Back in September, one of my past clients, an investor I’d worked with to buy a few properties several years ago told me he was preparing to sell one of his properties as its tenancy was near an end.

His property manager, someone who I saw as a friend, decided to put a bug in his ear that I’d moved out of state, and while I assured him that my abilities to handle his listing were still quite strong, that bug was still in his ear I suppose.

Fast forward to last week, after telling me STILL ,after all conversations,that he preferred me over her for the listing, he calls me to tell me it’s been on the market for a few months with the property manager and he feels she’s doing nothing to sell it, and she’s mostly unresponsive to his phone calls with regards to said property. He’d like me to make the trip to Texas and re-list the property at this point as he feels I’m more responsive.

I told him last week that I could…and I could, but let’s face it, a property that’s sat on the market for 2-3 months is a lot more difficult sale than one that’s just hitting the market. I don’t believe it’s worth my time and effort to make the trip and it’s not a cheap trip for someone who told me that the listing was mine then took it back in a matter of weeks.

So today I told him to keep the listing with the property manager and revisit why it may not be selling. I won’t be making the trip to list.

Am I wrong??

All the best,

A