Living In Cottonwood Heights

 I ran across an article on a site called the Real Estate Radio Blog USA. I thought it was appropriate for our times.

Do You Know Where Your Cottonwood Heights Realtor Is?

The article talks about how many real estate agents are actually part time. What is the duty of an agent to tell a client that the agent does not have the time to devote to selling their home that they really deserve?

Do sellers ask the simple question of are you a full time Real Estate Agent? Or better to ask do you work any other jobs?

Usually the clues that they are working another job is when the always return your calls between 12-1 PM or after 5 PM. Or if you are trying to schedule a showing and they ask if that is for a pick up or delivery.

What about the broker’s role in this? Should the broker assign a full time person to the task and have the part timer as the co-agent?  

Can a seller sue for damages? Personally I think they could or at least should if they have been damaged. The argument that the broker has in court is that the home has been on a few web sites including the MLS so therefore it has been publically exposed and that the broker is actively trying to sell the house.

I think the real damage is in the missed opportunities. When an agent or a buyer calls with an interest in the property and no one returns their calls within a reasonable time they move on. My favorite is when you call an agent on a Friday afternoon to show over the weekend and they call you back Monday afternoon. They start talking to you as if you called them 3 minutes ago.

Do you want fries with that house?

Disclaimer: This is no way a discredit to those that are full time professionals working in the service industry. I am sure you are just as frustrated with all the real estate agents now working in your industry too.