Being a professional realtor isn’t alway everything it’s cracked up to me.
In fact, there are days like today when I really consider teaching aqua aerobics to old ladies.
But that won’t happen anytime soon. I love what I do but there are some sellers who are just the worst. I hate to say it like that but it’s true. Today, I was absolutely berated for suggesting that this seller upgrade the HVAC equipment prior to listing the house. And it was as though I insulted her, her family and then spit of the flag. It was quite a display indeed. But there are people like this. And that’s why I make sure to couch my suggestions as gently as possible. We are, afterall, talking about someone’s home. So I’m for sure careful. Today’s outburst sort of came out of nowhere. I had just spent the previous half hour commenting what a lovely home it was. Once I mentioned the heating and cooling equipment, that was all she wrote. The facts are sometimes painful to people who just aren’t ready to face them. This is particularly true when selling homes. This particular HVAC unit was decrepit and had to be 30 plus years old. It was completely overwhelmed and it wasn’t even really hot outside just yet. Around here, air conditioning is a premium component on any house sale. I didn’t even wait for the seller to finish before I gathered my stuff and silently let myself out the door. The weird thing is that I will most likely get a call from the seller in a few days asking me just when I’ll be listing the home as if nothing happened at all.
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