Realtors suck. I've been calling then all week trying to get information on houses and they treat me like some stupid idiot. For one thing, It's always guys answering the phone, and they hear that It's a female on the phone, and not only am I female, but I sound young. So, not only were they gonna treat me like I'm an idiot cause I'm female, but now slap on the fact that they think I'm like..16.
I keep telling my bf he needs to be the one to call and make appointments, but he refuses. He thinks I should be the one doing all the work since I want a house so bad. I'm not saying these guys do It on purpose, (or maybe they do, how should I know) but just knowing It's a "young girl" their talking to, they just dumb It down so much I can't figure out what their talking about!(Now I'm not the brightest person in the world, I had shitty education, so dumbing It down Isn't always bad but damn it people, stop baby talking and asking for my daddy)
I know I sound young on the phone, I'm well aware of It, but If I was able to do a proper search and ask proper questions about a listing you have, and I was actually able to reach the damn phone and call you, I expect you to think maybe, just maybe...I'm capable of understanding your normal talk.
So yeah...I'm obviously not having any luck getting a house through the phones, so I decided to try the email addresses they leave everywhere asking you to email them for further information.
That works less then the phone. I'm still waiting to hear back from them on my first email from about 2 weeks ago.
I'm starting to call normal peoples numbers in the newspaper, and there far more helpful, but most of them say I have to call the agency to take me there because they're either nowhere near the house, or they're paying the agency so they wanna make them work for there money. So It still ends up with us not being able to get into the damn house. But at least they answer my questions.
If anyone out there has like, a magic wand they can wave around and make Real estate agency's actually do there freakin jobs, please please please, wave It around. We NEED to get out of apartments. We need some help here ~sigh~
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I hate people who are patronising just because I'm a woman - they think I'm dumb or incapable or something! It's really annoying, I know how you feel.
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Magic word="pre-approved!" If a real estate agent knows that he/she could possible make a commission (especially in times like these where the markets are s-l-o-w), they'll be very helpful. Also, if that doesn't work, ask if they can refer you to the local mls (multiple listing service) website. From there, you can type in the criteria you're looking for, and narrow down your choices. Hope this helps, and good luck with your search! Buying a home should be fun, so make sure you find an agent that will make it easy :)
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