me like an idiot and revered my husband. He also cracked a sexist joke at one point, and that was the last straw. I had to "psych" myself up for the encounter because I really dislike confrontation, but I just told him over the phone that we didn't feel the "fit" was right, I didn't appreciate his comment disparaging women, and that we would be continuing our search with someone else. I thanked him for his time, and hung-up. He was mortified, sent me an apology email, but we ended up with someone we really liked who was a great listener & responsive (and she found us the house of our dreams). There are too many agents and you have too little time to be worrying about how he does his job.Natalienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668460283955922895.post-27642460747449376062010-07-16T11:29:59.237-07:002010-07-16T11:29:59.237-07:00Natalie, why did you fire them and how did you do ...Natalie, why did you fire them and how did you do it?PUI profhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12478071402571477766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668460283955922895.post-61086926503921953442010-07-16T11:05:41.890-07:002010-07-16T11:05:41.890-07:00I've fired a realtor before. Like all profess...I've fired a realtor before. Like all professions, there are some that are really good at there job and others that are not. You don't owe anyone anything.Natalienoreply@blogger.com