I was out with a client the other day. We had set up the appointment via e-mail. I had helped with getting him set up with a car rental, and we had spoken extensively via phone regarding what he was looking for so that I could have a presentation ready for his arrival.
We met, and off we went to view property. On the way to the property, we realized that another real estate agency had already shown him the property. The client was distressed. “How does this work”? “What if I want to work with you”? “Whose listing is it anyway”?
Ah, the problems caused by not having a Multiple Listing Service in Costa Rica. I feel like I bump into them every time I turn around in this business here in this country.
I have noticed that it is especially difficult for real estate buyers and investors from the States to grasp how it works here. It does work… really. It’s simply an inferior system to the MLS based system in the States.