Piranhas?

This morning I got a call from a real estate agent. He reminded me that our listing had expired with our current agent and wanted to know if we would be interested in hiring HIM to take over our listing. While I was on the phone with him, I got 4 clicks indicating calls waiting on the line. After I got off the phone, I checked the caller ID and they were all calls from RE’s. Then I got about 4 more calls after that, all of which I ignored. AARRRGGGHHHH The sharks are circling, looking for fresh blood! It is AMAZING how fast they are on you once your listing expires.

I called Ray and asked him what I should say to these “sharks” and he told me to tell them that if they had a buyer for our house, a definite buyer, we would sign with them for one day, but the buyer would have to sign a contract immediately. But the agent would get the full commission, so I would think that would motivate them. The calls stopped soon after, but I am sure they will start up again this afternoon; the scent of an unattached RE client is just too much for them.

Ray wants to take it off the market for a bit to get some things done that may help with the sale. I am glad to think that I won’t have people trooping through my house for at least a couple of weeks. And when we decide to put it back on the market, the RE agent is going to be interviewed and carefully selected. I want a bulldog, or maybe a bloodhound who is going to put all of his/her resources into finding us a buyer. I was not happy with our most recent realtor. He didn’t communicate well and I didn’t feel we were a priority with him. He had 6 months to get this sold and he didn’t. He’s DONE!