User12760_2_t Mike Jaquish Keller Williams Realty, Cary, NC
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So we have this mighty fine offer all set to go. 

I call over to the listing agent in Raleigh, and a nice lady answers the phone.

Me:  "I have an offer to send over.  Fax or email"

Nice Lady:  "Fax."

Me:  "Thanks."

I have the paperwork assembled and fax it out.  Toll Free number.  Cool!

And I think about it, and decide to email it too.  Belt and suspenders approach to real estate communications.

And an hour or two later, I get a call from my client.

Seems some irate lady in Minneapolis just received a 17 page fax.  And has to pay for it.  He knows this because the irate lady called his home and tore into his wife. "Who is paying for this?  I'm not!  Blah!...Blah!..."

My client:  "I don't know where you were sending this, but I don't think you got it there."

Then his voice broke a little and he chuckled.  Made me laugh out loud.

Client:  "She says her number is '800-555-1212.' "

And I'm checking frantically...  I dialed it right!  The listing agent's contact information on the MLS registry is wrong!

I'm exonerated!

I mention it to the LA, and he apologizes.  Says he has changed it multiple times, but the MLS doesn't get it.  I believe him. I have changed my profile photo three times, and it shows the old one.

Me: "You might call them.  This was a little embarrassing for my client's wife."

Him: "Yeah.  I'll do that."

The next time I see her, I'm thinking I should ask my client's wife for her cell phone number, to pass to her new friend in Minnesota.

Or not...

 

9 Comments on Cary, NC, Real Estate: I shot a fax into the air. Where it landed...?

Oh Mike, is that why I should not read your blogs? I cannot quit smiling. I am still smiling. ugh.

10/07/2007 10:15 PM by Susan Trombley Re/Max Broker Raleigh NC & Surrounding Areas (Re/Max Hometown)


Susan,

I have a great FREE fax number if you want to impress a lady in Minneapolis...

And, always smile!  It increases your face value!

10/07/2007 10:20 PM by Mike Jaquish Keller Williams Realty, Cary, NC (Keller Williams Realty)


That cracks me up!  Bet next time you confirm the number before you trust MLS again!

10/08/2007 08:58 AM by Leigh Brown Charlotte NC Broker/Owner (RE/MAX Signature Properties)


Leigh,

Just another arc on the eternal learning curve.

The innocents here were inconvenienced, and it is a shame.

I felt terrible and then my client made me laugh with his chuckle.

Hope the Mrs. still likes me.... :D

10/08/2007 09:38 AM by Mike Jaquish Keller Williams Realty, Cary, NC (Keller Williams Realty)


Mike- At least the lady in Minnesota has your information if she ever wants to buy in Cary. Thanks for the laugh!

10/08/2007 08:34 PM by Jennifer Steck- Denver Real Estate (Rocky Mountain Homescapes, Keller Williams, Denver Colorado)


Mike, too funny!  I have faxes that sometimes go in to never, never land.  Hmmmmm maybe they are ending up in Minnesota.

10/08/2007 08:59 PM by Marchel Peterson Spring TX Real Estate E-Pro ABR (Results Realty)


Jennifer,

Right!  Now THAT's a cold call.

Marchel,

I hope she has a good toner vendor! :D

10/08/2007 10:20 PM by Mike Jaquish Keller Williams Realty, Cary, NC (Keller Williams Realty)


Mike,

I am glad your client had a sense of humor about it.  Faxes can be a pain - I much prefer to scan and email documents when I can.

10/13/2007 09:30 PM by Rita Taylor | Sanford NC Real Estate & Homes for Sale in Sanford North Carolina (Strother Real Estate)


Rita,

HE had a sense of humor.  I haven't seen HER yet... :)

10/14/2007 07:00 AM by Mike Jaquish Keller Williams Realty, Cary, NC (Keller Williams Realty)


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