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Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

I stopped putting buyers in my car LONG before covid.  The masks don't do anything, so I don't require a mask (openings in the common surgical mask are 0.4 microns while the diameter of the flu/covid virus is 0.1 micron... in other words the holes in the mask are FOUR TIMES LARGER than the virus).

Nov 29, 2021 09:34 AM
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Steven Nickens
Hawaii Life Real Estate Brokers - Wailea, HI
R(S)GRI ABR, Maui Real Estate Hawaii

Not really into the mask, most of my buyers are driving their own cars. If everyone is wearing one out of respect I will wear one. Friend of mine is an engineer with one of the major mask companies. They have them tested for how effective they are, he said they don't really work. On the other hand, they test them for bacteria after wearing them and found them to contain bacteria like  Pneumonia, which I had in March and was really sick.

Nov 29, 2021 09:34 AM
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

I imagine a riot could ensue by reading the answers you receive. "A Laugh Riot".  Let the hilarity continue. . .  

Nov 29, 2021 09:53 AM
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Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 - St. George, UT
St. George Utah Area Residential Sales Agent

These days, people drive their car for their own comfort level. I refuse to wear a mask when driving Will, there are too many distractions on the road already to worry about trouble breathing through a restrictive piece of cloth!

Nov 29, 2021 09:20 AM
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Beth Atalay
Cam Realty and Property Management - Clermont, FL
Cam Realty of Clermont FL

I stopped putting buyers in my car long before COVID, it was right after a child touched all over the seats with her sticky fingers after eating a powdered donut. That was probably around 2003.

Nov 29, 2021 12:07 PM
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Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

I do not ask anyone to wear a mask in my car. 

Nov 29, 2021 10:39 AM
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Susan Emo
Sotheby's International Realty Canada - Brokerage - Kingston, ON
Kingston and the 1000 Islands Area

I have only ever had one client in my vehicle and learned my lesson, lol  They want a break from me as much as I do them!! 

Nov 29, 2021 10:28 AM
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Will,

In commercial real estate, we rarely drove anyone around. We met them at buildings and stores. I am not going to get into this discussion of masks, and I agree with Michael Jacobs .  A

Nov 29, 2021 10:38 AM
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Jeff Pearl
RE/MAX Distinctive / LIC in VA - Lovettsville, VA
Full Service Full Time Realtor

Most buyers prefer to drive their own car which is fine with me. If I have to pick up a buyer, I'll wear my mask. They usually get the idea if they didn't already ask ahead of time.

Nov 29, 2021 10:01 AM
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Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400
HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400 - Pikesville, MD
Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome

 One of the advantages of driving a sports car, no room for passengers!

Nov 29, 2021 07:14 PM
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Inna Ivchenko
Barcode Properties - Encino, CA
Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC Calabasas CA

I do not drive clients anymore. As for masks, they are required everywhere in Los Angeles county, vaccinated or not. 

Nov 29, 2021 01:18 PM
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Georgie Hunter R(S) 58089
Hawai'i Life Real Estate Brokers - Haiku, HI
Maui Real Estate sales and lifestyle info

I don't let buyers get in my car anymore... if they don't have wheels, they can't afford to buy a home.

Nov 29, 2021 01:17 PM
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Richie Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

Finesse it and choose wording, tone and request accordingly. Being in the service business, literally we are servants. Being such, we don't give orders but take them. Housing clients are already in a delicate emotional state...

Nov 29, 2021 09:52 AM
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Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Masks should be worn when in vehicles. Exceptions can be made when everyone is boosted.

Nov 29, 2021 09:22 AM
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

I haven't put buyers in my car since the pandemic started... no reason to ask for a mask. But if I did, I would not request them to wear a mask. I'm vaccinated and boosted and I'm fine... what they choose to do is their business. No mandates from me.

Nov 30, 2021 05:06 AM
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Silvia Dukes PA, Broker Associate, CRS, CIPS, SRES
Tropic Shores Realty - Ich spreche Deutsch! - Spring Hill, FL
Florida Waterfront and Country Club Living

The one good thing that came out of the whole Covid mess is that there are no people riding with me anymore.... 

