More Reasons To Pick Your Tucson Agent Carefully

July 30, 2010 | By Kelley Koehler | Filed Under Home Selling 

I showed four houses yesterday.

Well, I tried to, anyway.

The first house, the door, ah… broke when I opened it.  Suddenly, the door and the hinges – not so much connected anymore.  But these things happen.  I could still get the door closed and locked, so we took a peek around, locked it up, called the agent to let her know, and went on our merry way.

House two was unremarkable.  Well, other than the do-it-yourself acoustic ceiling made entirely of foam and the creepy dead bug filled basement.

House three was a thinker.  You have to get into the courtyard to get to the lockbox and to the front door.  But the directions said to open the gate to the courtyard… from the inside.  Because the courtyard gate was locked.  Once we got through that brainteaser, I opened the lockbox and there was no key inside.

Whoopsie.  Guess we’re not going into that one.  Quick call to the agent, and back in the car to house four.

House four was another riddle.  Four doors, all in one corner: two wooden doors, each with a metal screen door.  That’s 8 locks, for those of you counting at home: one for each doorknob and deadbolt.  This lockbox had a key inside, so that was nice.  Except it only unlocked one screen door, and not the wooden door behind it.  Guess we’re not getting into that house either.

It really isn’t that hard to be a good real estate agent.  Put a key in the lockbox.  Make sure it works.  Visit occasionally and make sure the place isn’t falling apart.  Etcetera.

People, pick your agent carefully.  Demand competence, some common sense.  At a minimum.

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2 Responses to “More Reasons To Pick Your Tucson Agent Carefully”

  1. Brandon Marchand on July 30th, 2010 11:05 am

    That’s insane. The other thing I hate is when the remarks say “Vacant – dont call just show” and you get there and the home has tenants in the property, and has for sometime. #facepalm x 1000

  2. Melissa DelGaudio on August 1st, 2010 1:47 pm

    When I was still selling, this sort of thing drove me to distraction. One of the most maddening instances was one when the listing was mine. I had an agent who was showing one of my listings to her buyers for a second showing. She got there and there was no key … because the previous agent had taken it with him. I hauled my behind over there, got them in … and they did buy the house. No thanks to Neglectful McShowingAgent of 3 Forget Me Not Lane.

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