The Very Busy Broker

So my cell goes off and I see that the ringy-dingy is wrought from the hands of the "Very Busy Broker" (I know, that is fancy way of saying my caller ID works just fine). I'm showing a property in Arlington, but the call from the Very Busy Broker comes at a good time. My buyers need a few moments to their thoughts. As they ruminate over dollars and decorations, I excuse myself to take the call.

"Hello," says the Very Busy Broker, "I am very busy today, but I have 10 minutes right now and I would love to run through your listing at...," and she prattles off a property about 20 minutes away.

"But," I reply, "I am with some folks right now. I could touch base with you in 20 minutes..."

"But," she interjects, "I will be busy in 20 minutes."

Mind you, the Very Busy Broker has not closed house in 6 months. Buyers and sellers may wish to remind themselves that being busy does not mean being productive. My kitten stays busy all day chasing her tail, but that is not "closing any houses". Holding one's schedule up as though it is as immutable and all powerful like some biblical tablet brought down the mountain side will not bring buyers to the seller's table. Cooperation and a yielding to the needs of others brings everyone to a happy conclusion.

By the way, my buyers made an offer. The Very Busy Broker, however, missed her appointment. She got pulled over by an undercover "badge" for running a stop sign in Waltham.