A Client said he want offer full price but

[Young S.]

Client said he wants to offer full price but he wanted to see again with his wife. Then he wasn't show up and text me after 10 min after he said he was sorry, his daughter admitted to a hospital. So I rescheduled to 2 days later, this time I texted him 4 hours before . No Response. However I was at the property. He again sent text message his daughter is in surgery. and wants to meet on Monday.

What do I do? Is this scam?

[Irene Nash]

This sounds like a total waste of your time, I'm sorry. At best someone who has legitimate issues but doesn't know how to respond to a text promptly enough to not waste your day, or worse, someone who for some reason is trying to take up your time. If he needs to see it again with his wife then he doesn't know he wants to offer full price - that would be the point of seeing it again with his wife.

I understand you don't want to lose a potential sale but I personally would not keep this client unless there were some amazing explanation (i.e. emergency last-minute surgery, etc.). At the very least I recommend no longer communicating by text and insisting on phone calls, you'll be able to tell a lot more by voice and if he won't talk by phone what kind of client will he be to work with?

But expect to write this one off, IMO you'd be totally reasonable to tell him you wish him the best but you don't feel you're the agent who's best able to help him at this time.

Then go and do something fun and/or something that will help generate a new client or increase your professional knowledge, etc. It will pay off in the long run. :)