Fake buyers?

[desmond]

I am renting a small guest house in the back of a property in Santa Barbara. The property is for sale and has somebody close to making an offer that has made 4-5 visits. On their last visit there was another young couple also viewing the property at the same time, it looked like they had their father with them carrying their baby. When the young couple walked into the guest house I recognized the “father” as a realtor that I had seen here at an open house a few weeks before, I asked him “hey aren’t you a realtor?” He answered “oh I used to be” and left very quickly. Is this a common practice, fake buyers? I could be wrong. (The 4-5 visit couple has made an offer after that visit in the $2 mil range).

[briansd1]

It’s a well known tactics in sale to create excitement and to “light a fire” under potential buyers to make them think that they might lose a deal.

I would always pass on the deal if I’m put in the presence of other buyers (unless at an open house).

Landlords and their agents try the same tactics with renters also. When I was looking at renting a place, I never considered a place where potential tenants were scheduled to all come to see a place at the same time.

I’ve straight out told landlord/agents that. And afterwards if I see the property languish on the market, I would offer substantially less.

I believe that this kind of scheduling is rude and insulting to potential clients (but if buyers falls in love with a house and fall for scheme, then they deserve what they got).

[briansd1]

It’s a well known tactics in sale to create excitement and to “light a fire” under potential buyers to make them think that they might lose a deal.

I would always pass on the deal if I’m put in the presence of other buyers (unless at an open house).

Landlords and their agents try the same tactics with renters also. When I was looking at renting a place, I never considered a place where potential tenants were scheduled to all come to see a place at the same time.

I’ve straight out told landlord/agents that. And afterwards if I see the property languish on the market, I would offer substantially less.

I believe that this kind of scheduling is rude and insulting to potential clients (but if buyers falls in love with a house and fall for scheme, then they deserve what they got).

[briansd1]

It’s a well known tactics in sale to create excitement and to “light a fire” under potential buyers to make them think that they might lose a deal.

I would always pass on the deal if I’m put in the presence of other buyers (unless at an open house).

Landlords and their agents try the same tactics with renters also. When I was looking at renting a place, I never considered a place where potential tenants were scheduled to all come to see a place at the same time.

I’ve straight out told landlord/agents that. And afterwards if I see the property languish on the market, I would offer substantially less.

I believe that this kind of scheduling is rude and insulting to potential clients (but if buyers falls in love with a house and fall for scheme, then they deserve what they got).

[briansd1]

It’s a well known tactics in sale to create excitement and to “light a fire” under potential buyers to make them think that they might lose a deal.

I would always pass on the deal if I’m put in the presence of other buyers (unless at an open house).

Landlords and their agents try the same tactics with renters also. When I was looking at renting a place, I never considered a place where potential tenants were scheduled to all come to see a place at the same time.

I’ve straight out told landlord/agents that. And afterwards if I see the property languish on the market, I would offer substantially less.

I believe that this kind of scheduling is rude and insulting to potential clients (but if buyers falls in love with a house and fall for scheme, then they deserve what they got).

[briansd1]

It’s a well known tactics in sale to create excitement and to “light a fire” under potential buyers to make them think that they might lose a deal.

I would always pass on the deal if I’m put in the presence of other buyers (unless at an open house).

Landlords and their agents try the same tactics with renters also. When I was looking at renting a place, I never considered a place where potential tenants were scheduled to all come to see a place at the same time.

I’ve straight out told landlord/agents that. And afterwards if I see the property languish on the market, I would offer substantially less.

I believe that this kind of scheduling is rude and insulting to potential clients (but if buyers falls in love with a house and fall for scheme, then they deserve what they got).

[briansd1]

More straight to the point, fake buyers, fake neighbors, staged houses, have all been tried before to separate buyers from their money.

By Ben Dover

04/13/2009

I myself am an Actor Buyer. I like to go to Open Houses and walk around pretending as if I were actually considering buying overpriced POS RE that is devaluing in price at the rate of $20K a month.

http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/04/01/pm_new_staging/

[briansd1]

More straight to the point, fake buyers, fake neighbors, staged houses, have all been tried before to separate buyers from their money.

By Ben Dover

04/13/2009

I myself am an Actor Buyer. I like to go to Open Houses and walk around pretending as if I were actually considering buying overpriced POS RE that is devaluing in price at the rate of $20K a month.

http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/04/01/pm_new_staging/

[briansd1]

More straight to the point, fake buyers, fake neighbors, staged houses, have all been tried before to separate buyers from their money.

By Ben Dover

04/13/2009

I myself am an Actor Buyer. I like to go to Open Houses and walk around pretending as if I were actually considering buying overpriced POS RE that is devaluing in price at the rate of $20K a month.

http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/04/01/pm_new_staging/

[briansd1]

More straight to the point, fake buyers, fake neighbors, staged houses, have all been tried before to separate buyers from their money.

By Ben Dover

04/13/2009

I myself am an Actor Buyer. I like to go to Open Houses and walk around pretending as if I were actually considering buying overpriced POS RE that is devaluing in price at the rate of $20K a month.

http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/04/01/pm_new_staging/

[briansd1]

More straight to the point, fake buyers, fake neighbors, staged houses, have all been tried before to separate buyers from their money.

By Ben Dover

04/13/2009

I myself am an Actor Buyer. I like to go to Open Houses and walk around pretending as if I were actually considering buying overpriced POS RE that is devaluing in price at the rate of $20K a month.

http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/04/01/pm_new_staging/

[CA renter]

desmond,

It’s possible that these are “fake” buyers, but it’s also possible that the realtor was looking for his kids when he went to the open house (assuming he wasn’t the listing agent, right?).

While I never fall for the “there’s another buyer” trick, occasionally there really is another buyer (we still won’t change our bid, though).

[CA renter]

desmond,

It’s possible that these are “fake” buyers, but it’s also possible that the realtor was looking for his kids when he went to the open house (assuming he wasn’t the listing agent, right?).

While I never fall for the “there’s another buyer” trick, occasionally there really is another buyer (we still won’t change our bid, though).

[CA renter]

desmond,

It’s possible that these are “fake” buyers, but it’s also possible that the realtor was looking for his kids when he went to the open house (assuming he wasn’t the listing agent, right?).

While I never fall for the “there’s another buyer” trick, occasionally there really is another buyer (we still won’t change our bid, though).

[CA renter]

desmond,

It’s possible that these are “fake” buyers, but it’s also possible that the realtor was looking for his kids when he went to the open house (assuming he wasn’t the listing agent, right?).

While I never fall for the “there’s another buyer” trick, occasionally there really is another buyer (we still won’t change our bid, though).

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