3,349,554
Please tell your friend they have a good sense of humor, Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI, SRES
Given that Halloween is around the corner, may I suggest your friend use this?
8 Piece Halloween Crime Scene Decorating Set
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Eagle Ridge Realty
Gilroy, CA
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The Villages Realty
San Jose, CA
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Signature Homes & Estates
Gilroy, CA
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Peter Mohylsky, Beach ...
Miramar Beach, FL
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Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Phoenix, AZ
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Ray Henson
Elk Grove, CA
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Eve Alexander
Tampa, FL
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Eagle Ridge Real Estat...
Gilroy, CA
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Andrea Bedard
Silver Spring, MD
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Eileen Burns 954.483.3912
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Kat Palmiotti
Kalispell, MT
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Susan Emo
Kingston, ON
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Bruce Walter
West Lafayette, IN
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
1,457,219
My next door neighbour has used another Brokerage going on 5 years now and still has never sold. The sign appeared again this morning. The difference is, I wouldn't touch that listing with a 12 foot barge pole. I want to send a Thank you for not using me Card ;)
PS once when the lot next to our childhood home came on the market, my Father tied his big old smelly billy goat as close to the lot line as possible and whenever people came to view it, all 26 of his other goats would run to the fence and begin talking to the people - it is still for sale today, more than 40 years later, lol
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Caroline Gerardo
Newport Beach, CA
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Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Phoenix, AZ
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Ryan Huggins - Thousan...
Thousand Oaks, CA
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Ray Henson
Elk Grove, CA
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Andrea Bedard
Silver Spring, MD
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Olga Simoncelli
New Fairfield, CT
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Kat Palmiotti
Kalispell, MT
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
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Kris Collis, Associate...
East Stroudsburg, PA
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
4,718,326
Ugh, I have had that sort of thing happen and it really is a punch in the gut.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Eagle Ridge Real Estat...
Gilroy, CA
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Andrea Bedard
Silver Spring, MD
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
4,582,434
Life goes on. . .
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Eagle Ridge Real Estat...
Gilroy, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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Wayne Martin
Chicago, IL
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
5,060,814
Life goes on...but I do think Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist has an intriguing idea given the season!
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Phoenix, AZ
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Eagle Ridge Real Estat...
Gilroy, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Eileen Burns 954.483.3912
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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John Juarez
Fremont, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,847,041
Get a new tennis & golf partner. Don't mention it to your neighbor.
Nothing I could say would make this hurt any less. I think the surprise of seeing the sign is a shock also.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Eagle Ridge Real Estat...
Gilroy, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Andrea Bedard
Silver Spring, MD
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Eileen Burns 954.483.3912
Fort Lauderdale, FL
5,113,121
This happens more often than we often realize... has your neighbor given you a heads up and any explanation as to why?
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Eagle Ridge Real Estat...
Gilroy, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Karen Climer
Orlando, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,092,947
It depends...did your neighbor know that the agent is a fierce competitor and listed with them to be malicious and spiteful? OR
did they not know that when they listed with that agent?
did you talk to your neighbor and ask why they chose that agent?
did you know that your neighbor was listing and not ask for the listing?
There are too many unanswered questions to give a good answer.
But I do love Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist idea! How on earth does she find these things? 🤣
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Hella M. Rothwell, Bro...
Carmel by the Sea, CA
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Eagle Ridge Real Estat...
Gilroy, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
613,494
One time I sold a house to a guy who lived with his sister as roommates.
She worked as a licensed realtor and had no idea that he was even looking to buy anything.
I asked and he did not want his sis to know any of his business...
Maybe the neighbor has financial issues that he does not want his friends to know.
Eve
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Karen Climer
Orlando, FL
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Hella M. Rothwell, Bro...
Carmel by the Sea, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
2,071,506
I would be hurt that my neighbour of 20 years, tennis parter and golf buddy had listed his home with another agent without at least giving me a heads-up.
I understand that some people don't like to mix business and friendship. They don't want their good friend to know all the squeaky details of their lives... I get that. But talk to me.
I don't want to walk out my front door to find someone else's sign staring at me from next door. That's going to jeopardize our friendship (and what's more... they KNOW that!).
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Karen Climer
Orlando, FL
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Hella M. Rothwell, Bro...
Carmel by the Sea, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Andrea Bedard
Silver Spring, MD
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Eagle Ridge Real Estat...
Gilroy, CA
2,456,854
Ugh.... I bet that totally pi$$ed off your friend. Tell your friend to not stick around during open house weekend!
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Eve Alexander
Tampa, FL
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Eagle Ridge Real Estat...
Gilroy, CA
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Andrea Bedard
Silver Spring, MD
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
249,799
It happens and it hurts. I've had friends, family members and fellow church members that I'm close to list with other agents. Just to add insult to injury some have even called me for advice ask doing so.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Hella M. Rothwell, Bro...
Carmel by the Sea, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Eagle Ridge Real Estat...
Gilroy, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
2,346,895
Absolutely
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Eagle Ridge Real Estat...
Gilroy, CA
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Andrea Bedard
Silver Spring, MD
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
1,323,219
Not next door, but two doors down, house I helped her buy, seller for whom I helped sell a rental in the past, listed here house a couple of weeks ago with a local competitor who offered a commission rate that I would not match.
Life goes on.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
989,752
I like your sense of humor Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI, SRES - or your friend's!
While you may not have wanted to list your friend's house - sometimes it's wise to not go there - what hurts is him using the competitor, and not getting the opportunity to say "Thank you, but no thank. Allow me to connect you with another terrific agent I know. You know I'll only refer the best." That is what we really want, isn't it?
