Would You Work For Free????

I didn't think so, so don't expect me too either! I have bills to pay and a family to provide for too.

In the real estate industry in Georgia lately, I've come across too many people who don't want to provide documentation that they can actually pay for the home they would like me to show them. Or people who get offended when I ask for it.

You can't buy ANY house without proof of funds or a pre-qual letter, so why would I show you a house if you don't show me the funding for it?

Really, it would be like you waking up every morning and getting dressed, going to work and working 8-9 hours a day without knowing if you were going to get paid in the next week or two. You wouldn't do that. For us Real Estate Agents, we don't expect to get paid within that timeframe, but we do expect to get paid.

We actually see and experience more in our industry everyday than what you are aware of.

For example, the many contracts we put in that fall out a day or two before the scheduled closing date. Who's gonna pay us for all the time, effort and work we put into getting that property under contract? You, our broker? No, nobody.

We already have plenty of situations that result in us not being paid and the buyer not wanting to show us their documentation before we start working with them is just a big no no.

You might be saying, well I'll just find an agent who will show me the house. If you do, that's exactly the quality of service that you'll receive from that agent. Poor!

This is a business and we should be respected in that manner. You don't get offended or argue with an attorney when he asks you for a retainer fee; you don't get offended or argue with the doctor when they ask for an insurance card to set an appointment to see you; you don't argue or get offended when they ask for your child's health records to enroll them in school; so you shouldn't argue or get offended with a real estate agent when they ask for documentation to help you buy your most important asset; I take the work I do for my clients very seriously and I'm loyal to a fault, but I will need cooperation from you.