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David,
And so it goes, the flow of humanity and its habits...we just deal with it and move on...and the more we focus our attention on those who please us, the more of those we get and the converse is true. A
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Jeff Perlis Prime Prop...
Lake Arrowhead, CA
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Dave Martin (703) 585-...
Fairfax, VA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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PropertyMinder (Accele...
San Jose, CA
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Can't say it's any worse. I'm just glad to get a call back! If I just missed the call I call right back - sometimes the message is still in process!
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Frank Rubi
Metairie, LA
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Jeff Perlis Prime Prop...
Lake Arrowhead, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Jill Murty, Realtor - ...
Laguna Niguel, CA
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Dave Martin (703) 585-...
Fairfax, VA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
519,324
I do that, especially if I'm driving and have limited access to the control of my phone. If I miss a call I can redial the number hands free where going to VM takes steps that violate local law.
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Frank Rubi
Metairie, LA
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Jeff Perlis Prime Prop...
Lake Arrowhead, CA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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PropertyMinder (Accele...
San Jose, CA
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I will 99% of the time listen to the VM before returning the call.
IF I already know why you called, I may hit the redial button. I may interrupt you while you're leaving me a VM to save you time.
But it's just like having the file out before you answer the question so you can answer the question and not waste the other person's time fishing around in the file. It takes a lot less time to do it right in the beginning. So I feel your pain.
It's even worse when an agent hasn't read the MLS listing that they're calling to ask you questions about, that are answered in the listing.
Wherever you go, there they are. LMAO
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Thomas J. Nelson, REAL...
La Jolla, CA
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Dave Martin (703) 585-...
Fairfax, VA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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PropertyMinder (Accele...
San Jose, CA
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Carpinteria, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
343,050
I usually do not listen to voice messages at all. I'll just redial or call/text and bypass the listening to a message.
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Frank Rubi
Metairie, LA
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Jeff Perlis Prime Prop...
Lake Arrowhead, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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PropertyMinder (Accele...
San Jose, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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What do you expect from real estate agents? We have thousands of unqualified agents.
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Dave Martin (703) 585-...
Fairfax, VA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
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Candice A. Donofrio
Fort Mohave, AZ
5,115,878
Not to be flippant... but that's life... it happens all the time and I've learned not to stress over stuff like this.
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Frank Rubi
Metairie, LA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Dave Martin (703) 585-...
Fairfax, VA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
4,583,790
Stuff happens.
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Frank Rubi
Metairie, LA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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PropertyMinder (Accele...
San Jose, CA
2,195,069
I'm often guilty if i just missed a call
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Frank Rubi
Metairie, LA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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PropertyMinder (Accele...
San Jose, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
4,905,762
Happens all the time
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Dave Martin (703) 585-...
Fairfax, VA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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PropertyMinder (Accele...
San Jose, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
766,669
It makes sense to me that if I'm working with a high quality Realtor that they will call back before listening to the message. This means that they are not screening their calls to see if it is worth calling back. This means that they care enough to get back as quickly as possible.
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Frank Rubi
Metairie, LA
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Jeff Perlis Prime Prop...
Lake Arrowhead, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
86,514
I hate voice mail--TEXT me! What drives me crazy is an agent who calls and says, "Hey Mike, got a question on your next listing on Grace Drive. Give me a call." How about LEAVING THE QUESTION! Because I know what's going to happen. You call back and get THEIR VM! If it's a cell phone I text them and tell them to next time LEAVE me the question.
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Frank Rubi
Metairie, LA
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Jeff Perlis Prime Prop...
Lake Arrowhead, CA
1,506,773
Been that way for a while.
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Frank Rubi
Metairie, LA
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
5,244,251
Some are professional and some are not!
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Dave Martin (703) 585-...
Fairfax, VA
921,504
Hmm,
One responder cites 'raise the bar' while another indicates this is the sign of a great agent.
I say hit dial and get the conversation stated, most certainly if the message if really, really fresh...like a few minutes old.
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
2,222,275
2,785,306
Happens frequently proving people want people to people contact
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Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
1,390,113
Another one of those situations where other agents are making US look good :)
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Dave Martin (703) 585-...
Fairfax, VA
826,944
I admit I do that. But that's only if the person called like less than 30 mins ago.
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5,879,125
3,988,013
I am finding the vast majority of all people are not bothering to listen to their messages. They just call back.
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Yes. And recently I said politely "just listen to your voicemail" click.
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At this point in life, I'm just grateful for the return call! SOOOO many agents ignore calls from other agents and that is one thing that drives me crazier than them not listening to my vm!!
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991,652
Oh so many times....
"I'm sorry, but the person you are trying to reach has not set up their voice mail, good bye".
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Oh yes...this is not specific to real estate agents. More and more people do this (myself included) and it especially happens with younger generations. takes too much time to listen to a vm message. text is more efficient and then call to respond if needed.
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It happens. Sometimes, I do it. I return a missed call and the other party just left the voice message and hasn't come through on my phone.
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All the time!! but I can't let those annoyances ruin my day... don't sweat the small stuff!
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The other day I saw a call came in while I was on another call, so I just hit redial and they said, "Oh, I left you a v/mail." I do usually listen to them first, but I hadn't even received it yet. Oh well.
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Yes, I often call missed calls as soon as I'm free instead of wasting time and listening. We also have often an awful connection, so it is better get directly to the source.
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David Martin (703) 585-4687 - I got to admit - sometimes I get a call while I am another call. After completing the first call, I immediately call the one I missed - mostly without checking the voice message.
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I am partially guilty of this. My voicemail is dictated to my email and text, so I read the voicemail before calling.
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92,082
If a VM message is left, I will listen to it prior to making a call.... Many times there is no need to call after hearing the message. I also am not returning spam calls.
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Happens a lot and I suppose I am guilty of just calling back before listening to the message. That is just not a rub for me. At least it hasn't been. Who knows, tomorrow it may bother me
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Yes and to avoid it, I do not answer my phone if they reply "too soon" after I leave the message as I know they didn't listen.
Yet some call back hours later on the missed call not on the message. If they are going to be rude like that, I'm going to have some fun at their expense and I may torture them a bit. But that's strangers, friends I just give some $#!+ and move on.
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