Hey, Courtesy Still Exists!

That I have to make special mention of this on my blog tells me it's not all that common, but I'm just glad to be treated well as a real estate agent by another Realtor and that Realtor's client.

Here's the full story: Last evening I made an appointment with a potential client - someone I "met" from Elite Properties' website asking for a home showing. We spoke on the phone for a bit and I made an appointment to go out and meet him today. I asked him if he was working with a Realtor already (agency requirement) and he said no. He was looking for an investment property for his brother and the brother had asked him to shortlist a few. Sounded good.

But just a few minutes ago he called and said that the brother already had a Realtor and my client didn't know. So he was calling me to cancel the appointment. He added that the Realtor involved had asked him to do that, so as to not waste my time.

Isn't it nice to know that courtesy still exists in this world where sometimes we have to drive out to places and then the client just never shows up?