Nov 29, 2021 03:23 PM
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Don Baker
Lane Realty - Eatonton, GA
Lake Sinclair Specialist

no.  I'm good.

Nov 29, 2021 01:29 PM
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Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

So happy to be retired since I would not require people to wear a mask in my car.

Nov 30, 2021 04:26 AM
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Buzz Mackintosh
Mackintosh REALTORS - Frederick, MD
“Experience, reliable, leadership”

I normally meet Buyers at a property and have only had Buyers in my pickup to show a farm. I don't wear a mask while driving.

Nov 30, 2021 04:17 AM
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Lynnea Miller
Bend Premier Real Estate - Bend, OR
Premier Real Estate Service in Central Oregon

Most agents have buyers drive their own cars to showings. 

Nov 29, 2021 01:34 PM
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Anthony Acosta - ALLATLANTAcondos.com
Harry Norman, REALTORS® - Atlanta, GA
Associate Broker

I do not get clients in my car. 

Nov 30, 2021 06:05 AM
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Brenda Mayette
Miranda Real Estate Group, Inc. - Glenville, NY
Getting results w/ knowledge & know-how!

Buyers can do whatever they'd like in their car.  No one is in my car except me.  :)

Nov 30, 2021 05:32 AM
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Candice A. Donofrio
Next Wave RE Investments LLC Bullhead City AZ Commercial RE Broker - Fort Mohave, AZ
928-201-4BHC (4242) call/text

NO, LOL LOL LOL

face diapers can go in their own car and be sure to roll up all the windows so you don't catch any oxygen!

I don't put people in my car these days anyway  . . . 

Nov 30, 2021 07:24 AM
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John Juarez
The Medford Real Estate Team - Fremont, CA
ePRO, SRES, GRI, PMN

I cannot even remember the last time I had a buyer in my car. We meet at properties. That has been the accepted custom since way before the pandemic started.

Nov 30, 2021 06:54 AM
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

We ride seperate since the pandemic. 

Even Uber's make you wear a mask & they keep one window open a crack for fresh air.

Nov 30, 2021 06:02 AM
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Tony Lewis
Summit Real Estate Group - Valencia, CA
Summit Real Estate Group Valencia & Aliso Viejo

First off, I don't drive with clients and I am vacinated so it is not a concern for me at this time.  Who knows if the new variant will change things.  I do want to live...

Nov 29, 2021 11:29 PM
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Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041
ReMax Realtec Group - Palm Harbor, FL
Making FLORIDA Real Estate EZ

I'm shot, And I'll keep getting shot. Unlike the Chicken pox shot, what we are getting IS NOT A VACCINE. Soo......
I like to share with those with whom I work that daily I visit my 95 yo mother who is currently in the hospital.
"If it is ok with you, let's wear a mask. Do you need a fresh one?"
Only a true arse would refuse. Let the sorting begin.

Nov 29, 2021 02:12 PM
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Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

You've been watching way too much television, Will.   It's a hoax.

Nov 30, 2021 05:48 PM
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Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

I have baby seats in my car for my grands so clients follow me.  However, no masks required in my office.  I'm good.  I wear them when I visit a nursing home, a doctor's office and they ask me to.

Nov 30, 2021 01:52 PM
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Mel Ahrens, MBA, Kelly Right Real Estate
Kelly Right Real Estate - Hood River, OR
Customized Choices for your Real Estate Needs

I never drive buyers around in my vehicle; no need to take on the liability for safely transporting them. They can drive their own vehicle.

Nov 30, 2021 01:30 PM
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Olga Simoncelli
Veritas Prime, LLC dba Veritas Prime Real Estate - New Fairfield, CT
CONSULTANT, Real Estate Services & Risk Management

I don't take buyers in my car anymore. If I did, I would absolutely request a mask and even provide one.  

Nov 30, 2021 12:15 PM
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Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

I do not run a taxi or an uber, they can drive their own vehicle.

Nov 30, 2021 12:13 PM