Solutions for Sacramento Listing Agents Who Will Not Call You Back

The only excuse for listing agents who will not call you back.

Little is more irritating than Sacramento listing agents who will not call you back. Well, it’s most likely irritating enough that so many do not even answer their phone in the first place. I am not in a position where I talk to a lot of listing agent because I mostly chat with buyer’s agents. Being a listing agent myself. And I always try to answer my phone. Not only do I answer my phone, but I do in a cheerful manner.

Even if I’m feeling, “what the hell do you want from me?” like busy days can do to a person, I make myself be happy to talk. Because whatever might be going on with me is not my caller’s fault. My caller needs some kind of help. Either to sell a house or more information on a listing. It’s generally all good. For spammers, there is the End Call button and block caller function. No need to get upset.

However, not every listing agent answers the phone. Is it on purpose, like some people believe? Sometimes, I’m sure it is. The listing agent doesn’t want to answer calls from other agents about offers because the listing agent might not be interested in presenting offers that are not the agent’s own buyer. Yes, it’s unethical behavior, but it happens. Or, maybe the agent feels he has enough offers (although the seller would beg to disagree). Or he’s sleeping under a bridge because, hey, rough night, where is the car? You never know.

So, what can you do when dealing with listing agents who will not call you back? I’ll tell you what I do. First, I call that agent every hour on the hour and I leave a cheery message until the agent’s voice mail box is full. Sometimes the box is already full because the agent never answers the phone at all. In those cases, you can call the agent’s broker and ask if the broker will get a message to the agent.

You can also go to the agent’s Facebook page and leave a message, detailing your efforts to reach the agent. Try Twitter and send a direct message there. Look up the agent via Google and call his parents. How about uploading the agent’s photo to Instagram as a Missing Person notice: Has anybody seen this agent? Send an urgent fax to the office fax number.

I have also been known to go to the company website and call every single agent in that agent’s office until somebody tells me how to find the agent. I am absolutely relentless. This is in addition to borrowing a stranger’s phone at the grocery store and calling from a number the agent does not recognize.

On the other hand, maybe for you, well, maybe you should call an agent who answers her darned phone? Because listing agents who will not call you back are not professionals.