This is no joke
November 13th, 2009 categories: Coconut Grove Real Estate
I have a client who is coming in from out of town this weekend to look at high end homes in the area. This is an exact transcript of a conversation that I had with another real estate office regarding a $1,000,000+ listing.
So that I won’t be sued, I have changed the names (appropriately I think) and the address.
Me: “Hello, may I please speak with Mickey Mouse Realtor. I would like to show his listing located at 44 Miami Lane”
Mickey Mouse Realty: “No he is not here”.
Me: “Okay, can I have his cell phone please”.
Mickey Mouse Realty: “No”
Me: “Okay, how can I set up an appointment to show one of his listings then?”
Mickey Mouse Realty: “Which listing?”
Me: “The listing is located at 44 Miami Lane”
Mickey Mouse Realty: “Ummm….when would you like to see it?”
Me: “On Saturday at 11:00.”
Mickey Mouse Realty: “I’m sorry, our office is closed on the weekends, we do not do showings on the weekends.”
Me: “You are a real estate office that is closed on the weekends?”
Mickey Mouse Realty: “Yes sir.”
Me: “What do you do if you have clients who are only available to see a home on the weekend?”
Mickey Mouse Realty: “There is nothing we can do sir. We do not do showings on the weekends, our office is closed. I can schedule an appointment for Monday if you’d like.”
Me: “Okay, I will let my client know.”
Mickey Mouse Realty: “Goodbye”
People……if your Realtor or Broker will not show your home on the weekend it is time to get a NEW REALTOR!!
Good luck with that business model Mickey Mouse!
That is hillarious!
I suspect that one phone call to the owner of the property would rectify the situation immediately.
[...] Much like our third entry to the CoRE, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home offers some of humor at the mid-point of this week’s entries. Riley Smith of the Real Estate Coconut lets us in on a short conversation with a real estate agency with a million dollar listing in This is no joke… [...]
I’m with Bob on this one. A quick call to the property owner would certainly bring a world of hell down on these guys. Frankly, I’m shocked that this company is still in business with policies like that.
Thanks for sharing what NOT to do, Riley!