So my buyers had their third builders meeting last week to pick out floors, paint colors, appliances and etc... The wife had to come into town on her own as her husband could not get away from work. She e-mailed me a few days before to ask if I would come with her again so she did not have to be alone... I said of course I will be there - it is my job to be there!!!!
While in our meeting at the model home, the on duty agent came in to say hello and said to my client that she was lucky she had such a nice agent to show up through-out the process. She said after watching hundreds of homes go up, I was only the 2nd agent to come to all the meetings with my client! I was amazed!!!
When I thought of all the single sheets of upgrade contracts my clients had signed over the last few months (that I personally looked over first AND I might mention found several flaws and messed up numbers) I was just totally amazed that more Realtors do not guide their clients through the building process.
When I posted this question to some other collegues - their excuses floored me!!! I got excuses such as "I do not have time for that"! and "Picking out floors can be a personal experience and they don't want their Realtor there"! I don't know about you guys, but buying a home in general is, next to marriage and having children, one of the most personal and biggest decisions someone makes in life. So why would we leave them to go it alone because they are building - especially when there are months more of contracts involved???
With many builders making a commission available to the Realtors after receiving a down payment and contract - I fear this situation is getting worse. We should not be disapearing from our clients process when they may need us the most....
Just my thoughts -
Wrightsville Beach Real Estate