What Is The Most Ridiculous Thing A Client Has Asked Of You?- EP 133

On this episode of the Real Estate Fight Club Podcast, Jenn and Monica have some great stories to share about ridiculous requests made by clients. Have you ever experienced ridiculous requests or desperate situations? Tune in for their great stories!

 

Episode Highlights:

• What expectations are reasonable and not? Should a realtor even be at every showing?
• Jenn shares a ridiculous request that she made to a client in a desperate situation.
• Monica said one time a client asked her if she would sit in their car with their child while they went in to check out a house. Though maybe not ridiculous, it made her very uncomfortable and also it went against the policy of not letting potential buyers in a house alone.
• A client once asked about having a surprise party at the house before they actually owned it because they had relatives in town.
• What about repairs? Can repairs be made before you actually own the property?
• As a realtor have you ever been asked to float a client the earnest money and they return to you the next week? Monica shares when it happened to her.
• One time, Monica got locked in the basement with a family looking at a house. She shares all the details.
• Jenn shares a story from a realtor who helped her clients buy a house off market and then didn’t want to make repairs on the house they are selling.
• Clean out a refrigerator? 
• What if a buyer requests every tiny thing to be listed on inspection?
• Go to the Real Estate Fight Club Facebook Page and share with us your weird and different requests from clients and how you handled them!
• Today Susette Sousa, a financial advisor from Panama, joins in as a tiebreaker; she shares the most common dynamic for ridiculous requests and also hilarious situations when it comes to clients placing an offer on a house and finally closing the deal.
• Susette shares a time when someone asked her to reduce her commission to account for a tiny overage on their mortgage payment.
• What is different about real estate in the United States and Panama?

3 Key Points:

1. There are many requests that clients make that are unexpected and also sometimes against protocols. As a realtor, you must have discernment of what the boundaries are for various scenarios.
2. Different life situations and contexts may yield different ways of responding to requests. It can be a case by case basis however, you should be able to stay true to your job description.
3. As a real estate agent, understanding the finances of buying a home is very valuable to the client and the whole transaction.

 

Resources Mentioned:

• Jenn Murtland LinkedIn | Facebook | (513) 400-1691 | Website | Instagram
• https://jennifermurtland.com/Vault/
• Monica Weakley website | LinkedIn | Facebook
• Real Estate Fight Club Podcast  Facebook page | Instagram | YouTube
• Susette Sousa  Instagram 

 

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