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As an agent (now retired) with thousands of sale under my belt I would like to tell you how this argument would be from an agents perspective.
I can give countless examples which very much argue against too much filtering of information for prospective buyers. This is if you hold the view you are being paid by the seller to sell their home.
If you filter down too far you are not acting in the sellers best interests. Examples:--
1) Couple came in who only wanted a 2/3 bedroomed bungalow to retire to - they ended up buying a large 4 bedroomed detached.
2) Couple who needed parking for 4 vehicles with budget of £600,000 and they ended up buying at £585,000 with NO garage and NO parking. Cars were put on rented land close by.
3) Rather posh couple whio had to live in the right area for their dinner parties but ended up buying in not so great an area but the house was fabulous.
I can give a lot more so as a responsible agent acting for the seller I would NOT want filterered out lists.
Such a load of rubbish, if you don't allow a buyer to come to their own decision you are going to annoy them and they won't be back. After giving them the list that they want, you can suggest your ideas later on when they have not found what they wanted.0 -
Such a load of rubbish, if you don't allow a buyer to come to their own decision you are going to annoy them and they won't be back. After giving them the list that they want, you can suggest your ideas later on when they have not found what they wanted.
So Wig will not even listen to another point of view then.
You really just don't have a clue of the reality of what is happening 'day to day' out there. At least others who clearly so anti EA's come clean with that they are just trying to 'have a go'.
If I had worked the way you advocate and had been mystery shopped by a seller I would of got very low marks. At least 65/70% of all my business in latter years was repeat or reccommendations. So I must of done something right?
You haven't got the monopoly of being right all the time you know. Painful perhaps for you to think? So why not listen to others points of view as opposed to trying to bully your one sided argument through to every one that tries to give the other side.A retired senior partner, in own agency, with 40 years experience in property sales & new build. In latter part of career specialising in commercial - mostly business sales.0 -
It is worth noting that on many property programmes it is the wild card house that people fall in love with, rather than the ones which met their strict criteria. Opening your mind to new possibilities is a wonderful thing. We only viewed our current house because it was in the area of other houses we were viewing that day.Been away for a while.0
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this thread is soo funny!QUIDCO £2827 paid out since October 2007:D0
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A retired senior partner, in own agency, with 40 years experience in property sales & new build. In latter part of career specialising in commercial - mostly business sales.0
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brownbabygirl wrote: »mainly to do with Wig's attitude. sounds like a nightmare in real life:rotfl::eek::rotfl:
Thank goodness I found these types very very rare in real life.;)A retired senior partner, in own agency, with 40 years experience in property sales & new build. In latter part of career specialising in commercial - mostly business sales.0 -
New prog on bbc tv if anyone saw it "ax the agent"0
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poppysarah wrote: »New prog on bbc tv if anyone saw it "ax the agent"
I have recorded it. Did you see it? Is it a knock all EA's type of show?A retired senior partner, in own agency, with 40 years experience in property sales & new build. In latter part of career specialising in commercial - mostly business sales.0 -
Here is my solemn pronouncement on that particular show:
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1526183Been away for a while.0
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