5,104,931
I always answer my phone... I often get calls from numbers I don't recognize and they are prospective clients referred to me by past clients. Lots of people don't leave messages so I don't wait to listen to nothing.
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Sean Casey
Newark, DE
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
679,404
If I am available to take the call, I answer my phone. I wish others did the same.
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Dr. Karen Lewis, Broke...
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
6,392,899
Yes, and if it is a scammer then the number gets blocked so that it wont be calling again.
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Sean Casey
Newark, DE
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
757,885
So long as I am available to talk I will always answer the phone. Guess I am afraid I'll miss an important call & there have been many times I'm glad I did!
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Sean Casey
Newark, DE
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
711,752
My out of state calls are typically someone trying to sell me something, so I don't pick these up. I do pick up in state calls regardless of whether or not I recognize the number.
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Sean Casey
Newark, DE
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Dr. Karen Lewis, Broke...
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
2,178,433
Since I'm mostly retired, I don't answer calls if I don't recognize the number. If they don't leave a message I know it was someone trying to sell something... or a scammer. Like Joe Pryor , I use Hiya and it will notify me if it is a "likely scam" call. That's convenient.
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
5,583,278
I receive soooo many calls from a variety of different states all day long....every day.... and they're all trying to sell me something relative to marketing.... I do not answer the phone if I don't recognize the number and there is no message left....leave me a message and I'll respond....
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Sean Casey
Newark, DE
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
1,712,676
I use Hiya and it lets me know if it is spam.
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Lynnea Miller
Bend, OR
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Carol Williams
Wenatchee, WA
5,048,728
USually but it depends on what I am doing. I get a lot of robocalls.
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Dr. Karen Lewis, Broke...
Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
2,220,323
I answer if I am free
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Sean Casey
Newark, DE
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
5,229,322
Absolutely! Those are leads from your website or ActiveRain! If they don't get you, they're moving on to the next person!
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Sean Casey
Newark, DE
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
564,494
If available, I answer -
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Sean Casey
Newark, DE
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
1,052,056
So you know we don't answer when CoStar calls us. Incessantly. And I recognize those numbers. LOL
If I don't recognize the number and am expecting someone, I'll answer it. As a rule, local numbers are OK but they are starting to use them for telemarketers. I got a Cosmo survey scam last week! I'm still laughing about it!
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
2,684,009
Toll free numbers go to voice mail. Any other number is a possible customer or client.
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Sean Casey
Newark, DE
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
1,844,171
I normally do not answer the phone if it is an out of area phone #. Most of the time it is someone trying to sell me something. If they never leave a message then that's true.
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Sean Casey
Newark, DE
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
182,915
I answer my call right away if I am available.
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Diana Dahlberg
Pleasant Prairie, WI
1,231,853
Unless you are on my favorite list, leave a message if you want to talk to me.
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Sean Casey
Newark, DE
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
7,835,282
If there is no caller ID, our home phone may go to voice mail.
At the office, I answer all calls that reach my number.
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Sean Casey
Newark, DE
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
4,882,355
I don't answer if I don't know their number.
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Peter Testa
Danbury, CT
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Mary Yonkers
Erie, PA
1,502,868
Only if the phone doesn't identify it as spam or a telemarketer and only if I can answer the phone at that time.
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Sean Casey
Newark, DE
599,274
I usually let it go to voicemail and then decide if I want to respond.
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Sean Casey
Newark, DE
1,622,432
Depends. But I do pick up the phone unless I"m in the middle of something. Texts are answered always much faster if you have a cell.
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Sean Casey
Newark, DE
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
544,014
I answer all unrecognized numbers unless they're 800 numbers.
Annie Adjchavanich your industry is different than residential and works at a different pace.
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
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Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
5,216,284
It depends. I try to ignore strange numbers, but there are times when it may be a customer and I take the gamble.
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
716,049
If it rings and I'm available, I pick up - every time. Unless, my phone says 'spammer' (new Verizon service). I sure do get a lot of those.
Now there's an old term, picking up the phone....
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
2,781,013
If I am expecting a call, I tend to answer. If not, it goes to voice for review
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
427,147
I always answer the phone when I can. If it is someone I do not want to talk to, I am to the point now where I will just hang up on them. The marketing salespeople are getting relentless with keeping you on the phone to sell you something.
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
1,466,207
Annie Adjchavanich With so many spam calls, I wait for the message. If it is important, they will leave a message.
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
2,071,025
I will answer.
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
1,598,452
Message
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Valeria Mola
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
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Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
Sunny Isles Beach, FL
3,344,906
If caller ID number shows 000-000-0000 I do not answer it. If I am not on another line or with a client ... I answer my phone.
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
4,800,082
I answer my calls whenever I can.
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Sean Casey
Newark, DE
846,475
Most of the time I answer and most of the time it is telemarketers!
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
2,817,671
If it's in my area, I answer; if it's out of area, I generally ignore as there is so much spam. If it's my zipcode + 1st 3 digits of my phone # I ALWAYS ignore. (my cell # is a different state anyway) - those are always spam spoofers.
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
86,514
Not silly at all! We have a medical insurance carrier who's company philosophy is stalking! They call us ALL the time! If I'm in my car I just answer it. If I'm in the office and can see my cell and don't recognize then it goes to VM! My biggest fun thing is to return calls via "Sly-dial". It's for updating clients or broadcasting a new listing or price reduction to agents wiithout them having to pick up as it goes DIRECTLY to VM! Very good for updating that VERY talkative client on the listing or escrow process. Reccomend it for ALL of your TC's if they are calling clients and giving updates.
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
785,106
I always answer my phone.
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
177,849
It depends on what I am doing. If I am in middle of something, probably not. Other than that, I will answer. I get so many marketing calls that I need a receptionist for my cell phone.
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
4,434,127
Yes
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
5,772,575
Annie,
I wait for the message. There have been lots of calls lately using our area code, and I just block those that don't leave messages.
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
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Bob Crane
Stevens Point, WI
921,504
Depends on what I am doing at the moment.
I have little desire to interrupt a face to face by answering a call from someone who wants me to advertise on the Evil Empire or ascend to page one of Google. And becoming increasingly tenacious is those folks calling from Just In Time Media. They latch on like a rabid dog. Disconnect mid-sentence has become habitual.
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
3,071,489
3,986,258
Depends on what I am doing but many young people eo not wait for a return call
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Anthony Acosta - ALLAT...
Atlanta, GA
4,935,556
5,868,372
I have two new listings, I try to answer my phone each and every time. You never know who could be on the other end.