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Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041, Making FLORIDA Real Estate EZ  (ReMax Realtec Group)

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Rainmaker
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

Can I send you the current comps because Z is always incorrect. I don't plan on having an open house so you would need an appt to see the property to see if it's overpriced I guess like the others.

All of them are overpriced? 

Jun 02, 2016 04:01 AM
Rainmaker
4,882,355
Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
REALTOR®, Broker

"click" that is the sound of me hanging up.

Jun 02, 2016 05:01 AM
Ambassador
6,393,404
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Sounds like a teaching opportunity, and a time to ask the person if they want to look for a few years or move into a home sometime soon.

Jun 02, 2016 03:46 AM
Rainmaker
989,652
Jennifer Mackay
Counts Real Estate Group, Inc. - Panama City, FL
Your Bay County Florida Realtor 850.774.6582

Ring - Money! - Oh, false alarm :(

Jun 02, 2016 09:00 PM
Rainmaker
5,772,575
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Annette, 

I like Bob Crane 's answer.  Wishing you lots of better calls.  A

Jun 02, 2016 08:40 AM
Rainmaker
2,220,423
Anthony Acosta - ALLATLANTAcondos.com
Harry Norman, REALTORS® - Atlanta, GA
Associate Broker

Be professional and get them off the phone as soon as possible.

Jun 02, 2016 07:20 AM
Ambassador
3,727,873
Patricia Kennedy
RLAH@Properties - Washington, DC
Home in the Capital

I'd wish him good luck if he is depending on ZDevil or TWord or the R's for price information!

Jun 02, 2016 05:16 AM
Rainmaker
1,052,211
Candice A. Donofrio
Next Wave RE Investments LLC Bullhead City AZ Commercial RE Broker - Fort Mohave, AZ
928-201-4BHC (4242) call/text

What you did, and maybe an innocently posed question: "What if they go up, not down?" The voice on the other end is reporting live from "Someday Isle".

Jun 02, 2016 03:54 AM
Rainmaker
1,725,996
Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

Once Z is brought into the conversation, I know this caller has at least one bad habit. Do I try to convince them to use my site for the real-time information and accurate values, or just give up? That depends on the tone of voice from the caller and subsequest statements

Jun 02, 2016 11:21 PM
Rainmaker
7,836,134
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Add them to your email list.

Jun 02, 2016 10:45 PM
Rainmaker
4,434,127
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Thanks for the tip.

Jun 02, 2016 10:31 PM
Rainmaker
1,622,432
Inna Ivchenko
Barcode Properties - Encino, CA
Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC Calabasas CA

Why to hang up on a potential buyer who is ready to buy? Why not to educate him/her? 

Turn self-educated ( Z-educated?) buyer into a satisfied loyal client. 

Jun 02, 2016 05:16 PM
Rainmaker
3,986,258
William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

First off I would tell the caller to look only at PROFESSIONAL Real Estate sites. 

 

This is why we need to stop supporting these lead gen sites.

Jun 02, 2016 01:17 PM
Rainmaker
2,362,948
Lise Howe
Keller Williams Capital Properties - Washington, DC
Assoc. Broker in DC, MD, VA and attorney in DC

I never argue with someone who knows more than I do 

Jun 02, 2016 12:24 PM
Rainmaker
3,988,007
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

I almost always ask if they are working with another agent and if not then I suggest a meeting so I can show them other properties that might interest them.

Jun 02, 2016 11:31 AM
Rainmaker
2,182,552
Michael J. Perry
KW Elite - Lancaster, PA
Lancaster, PA Relo Specialist

Waiting only creates competition !

Jun 02, 2016 09:25 AM
Rainmaker
2,224,473
Debbie Laity
Cedaredge Land Company - Cedaredge, CO
Your Real Estate Resource for Delta County, CO

That buyer sounds like trouble. I hate it when buyers tell me what property is worth. 

Jun 02, 2016 09:21 AM
Rainmaker
1,502,998
Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

I'd have ended up most likely doing what you did after stating that homes are actually priced right (for the most part) and we are in a rapidly appreciating market.

Jun 02, 2016 08:18 AM
Ambassador
2,161,048
Silvia Dukes PA, Broker Associate, CRS, CIPS, SRES
Tropic Shores Realty - Ich spreche Deutsch! - Spring Hill, FL
Florida Waterfront and Country Club Living

Thank you very much, I'll be here for you when you feel the time is right. 

Jun 02, 2016 07:20 AM
Rainmaker
823,579
Susan Laxson CRS
Palm Properties - La Quinta, CA
Realtor in San Diego, CA & Naples, FL

I would thank them for their interest and tell them to call you anytime if they would like to look at homes to buy in your area.

Jun 02, 2016 05:49 AM
Rainmaker
1,090,637
Diana Zaccaro Broker Associate
ZOOM Realty Group - Cocoa Beach, FL
"The Accidental Blogger" Cocoa Beach, Florida

I handle all inquiries the same regardless of comments like that. After some basic qualifying, I would have suggested meeting for a buyer's conference to discuss their needs/wants and explain why there is so much information on sites like that.

Then I probably would have show comps and the property.

 

Jun 02, 2016 05:25 AM
Rainmaker
4,800,082
Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

I would ask why so many homes are selling above Zillow's estimates.

Jun 02, 2016 05:14 AM
Rainmaker
1,239,901
Sam Shueh
(408) 425-1601 - San Jose, CA
mba, cdpe, reopro, pe

greed= sellers

Jun 02, 2016 03:36 AM