Buyer's & Seller's: Please read!

Dear Buyer's & Seller's of real estate,

I need to impart some of my knowledge that I have been taught or have learn myself to you. I have been a realtor for 3 years and starting my fourth. I want to start this blog with a true account of an experience that I recently had with a prospective buyer. This buyer was a lead given to me by my company. She was what we call a website lead. She was looking for a condo. She wouldn't give me much information at the beginning. She wanted to look at a condo in Bridgeton. I met her at the condo and I answered any questions she had for me. I asked her if she wanted me to be her Realtor, and she answered that she would think about it and call me. No hard sell on my part, I wanted her to feel comfortable with me and to trust me. She calls me back and we start looking at condos. I later find out from an email from her that she has been doing the same thing with other realtors. She decided to use someone else, for what reason I don't know. So to all you buyer's and seller's, the lesson here is that if you want to shop for a realtor that you want to use there is a better way to do it. I will tell you how I would go about it

Call all the realtors that you want. Ask to meet them at their office or at your home and conduct an interview with them. Ask them any questions. If you are a buyer, sit down with the realtor and conduct a search of available properties that are available and see how the realtor reacts with you. If you are a seller, ask the realtor how they would try to market your home. Ask them things that are important to you and watch to see how they answer you. Did they listen to you? How did they answer your questions? Do you trust them? As a realtor, I am committed to trying to help any one I meet with 110% effort. All that I ask is that the prospective buyer or seller gives me the same committment and loyalty. If they decide not to use me, please explain why. Also, if we, realtors ask you if you are working with any other agents, don't lie. I would not lie to you, so don't lie to me. Thanks.