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Rainmaker
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Cindy Davis
SD Home Source Realty - San Diego, CA

Lord knows I try not to. Everyone communicates through text these days and I don't like relating to anyone that way.

Jul 21, 2015 11:13 AM
Rainmaker
2,759,812
TeamCHI - Complete Home Inspections, Inc.
Complete Home Inspections, Inc. - Brentwood, TN
Home Inspectons - Nashville, TN area - 615.661.029

 Good Wednesday morning Daniel. That's stupid! Texting has its purposes. Texting is not for real estate transactions.

Jul 21, 2015 07:06 PM
Rainmaker
2,443,250
Evelyn Johnston
Friends & Neighbors Real Estate - Elkhart, IN
The People You Know, Like and Trust!

I text all the time, but never to negotiate. That calls for paperwork.

Jul 21, 2015 12:48 PM
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Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

No those things drive me nuts.

 

Jul 21, 2015 12:40 PM
Rainmaker
2,362,601
Lise Howe
Keller Williams Capital Properties - Washington, DC
Assoc. Broker in DC, MD, VA and attorney in DC

no

Jul 21, 2015 12:28 PM
Rainmaker
400,356
Jill Murty, Realtor - Orange County, CA
Movoto - Laguna Niguel, CA

I don't use text messages to negotiate.  Stuff like that needs to be on the correct forms and signed by the parties.  My client may tell me at what price they want to counter in a text, but I'll put it on the form for signature.

Jul 21, 2015 11:27 AM
Rainmaker
4,319,419
Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
Andover, MA: Andover Luxury Homes For Sale

Daniel Hayes - nothing wrong in it, as long as you can come to final agreement after negotiations - and as long as it is a two-way communication.

Jul 22, 2015 02:28 AM
Rainmaker
1,466,207
Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Daniel Hayes I agree, i don't think texting is a place for negotiating a deal.

Jul 21, 2015 11:28 PM
Rainmaker
1,513,143
Raymond E. Camp
Ontario, NY

It seems with the younger generation it is becoming more and more; thankfully now it can be printed or a picture and printed for the records.

Jul 21, 2015 11:17 PM
Rainmaker
969,888
Frank Rubi
Frank Rubi Real Estate, LLC - Metairie, LA
FrankRubiRealEstate.com

NO. To important. 

Jul 21, 2015 10:49 PM
Rainmaker
921,504
Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041
ReMax Realtec Group - Palm Harbor, FL
Making FLORIDA Real Estate EZ

You are taking this conduct (texting) out of context.

Moving the negotiation forward via text messages is not uncommon. However, every professional knows, both buyer and seller, if it is not on paper it is not real. Texting simply serves the purpose of getting the paper correct.

Now, without a doubt, there are serpents wearing real estate agent suits and you should verify it the agent is on 'your list' before allowing text to be used by them. Any convenience courtesy extended to 'them' will come back to bite you.

Jul 21, 2015 10:11 PM
Rainmaker
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Absolutely not. I might text that I've emailed an offer or counter-offer. And if I get one by text, I ask that they resend via email. Often I will re-iterate a texted counter-offer in an email confirming receipt of their text.

Jul 21, 2015 09:52 PM
Rainmaker
4,882,355
Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
REALTOR®, Broker

I'm not a big fan; however it is now the prefered method of communication for the majority.

Jul 21, 2015 09:45 PM
Rainer
231,224
Mike Rock
Complete Design - Granite Bay, CA
Granite Bay Luxury New Construction...For Less

I do, and i dont mind. once you confer on terms , it is put to writing. In california anyway texts are a legal method. i assume you mean agents with other agents. they are not unknowns. and they would only follow a written offer. i assume that as well

Jul 21, 2015 11:40 AM