I’ve never seen anything like this. Perhaps that phrase is over-used, but I really, truly, have NEVER seen this before…
Those who who know me quite well will say that maybe, perhaps, sometimes…..I talk too much.
I understand – sometimes, my blog posts are a bit wordy. Sometimes a mere 900 words will do.
But this blog post does NOT need to be 1,500 words!
So having said that, I’d like to simply present the merits of what I’m about to show you, with little preamble, and even less postscript.
I’ve often mused that our industry is plauged with “less than qualified” participants.
I might have Tweeted yesterday, “I hate rookie agents. Useless, know-nothing, lazy, inexperienced, and will be waiting tables at Jack Astor’s in three years.”
I got a few interesting responses, to say the least!
Was I out of line? Or more to the point – was I incorrect?
Our industry is plagued with 23-year-olds who feel like they have a decade of experience because they watched Million Dollar Listing all through university! These agents, and others with no training and no desire to learn, make mistakes every step of the way, and rarely admit to their erroneous ways.
Well folks, I’m about to show you something that is the most blatant, ridiculous screw-up I’ve ever seen.
How did this happen? And how do you explain this to your client who hired you and agreed to PAY you for your services?
If you’re ready for it, let’s do this:
Yes, that’s right, folks.
215 CONDO APARTMENT Boulevard.
Do you think this is a typo?
Is this 215 Fort York Boulevard?
Did I see this right?
Did a Realtor actually screw up the address of the property that he or she is selling?
Isn’t this one of the very first tasks that a Realtor needs to accomplish on the long, long “to do” list that accompanies the sale of a property?
I’ve asked this rhetorical question a million times before, but what the hell are you paying your Realtor for?
Your Realtor doesn’t even know where you live! Your Realtor believes that you live at “Condo Apartment” Boulevard.
Is that anywhere near “Detached House” Avenue?
I’d be remiss if I also didn’t mention that the Realtor put “2.5%” in the field for “Shares,” which is used for cooperatives or co-ownerships. There are no shares of a condominium; you own your unit, not a percentage of the building. I believe that was the commission payable to the cooperating agent, but really – this is quite minor compared to “Condo Apartment” Boulevard.
It’s bad.
It’s really bad.
In fact, I can’t think of anything that would make this situation worse.
Does anything come to mind? Anything?
Think of the only thing that could make this situation worse than it already is. What would make this even more pathetic?
Once again, let me put it out there, and I’ll leave the comments up to you guys:
McBloggert
at 9:22 am
I would love to see some pictures of the “finished” basement this condo has…
Darren
at 9:23 am
There are several units for sale in my building which are listed with the postal code of the building next door. Blows my mind that they can make such a basic mistake. I also can’t believe that the Sellers didn’t notice either!
Joe Q.
at 9:44 am
The listings says “Condo Apt Multi Level” — is that really a multi-level (but still 800 sq ft) unit or am I just not reading that correctly?
Joe Q.
at 10:39 am
Or does Multi Level refer to the building itself being multi-level. Obviously I am not familiar with reading MLS listings for condos.
Kyle
at 9:59 am
Frankly there’s no way i’d ever trust the sale of my house to someone who has never even owned a home, let alone sold one of their own. Makes me wonder who is listing with these 23 year olds.
Mike
at 11:13 am
This is a perfect example of why a good brokerage wont allow their new agents to load anything on MLS. Clearly not the case here.
As David has pointed out many times its not the sales rep who represents the seller its the Brokerage.
And this listing makes the brokerage look unprofessional especially in the 21st Century
Ralph Cramdown
at 11:18 am
When my wife was in law school, her real estate prof said “First, you see a For Sale By Owner sign, then that comes down and up goes a Century 21 sign.”
Chuck
at 3:20 pm
Quite possibly one of my favourite posts. 🙂
The Seller is Realtor is just too good to be true. The cherry on the sundae.
Devore
at 5:21 pm
Plenty of terrible listings to go around. Getting the address wrong is hard to beat. Putting up a picture of the wrong building comes close. Crappy pictures, terrible or outright incorrect details, spelling mistakes, unreadable grammar, and description full of undecipherable acronyms and abbreviations, all very common, and all look unprofessional. When I was selling my condo, I couldn’t want to look at my listing so I could see what it’s like. What do you even say when you pull up yours on mls.ca and see garbage?
Krupo
at 10:48 pm
I didn’t know condos at Fort York Blvd are made of brick…