- They make you clean your room:
While dealing with prospective buyers for your home, it is always the first impression that matters. It should not come as a surprise to you if your real estate agent asks you to clear the clutter in the living room, replace the bed sheets and generally ensure that your home is presentable just like your mother did.
- They take your calls late at night:
Irrespective of your age, agents’ treat their clients like babies and are available even at a really late hours. Watch their motherly instincts when you reach out to them with a query and they already seem to know the problem before you tell them. - They are concerned about you when you don’t return her countless calls, Whatsapp messages and SMS:
It is impossible to hide from your mother OR your real estate agent! Do you recollect the time when you were in college or were out late night with friends, your mother would always call to check your whereabouts (and you hated it)? Not calling her back would trigger a panic attack as she would worry to no end. Your real estate agent is no different, so make sure your diligently return his calls to keep the communication channels open. - They teach you how to save money, create a budget, and helps you to stick to it:
It was your mother who taught you to value every single rupee of the pocket money you received and the additional amount you got when you hauled groceries from the kirana stores. When you began working, it was she who explained the savings concept in detail. Your agent has now taken over that role is happy to meddle in your personal finances.
Your real estate agent has no qualms of bring you back to earth when you dream about fancy, over-budget homes and shows you practical and affordable homes. After all, like your mother, all the agent wants, is for you to settle down quickly in life. - They chase you to complete your homework:
Yes, School is over but homework isn’t! While buying a home, it is important to check out locality, the convenience of travelling to your office, proximity to schools, railway station and supermarkets, not to mention the safety factor. Your mother always hounded you to hit the books before a test, similarly you agent will make sure you check out the area than depend on the sellers word. - They are a wonderful listener:
Remember how you confided about all your fears, your complaints and your meaningless worries to your mother? She always had time for you. So does your agent. In fact the more you share with your agent, the better he/she will understand your needs while buying or selling a home. Ultimately, both want to see you happy and satisfied. - They double up as your driver & bodyguard and not ask for any remuneration:
Your mother has accompanied you to your dance practice and your cricket matches, has dropped you off to school picnics and camps and been by your side every time you had a toothache. Your agent tags along with you to every prospective home and discusses every tiny detail with you with the hope that he get to know you better and lands a nice deal for you. A truly good heart is at work, whether it is your mother or your agent! - They are a complete mix of emotions when you move on, both happy and sad at the same time but definitely proud to see you make it this far and to have been with you in this voyage:
Every mother experiences the “empty nest syndrome” when her babies fly off to. May be she will cry her heart out after you leave and miss you like hell. Of course you will visit them at weekends but sooner or later you will become busy with life and the visits will become infrequent. The feeling that hurts mother is that they are not needed any more in your lives, now that you are grown up. Agents too pass through a similar phase. After they have spent days (probably weeks) with a client, showcasing a variety of homes and in the process creating a bond, suddenly have to end the entire communication once the deal is done. They too are no longer needed in your life, at least not temporarily.
If you want to give both these important persons in your life a nice little surprise, give your mother a call and tell her she still means a lot to you. Your agent on the other hand, will be more than happy if you put in a good word about him to your friends searching for a home. After all, referrals are the best way to tell them what a wonderful job they did!