Mixed bag of emotions --- that's par for the course.
OH, JOY!
Today, I received a call from a prospective seller who told me I got the job of their realtor, beating out two other realtors in bigger local offices. I am thrilled. This is a very good listing in a desirable part of the island. This is a home with very good bones...needs a lot of work, but it is on a great street. A visionary will rejuvenate this home in no time. It should generate a lot of interest.
Keep your eye on this home....it's coming soon!
OH, NO!
Then later, I receive an email from a client whose 10-unit apartment building I had listed and marketed last year. Against my advice, he wanted a higher price than I thought reasonable. Although I generated a lot of interest and had many showings, the numbers just didn't add up for the prospective buyers. So he took it off the market in March. He expressed profound gratitude for everything I've done for him, but he decided to list the property with a big commercial brokerage. How do I combat that?
OH, JOY! I just received a verbal approval for one of my offers on an REO listing. It was a competitive situation so we wrote an offer over list price, following the Do's and Don'ts when writing an REO offer
OH, NO! I just received a verbal rejection for one of my offers on an REO listing. So many bidders, they picked the top 3 out of 8 offers. My client didn't want to write a higher offer even though she knew we would be competing.
So onward, forward. Just another typical day in the life of a REALTOR.