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Have Fun with Estate Agents.....
Boggert:
--- Quote from: MudRat on November 18, 2008, 19:56:16 ---apart from pride in your work etc
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Well there is that, but in reality how many people in sale have pride in their work... they work to live not live to work.
There is a lady we know who works for an estate agent, she is a single parent and is already on a 3 day week. Soon she will loose her job and she knows it. She is desperately looking for a new job, but so are 1000's of other people.
But the roll on is when she looses her job, we will loose her business as my wife is a child minder and we look after he child... so the rebound is we are £250 a month out of pocket.
I know its life but if one industry falls apart it cane directly affect 1000's of other people and families.
laser_jock99:
--- Quote from: Boggert on November 18, 2008, 19:04:09 ---Just remember Estate agents just do what they are told, to be fair when I was an estate agent the things the vendors asked us to do were appaling.
Things like...
"Tell the buyer I want another £10 K or I'm not exchanging contracts"
"If you think they have money put the price up"
"Don't tell them about the damp"
We valued the property at £250,000 so the vendor wanted to put it on at £350,000 when we refused he complained to the bosses.
The thing is with Estate agents the work for the seller not the buyer. The problem is some buyer think they work for them :roll:
I have more stories of when I worked in Estate agency in Grayshott and Alton than I have in the police!
But I would not do it again for all the tea in China.
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The boot is firmly on the buyer's foot right now. I'm having great fun whilst looking for a new house at the moment - you can pretty much offer what you like for a house these days and the seller (and estate agent) has to take every offer quite seriously. I'm hoping to get a deal soon on a house which started at 280K in January, for less than 200K. If the seller won't budge- then move on. There are plenty of other sellers who must eventually cave in. What makes me laugh most is the sellers who still think they can sell a house in 2009 for it's 2007 'top of the market' value.....
My advice if you're looking to buy at the moment- start by offering at least 50k under the asking price. There's some serious bargains starting to appear out there.
cardiff_gareth:
--- Quote from: MudRat on November 18, 2008, 13:29:50 ---Next time you are in town, pop into your local branch, when they ask if they can help you, say you are a cash buyer and would like to look at all local properties over 400 grand, when they say 'really', say 'NO' and run out laughing! If you feeling very mean, get them to fill out the paperwork and make you a tea, before taking a fake mobile phone call and going outside to take it, at which point walk away! Happy days!
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Cheers for that, I worked for an estate agents and was layed off this week, just before xmas with presents to buy, bills to pay and also a mortgage.
You made me feel a whole lot better :clap: :rolleyes:
pux:
How to wind a teacher up.............Tell em they are well over paid for what they do............................................... :twisted:
MudRat:
--- Quote from: pux on November 19, 2008, 16:13:05 ---How to wind a teacher up.............Tell em they are well over paid for what they do............................................... :twisted:
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:dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: No arguement there! :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance: :dance:
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