Just wondering if such a form exists as I was stuck waiting yesterday with no way to get in or a way to get a hold of him.
Consider forgetting about billing anyone and make changes to your protocol so it doesn’t happen again.
Not sure what else I can do. I had my client contact her realtor and they contacted the sellers realtor and it was all set for a time and date and only my client and myself showed.
That is 3 places minimum for the communication to go awry.
I make contact directly with the listing office/agent and, as a professional, I take names so I can hold people accountable. I find out how to gain access then. Waiting around for realtors would not work for me.
I always make sure I get the clients real estate agents name and contact information when booking the appointment. I call them up right after getting off the phone with the client to let them know I have a schedule appointment and ask for the access code for the property. If the client wants to call the real estate agent, that is fine, but I make sure I contact them personally as well so that I know it has been done.
Get your own supra key, and/or call the agent to get the lock box code.
I would consider doing all I could do and generate the report as best I could. Then charge a return trip fee and insist that the client get the Realtor to pay it. If I drove a long way to get there, I certainly would do that.
The above is applicable if the agent told you he’d/she’d be there and didn’t show. I send email confirmations to all my appointments and copy agents if at all possible. Like the others said, get the code if you can and consider getting a Supra key.
Supra. Don’t leave home without it!
I would bill the RE broker @ $150.00/hr. for my time!
It’ll be a cold day in hell if a Massachusetts Broker/Realtor would even attempt to pay your bill. I’d simply write it off as a loss.
Always get the Realtor name and number when booking the inspection. After booking the inspection, I always tell my client to contact their Realtor with the booking date and time. Always works…
Mark i have carried one for over 2 years most do not know or willing to get the cbs code. useless here in TN
What is a “cbs” code?
Our supra key just opens the box.
In many areas you need a cbs code to open the lock. An affiliate supra key will not open any lock. The cbs code is a 3 digit number that you have to input to open the lock. That is one of the reasons that I stopped using one. Many times it was a real hassle to obtain the cbs code.
Mark I know I asked you before I apologize however if I sign up with the St. Louis Real Estate Association will my Supra work in St. Charles and other areas outside of St. Louis county?
Just look at it as a cost of doing business. ***** happens!!!
If the boards have a working relationship then many times keys can work in multiple areas. In my area I would have to have 4 different keys to open all of the possible houses that I could inspect.
What a PITA… I don’t see the benefit of this over a simple combo box.
As far as I know they work all over the state. I’ve opened boxes with mine in 7 different counties.
Again, what a PITA. You would think that the agents who are members of these boards would have a fit…
Ok time to get one… how much was your initial investment to get a Supra? Did you tell me around $300?