The Great Adventures of Stalker Agent from the "No DNA Sample" Realtor!
Agent Jones peered from out of the front window of his Open House only to find nothing, but dry dust blowing in the early autumn air. Suddenly, the sound of a car engine could be heard in the vibrations of the house foundation. Agent Jones curiosity peaked as he looked more intently at the facing street. Yes, it was a minivan, and it was slowing down at his Open House. Agent Jones heart rate slowly started to increase as his breath fogged the front window. He eventually calmed his breathing, pulled up his trousers above his pot belly, and prepared for the ENTRANCE SPEECH. "Howdy folks, I'm Agent Jones, what's your name?" As the couple with their two children rambled off their names (Hi, I'm Joe and this is my wife Sally), Agent Jones was making a mental picture of their names as to not forget them. He thought to himself, Joe, Joe, oh yea, Joe Namath, Joe Namath, Joe Namath. Okay, uh... Sally, Sally, oh yea, Sally Struthers, Sally Struthers, Sally Struthers.
Agent Jones told the young couple to feel free to view the property and if they had any questions, to please let him know. As the couple ventured around the house, it took every fiber of Agent Jones being to not follow directly behind the couple in traditional stalker agent fashion. As they went from room to room, Agent Jones temporarily lost control and started hovering around the young couple like an unwelcomed gnat, and he noticed his first "strain in the agent/buyer relationship." Joe turned around and said, "We'll just check upstairs here and let ya know if we have any questions."
Agent Jones heart sank because he took every word from Joe and Sally to heart. As he fought the slow twitch muscle fibers in his legs to start trekking up those stairs, he remembered what Joe had said, "We'll just check upstairs here and let ya know if we have any questions." Suddenly, Agent Jones could no longer control himself. He bursted up those stairs with the agility of a high hurdler at a track meet. As he reached the top of the stairs, his olfactory senses informed him that the couple could be located in the master bedroom, and once again pulled his trousers over his pot belly, and entered the room.
Joe and Sally looked behind them and there Agent Jones stood, this time with several beads of sweat on his brow. Sally then looked at Joe and communicated a non-verbal signal that only spousal units can communicate. Joe then said to Agent Jones,"Well, thanks for your time, it's not quite what we're looking for," and the couple swiftly made their way down the stairs hurdling their kids in front of them, making a hasty exit from the Open House.
Agent Jones in a last ditch effort slid down the bannister, and large stepped it out the front door to confront the couple with his last big sales pitch. "Umm, uh, hey, interest rates are on the rise as he motioned his right hand upwards into the sky. The seller's motivated and will look at any offer. Can I show you guys any more properties. How does five o'clock this afternoon work, or would 7:00 this evening be better?"
Agent Jones got to the street as the minivan (suddenly with a 425 Chevy Big Block engine with dual exhaust pipes) skirted from the street and bolted down the street. Agent Jones, almost out of breath (the same breath that had fogged the front window earlier) kept mumbling to himself, 023-AJS, 023-AJS, 023-AJS. As he got back to the house, he jotted down the numbers and letters quickly on his personalized notepad with agent picture and contact information on it. It was the license plate of the minivan!!!!!!
Although this is a fictitious story, it's certainly on the minds of a lot of buyers and sellers that start their search on the Internet. They are fearful that if they give out their name, address, and DNA Sample, that the Realtor will hound them mercilessly & nobody needs that "hassle factor."
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Christopher Smith
Traditions Real Estate
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Licensed Realtor in the state of Iowa
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