| Search by tag or site | Login to my blog ▪ Start my own blog |
 |
The Boston Real Estate BlogI am an independent real estate broker, focused on the residential real estate market in downtown Boston. |
Renters do the darndest things …
Brian Carter, New York's favorite rental agent, is at it again.
This time he meets the client from hell. The client from hell is not an unreasonable client. He's an ambivalent one.
Bob needed an apartment and after only an hour of showing him around, I realized his tragic flaw: Bob couldn’t make a decision to save his life. When asked even the most routine and innocuous question, he would hesitate ... He wouldn’t commit either way.
Bob bid on one apartment, and lost it.
Later, the Super called.
The other renter had backed out. The apartment was on the market. We could have it, if we acted fast. At that point, I expected him to be really motivated. But he took the information in stride.
We hit the street and in typical Bob fashion, he could only muster a, “Well, that’s interesting … hmmm.” I told him we needed to get over there and start the process. He hesitated, before saying he needed some time to think about it. I stared at him in disbelief. He looked a little embarrassed and strangely confused. He said he couldn’t make a decision because he needed to know what his “options” were.
“What do you mean by options,” I asked. It was tense. He replied, “You know … what apartments are available.” I said, “Besides the 22 that you’ve already seen?”
Exactly.
More: RENTAL DEMENTIA: Blame it on Bob - By Brian Carter, The New York Press
More posts about: rentingrenting
- Where Small People Fear To Tread …
- Looking For Real Estate Agents / Bloggers
- Boston Residential Real Estate Condo Sales, October 6, 2007
- Us Gained Jobs In August & September … Did You Expect Otherwise?
- Mousy, Mousy, Mousy: City Of Boston Most At Risk For Rodent Infestation
- Oct 2007
- Sep 2007
- Aug 2007
- Jul 2007
- Jun 2007
- May 2007
- Apr 2007
- Mar 2007
- Feb 2007
- Jan 2007
- Dec 2006
- Nov 2006
- Oct 2006
- Sep 2006
- Millionaire Now! by Larry Nusbaum
- Ludwig von Mises Institute
- Credit Bloggers
- Don't Mess With Taxes
- Invest2Success
- Poor and Stupid
NOTE: Please click on the charts below to enlarge them if [read more]
NOTE: Please click on the charts below to enlarge them i [read more]
U.S. stock futures rebound on Citigroup results"S&a [read more]
<< My Home | TheMoneyBlogs Home