In this competitive market you need an edge. I’ve always known that sometimes a seller can be swayed by a particular buyer. For 20 years I’ve provided a letter telling the seller about my buyer with photos to help with their chances. Unfortunately the rest of the real estate brokers caught on and now it’s getting ridiculous. Now, instead of the letter being a nice introduction about the buyers it’s a battle of who can impress the seller the most. Any day now I’ll probably need to write a letter like this just to compete with the crazy letters I have seen on my listings: My buyers loved your house and we wanted to let you know what we can do for you. We noticed your both in your 70’s and although you both look healthy you never know what the future holds. We took the liberty of taking a DNA sample from your toothbrush and my husband is a perfect match to you! He would be willing to give up a portion of his liver or perhaps some bone marrow if needed in the future. Some Doctors think a regular blood infusion can prolong your life, since my wife is in perfect health and is also “A positive“ we would be willing to offer a fresh pint of blood every month for a year! Be warned, this isn’t that far from reality. Until we get more inventory things are going to get crazy.
I am Greg Rosen a Realtor and humorist writer for several major newspapers in Oregon. You can contact me at [email protected]