That's right. I don't play fair.
I wish I knew who sent it. I'd like to call and set the record straight.
I DON'T play fair.
My job isn't to play fair, my job is to present MY seller's home better than competing listings. My job isn't to play fair, it is to get MY seller's house sold so that they can go on with their lives. Maybe they need to move across country, or they have a new baby... or the kids have all left for school... or they finally found that 69 RS/SS Camaro that they have been looking for forever and want the killer garage to house it.
The point is, seller's don't hire me to toss up a sign in the front yard, take some average pictures, put it on the MLS and then wait for someone to find it. They hire me to get their house SOLD.
If going a step beyond is what it takes, then that is my job.
I just recently listed a very nice high end home. In listing it, we didn't pull any punches.
- Video Tour
- Virtual Tour
- Interactive Floor Plan
- Interactive Design Tools
- Property Website/Blog with loads of content
- More pictures than most agent know what to do with
The anonymous email writer wasn't happy that I did "too much" on the listing. Apparently other buyers may now expect "too much." Too bad. My agent duties don't extend to making life easy and cheap for other listing agents. My duties are to MY seller.
I can't even say that I appreciate the advice. In this case... I don't. There is no way that I can tell my sellers that I will do everything in my power to get their home sold... unless I am doing everything I know to do to get their home sold.
That is my job. Bummer that I won't play fair...
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