The secret reasons why you should use a realtor

We receive about 10 000 visit requests every year. So we have all kind of customers. And since we are selling dream houses, we have lots of dreamers.

We face and screen the below potential visitors every day :

• The wannabe-cool : It is so hot on that beach, let's visit a few homes with air conditioning so that we can cool down a bit.
• The cheater : My husband and I love the French Riviera. But my husband wants a country house and I want a beach house. So could you go ahead and show to us horrible country houses then beautiful by-the-sea properties ?
• The hitch hikers : Mr Realtor, we cannot find out which bus to take from the airport, and my wife does not like taxi drivers. Could you please pick us up at the airport ? It is a mere one-hour drive from your place. Also, could you please drive us back to the airport ? Thank you.
• The home staging fanatics : Darling, would you rather have our new kitchen in blue or chalk grey ? Let's ask a realtor to show to us a few millionaires house so that we can make up our mind
• The busy retired : Mr Realtor, we ABSOLUTELY need to visit that house on Sunday. OK Sir, do you leave abroad ? What is your present job that makes you so busy ? Oh I live 2 mn from you, and I am retired.
• The "I want it now" : Dear mr Realtor, good day. I have one hour left before going to the airport. I WANT to visit that house NOW. Thank you
• The money borrower : Oh Mr Realtor, I am sorry, I do not have any change and I need to buy some food before jumping on the plane. May I borrow money from you and I pay you back when I am back home in my own country ? 
• The extremely organized customer : mr Realtor, we would like to book for a visit in 10 months, that is Monday, December 12th, at 10h15 am. Please confirm asap. Thank you
• The tourist : Oh I soooo like that house you just showed to us. This is EXACTLY what we are looking for. But my husband and I do not like your State so much. Would you show to us houses in another State please ?
• The blogger : My wife and I have been leaving on a sailing boat for the last 4 years. We have a blog where we show the different architecture styles of luxury houses in the various countries we are visiting. So in each country, we call a few realtors and ask them to show us around. Of course, they should accept that we take pictures inside. That is for our blog. And we are so kind, we are not even going to charge you, you little realtor evil.
• The burglar : Do you sell the house along with a safe ? Great. In which room is it please ?
• The down-under client : Oh I am so sorry I did not realized it was 4h45 am today Sunday in France. Yes, it's now Monday 1h45 pm in Australia. Well, now that you are woken up, do you have a second ? I have a few questions about the French Riviera in general.
• The no-life : Whaaaat, the owners do not want to let us visit on Christmas' Eve ? Why not ?
• The early discoverer : Please show me the houses you sell between Marseille and Monaco.
• The un-decided : We do not know yet whether we want an apartment or a house. Could you show us both ?
• The dog lover : do you mind if I visit the house with my 3 dogs ? They do not like to stay in my car, they are bored.
• I will update the list as it goes :-)

Bottom line ; those situations are funny when it happens to realtors. But as a house owner, you do not want to face those moments. So make sure you hire a realtor who does not hesitate to"bite" and screen those people.