No, I'm not talking about breaking up with your partner. As a Realtor, you have to have your clients best interest at heart, however there comes a point where they can run you ragged, we refer to this as "breaking up" with a client. When I started, I said "there would be no way I would do that to someone! I will do whatever I have to to get them in their house." Well, I had to break up with clients recently, and I am honestly sad, but truly relieved.

I'll give you some background. I met this wonderful couple at an open house, I got their information and I kept following up with them. We saw a few houses and they said that I was one of the best Realtors they had worked with, and appreciated my responsiveness and communication. We wrote on a house, but it didn't work out because they couldn't come to an agreement on price. We were under contract for another property, but due to unforseen circumstances, we had to void contract. They wanted some properties listed, so I dropped everything to get to working on it because they wanted it on market ASAP. Well, as soon as I had all the documents signed and both properties in two MLS systems, they no longer wanted to sell. So I had to take those off market. It takes a lot of time to get it into one MLS, let alone 2 of them!

Now, I should've backed away a long time ago, but again, they were nice people and I figured something would have to work out. We were under contract for another house, YAY! A few other red flags appeared, but honestly, I ignored them. Everything was fine and dandy. Until they couldn't provide proof of funds, the seller voided contract. No big deal, things happen. I then listed another property of theirs, which they wanted to list entirely too high, and we were under contract. But the appraisal came back way too low, and they didn't want to sell it at what it appraised for, so we voided contract and took it off market. I thought ok NOW I'm done. It was too much back and forth and their expectations were not in line with the market. But a miracle happened, and they were able to get funds for the other house I mentioned, and we were about to go under contract, again. Welp, their family decided to purchase another piece of property, and they decided not to pursue the property mentioned above. Again, things happen and I totally understand.

What makes me most upset is their expectations. They wanted to buy cheap (in the height of the market) and sell extremely high, but not doing anything to the properties. I'm aware that real estate moves quickly, and in this market you definitely have to jumo when properties go live on the market. These people caused me relentless stress for 8 months. We didn't close a single deal, which is fine, but that means that 6 deals fell through with them. SIX DEALS. I had multiple conversations about these people with my manager, and she even spoke with them. As nice as they were, things didn't work out. I considered them friends, and they helped me at a really low point. I will forever be grateful for them. I wish them nothing the best.

It is one of those things about real estate that you have to expect the unexpected. Everything happens for a reason and in it's own time.

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