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It’s a technology based world…with the instant gratification in many part of our lives…technology allows us to function this way but really is it always good business?

There are many occasions  where I will not hesitate to allow my phone to ring and send people to voicemail.

Is it wrong?  Bad business?  Not always.  I’m must have some old school ways of thinking….

• I believe the person in front of me at the moment is more important than the person on the phone in most cases.

• Sometimes I am in the middle of putting something together with the expectations of perfection by other parties and picking up the phone will only kill the concentration and the momentum and allow for costly mistakes.

• When it’s meal time there is nothing more unappealing than listening to someone chomp on their food or partake in a family dinner conversation while trying to conduct business on the phone.
• Solicitations…Solicitations…and sometimes as you are calling I am googling at the same time!

• Many times on the road I will not pick up the phone.

These are just a few of the occasions where I do not pick up the phone…I can tell you there are others depending on what I am doing, the day, date and the time.

With the speed of technology and the power of the web…we sometimes let technology take over our lives and jump through hoops and short change those who need our attention.

So if I do not pick up the phone…don’t take it personally..it might very well be…that I prefer to talk when there is enough time for a conversation or maybe I am in front of a person…and while technology moves at the speed of light…this old school trainer..admits…sometimes she does not!

Today I spoke with a potential seller..an interesting conversation and quite typical.  Meaning two parties who want to sell a piece of property..but they do not agree on many things.

Now this property was not a high end property..in fact… the value is in the land…the problem with this property more than likely it would end up expired..it would be difficult to finance…and also to insure.

The property was rented and owned free and clear.  Imagine to my surprise  it was not a short sale but a property I didn’t think I could sell! 

Usually I ask a few questions…and then call back…I need to look at numbers..I need to look at all the numbers in the entire MLS.  I also need to be brutally honest with myself...so I can report back to the potential seller.

These days price reductions = Lost Property Value…price it right from the get go otherwise you lose the window!

Next I ask myself a few questions…Can I sell this property? and is it worth my time?  Will the seller cooperate and is it sometimes better to wait meaning the seller should continue to rent it out rather than attempt to liquidate if they expect x amount of dollars?

Sometime waiting can cost them more..I present the facts…all of them..from placing it on the market now vs. waiting…guess what NO GUARANTEES!

With selling…with property value… and with closing!

I also think about the inventory on the market…do they have a shot?

When I call back…I sounded negative…but in truth all I did was tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth..I am brutally honest!

No I didn’t think I could sell the property for what they wanted to sell it for…heck there was a property that was on the market for 988 days.

It wasn’t worth my time if the seller wouldn’t offer seller financing..more than likely we might get a contract…but without a cash buyer…it would never make it closing.

While they were in the ball park of their pricing..it would not be enough.  Especially since there were 264 other properties competing…yes all active the difference was most of the 264 properties were single family homes…yes they had a mobile home on a piece of land.

As I ended the conversation..I had to tell it like it was…I am more than happy to take a look at the property on Monday…please  talk to your family and consider holding a mortgage if not..you might have to find another agent.

Before I hung up the phone..I explained…that anyone can list a property….and you want to sell right and not just list it?  Of course!    Well I am in the business of selling and if I don’t think I can take it to closing…I’m not the person for you!

I apologized for sounding so negative.   Being brutally honest in real estate can save everyone time, money and energy!

Funny thing I explained I was not available over the weekend to look at the property..their final words, Can I call you sometime this weekend to just let you know what my family says?

If I took every listing that every seller offered I would have a huge inventory and not very many closings.

I won’t hesitate to be brutally honest and if the shoe were on the other foot…I would expect the same!

Contributing Writer: Midori Miller is a Real Estate Trainer and writes and trains Real Estate Training and assists sellers in short sale situations.  Midori is a Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker , License # BK645709 at CENTURY 21 Sundance Realty and a member of the Daytona Area Association of REALTORS.

Words are so powerful…unspoken or spoken…thoughts or conversation..its all the same..if allowed negative words can become thoughts which eventually become our actions and we reap what we sow…we act in the manner in which we think…and negativity can take over your life.

When we think negatively or speak negatively we allow thoughts to overpower us.  Sometimes this negativity can and will paralyze you from taking action, from opening your mind and having the ability to move forward.

The problem with negativity it slowly eats and you…word by word..thought by thought..no action…no movement and before you know it you are stuck and its spread like a disease.

Ever notice how people are drawn to bad news or major catastrophes? We seem to repeat it…relive it and then spread it across the globe. If you are not convinced watch the news, remember 9/11? Read the net and listen to many of your peers.

Remember what we focus on is what we empower it becomes what we believe. The next thing you know you are living and breathing it and spreading it around.

People generally speaking sometimes take comfort, happiness and health for granted.   We rarely discuss it or even appreciate it but yet we waste it and turn our focus on things that make us unhappy, uncomfortable and what we perceive is bad. We share it with our friends and family and sometimes discuss it with total strangers.

Some carry the negativity to work, social functions and at home. It’s clear that people are the cause of negativity and the the only way to stop it is to change your thoughts, your words and take action.

That means get up…get out…and take action!  Sometimes all you need is a change of scenery!