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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=REALTOR4U][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If I want 3 bathrooms, why on earth would my agent waste my !@#$ time showing me places with 2 bathrooms? [/quote]

I'm the PP that got that feedback, yes, it was bizarre! Did they think a 3rd bathroom and more square footage would appear once they got there?

At the time I had a baby and toddler that I had to get out of the (cleaned!) house for showings, and it incensed me to no end that I did all that work for someone that knew ahead of time the house wasn't for them.[/quote]

You would not believe how often I get showing requests from my clients for properties that simply don't meet their criteria.  At times, we simply have to show them regardless in which case its a waste of the sellers, buyers and my time.  I do feel you pain and hopefully you will get an offer soon.[/quote]

Another agent and I totally agree. Buyers are notorious for saying they want one thing and then going off on their own to search for something totally different. Sometimes if the house is really great they will sacrifice that extra bedroom or whatever. If the house isn't great, then the bedroom they wanted becomes the sticking point.d

Look - we've all dated people who ghost out on us and we want to know why. If that person said, "well you're a brunette and I really prefer blondes" - it may not help you if you love your dark hair and have no plans to bleach it, but it helps because it explains the "why" part of why they didn't want to go out anymore.  If you're a seller who doesn't want to hear the unhelpful feedback then ask your agent to filter it for you. But then don't blame the agent when they don't tell you something they deem insignificant that you don't. We're agents, not mind readers. And that goes for buyers and sellers. If you're a buyer who wants to up your price or look for something different - tell your agent so they can better help you instead of scouring Zillow and sending us a bunch of shit that's under contract and hasn't been updated. And if you're a seller and you want your feedback spoonfed to you, say so.

This isn't hard. Really.[/quote]

OP here. Really?  You don't think that, as an agent, it may just be best not to write out the unhelpful feedback?  If your buyers decide to waste everyone's time viewing a house that doesn't meet their basic requirements, just say that. But don't go on for three paragraphs with things I can't fix.

Listen, I said in my orgional post that not all feedback was postive. But about half of the negative feedback was useful. I don't need things spoon fed to me, I just don't know why an agent wastes everyone's time with unhelpful feedback. Just say "not right for my clients" and move on. As a seller, I am just going to assume the house wasn't a good fit. i don't need to know that your buyer only wanted blondes - if it isn't fixable, and it can't be remedy by price, it's a useless comment. Just answer the canned questions on the feedback form and move on.  
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