Be considerate of the Seller. If you were the seller, what courtesies would you expect from agents and their clients/customers?

• Do not show up without an appointment.
• Arrive on time or if you are going to be late—call the appointment center!
• If the buyer does not want to enter the property, call the showing appointment center.
• If you turn on a light – turn it off!
• Respectfully encourage parents to contain their children when in the seller’s home.

Be a thankful cooperating agent.

• Communicate—fill out the feedback request.
• Leave your business card in the property.

Be a kind listing agent.

• Invite the cooperating agent to present their client’s offer to the seller.
• Do not call the cooperating broker immediately after a showing. They may still have buyers with them.

Because of the challenges in our current market, it seems that people have shorter fuses. So here is a proverb that I have now committed to memory: A soft answer turneth away wrath, but grievous words stir up anger.

Now, I just have to put it into practice!