Having said that, crime scene tape and other goodies are currently on sale at the Halloween store.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Joan Cox
Denver, CO
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Eagle Ridge Real Estat...
Gilroy, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Eileen Burns 954.483.3912
Fort Lauderdale, FL
5,772,587
Gary,
Maybe it is for the best! Sometimes friendship can be ruined in a business relationship. /A
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Eagle Ridge Real Estat...
Gilroy, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Andrea Bedard
Silver Spring, MD
2,684,569
It happens.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Brian England
Gilbert, AZ
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
834,650
I agree with Lyn Sims change your tennis and golf team members. Turnaround is fair play😎
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Eagle Ridge Real Estat...
Gilroy, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
5,877,475
Has happened to us all one time or another, have to get over it and move on!
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Eagle Ridge Real Estat...
Gilroy, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Andrea Bedard
Silver Spring, MD
195,522
Could you have done anything more to get the listing if you wanted it? I'm betting you could have. Maybe you up your game.
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Eagle Ridge Real Estat...
Gilroy, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Karen Climer
Orlando, FL
902,038
A friend of mine once told me she would never engage a good friend as a real estate agent or a gynecologist, two "verboten" professions.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Eagle Ridge Real Estat...
Gilroy, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
921,504
I would do nothiing. Actually I do not solict business from friends and neighbors. However, my solutions have been turned down in favor of the local celebrity.
Crime scene tape or park a beater out front?
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Eagle Ridge Real Estat...
Gilroy, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
620,692
Personally, I only work with friends and relatives if they insist on it. Some folks just don't want you to know about their personal situation.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Eagle Ridge Real Estat...
Gilroy, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Karen Climer
Orlando, FL
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
5,240,021
Michael Jacobs nailed it! Life goes on...
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Eagle Ridge Real Estat...
Gilroy, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
3,589,741
OMG Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist has the perfect solution yellow crime scene set! Buy two!
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
1,506,163
I'd at least have your friend ask them why they chose someone else to represent them. It's saved a few friendships.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
4,961,536
Have to say no, it happens, we do not like it but it happens
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
693,775
Lol....YES!
I had a neighbor I coached through getting his house ready to sell for over a year. He repeatedly told me I was going to help him sell the house. One day, I received a call from him. He was celebrating listing his home with another agent. I didn't even get an opportunity. It was a definite, OUCH!
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
2,784,716
The pain of it all...Oh well, give & take is visiting and making the rounds. Perhaps it is some other guys turn. We all get them...
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Eagle Ridge Real Estat...
Gilroy, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
3,139,060
Would be tempting for some, Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI, SRES, LOL! Set up a series of tennis and golf times, stand him up, explaining each time, that you have to show his house to potential buyers.
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When you see potentially buyers and their agent approach his house, walk out on the front porch in just a stained wife beater t-shirt and your boxers. Scratch yourself while waving vigorously!
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
420,003
Isn't it time to collect titan arum (corpse pant)? Hydnora africana or jackal food is also an exotic odifirous plant for the property line. Painting party with 10 punk rock teens and free pizza to paint your mail box popscyle orange and the planter on that side Prince purple, spray cans allowed. Buy used bagpipes and practice during daylight hours. Who needs lessons just keep blowing? Have Cameron Norrie for dinner and tell everyone at the tennis club you know it's a secret. Fish some golf balls out of a lake, poke holes in them and slip into his bag, and stand him up for golf dates. Say nothing, smile alot, offer no advice, keep practicing here's some music https://pipinglessons.org/ireland-boys-hurrah/
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
381,167
Honestly sometimes friendships are best preserved by not doing business. Take the opportunity to get a great new neighbor and sell it.
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
637,484
That's the toughest thing to face in real estate, and it does happen. It would be nice to know why, though. Sometimes, one could have done something. Maybe during those tennis and golf games, you didn't listen when he said he was retiring to a far away place, or wanted to downsize or whatever? Or you talked about your clients that he didn't like? Or there is a trust issue? I would ask the dude why, maybe there is something to be learned here.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
913,568
Well, if he's selling and moving away, you're going to lose a tennis partner and golf buddy anyway, so might as well have some fun. Put a For Sale By Owner Agent or Coming Soon sign in your yard. Then take them down after a couple weeks and say you changed your mind about selling. Make sure you put a HAUNTED sign rider on top.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Diana Zaccaro Broker A...
Cocoa Beach, FL
1,206,381
Ouch, but some things were not ment to happen. Move on.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Peter Mohylsky, Beach ...
Miramar Beach, FL
1,056,432
LOL no. I don't want to list neighbors' properties . . . let the neighbor's agent handle it all (and you know the neighbor will try to involve you, just shut up and smile)
PS honey I'm Italian. We don't leave witnesses . . . the crime scene tape would not apply to someone 'who just disappeared' LOL
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Bruce Walter
West Lafayette, IN
1,430,314
I would let him win a few more tennis matches orgolf rounds as the case may be. Jeff 😎
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
6,418,429
I may not refer to that neighbor as a "Buddy".
Beyond that I would just ignore the sign and the open house, focus your energy on other listings.
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - W...
St. George, UT
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Gary Frimann, CRS, GRI...
Gilroy, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,553,588
Some do not mix business with pleasure and you have to respect that.
Sometimes it's your own fault; did you ask for the business?
Does he even know you're a REALTOR?
But, if they know you and what you do, they made a decision and you'll either repect it or you'll let it affect it (your friendship).
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
2,463,740
I have both received and lost biz because consumers did not want to list with someone they knew well. No hard feelings...there is plenty to go around.
766,079
This happened to me. My next door neighber had asked for market value many times over the ten years we were neighbors. They listed with an agent in my company. I tried to find out why and was treated with disdain.