What do you wish your clients knew before meeting with you?

What do you wish your clients knew before meeting with you?

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Well, what I'd like my clients to know before meeting me is probably something that they will learn by the end of the escrow period, I've seen it time and time again. In other words what I mean by that is, usually when a buyer starts out a process, it starts out as a very simple thing, "Let's go buy a house." And before long, you start realizing that it really is a very complicated process, and there are serious repercussions if things are done improperly or incorrectly. Which is why you should be seeking out the guidance and counsel of a true professional, a realtor, a real estate agent, who is there, really, to protect you, to work for you. And it's interesting: a lot of my clients become very good friends of mine, because you bond in the trenches of an escrow as you go and you learn and you understand the process, and that is really one of the byproducts of what I do for a living that I never expected. The bonding that goes on between agents and clients in escrow is really quite a special thing. I've been to more weddings and more housewarmings of clients that are now very good friends of mine than you could ever imagine. So that's really a wonderful thing, but in summary, I just hope consumers understand that this is a pretty serious undertaking and you really should seek the guidance and counsel of a professional.