Lookie Loo or Genuine Buyer~How Do You Tell?
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In a market where you're hungry for buyers, there's a susceptibility (all the more) to investing too much time with fakes. I think the term coined is "lookie loo's." It refers to those who aren't really interested in buying, they just appear like they are.
This whole thinking of mine about fakes was stirred when I came across A Brief History of Photo Fakery at nytimes.com. It's definitely worth your while and fun to check out the pictures which you've likely seen before, but you may not have known they were doctored (and even before the time of Photoshop!). I found myself going back and forth between slides to try and see if I could notice the tampering. The fact is I couldn't tell. (Maybe you'll do better than me.)
And I guess that's the core issue with "lookie loo's" versus genuine buyers. It can sometimes just be a hard thing to separate the real from the fake. I asked two real estate professionals how they do it. Both their answers were questions that they ask potential clients: "Are you pre-approved?" and "If you find a house you like, are you ready to write it up (the contract) through me?" So how do you personally protect yourself from "lookie loo's"?
This whole thinking of mine about fakes was stirred when I came across A Brief History of Photo Fakery at nytimes.com. It's definitely worth your while and fun to check out the pictures which you've likely seen before, but you may not have known they were doctored (and even before the time of Photoshop!). I found myself going back and forth between slides to try and see if I could notice the tampering. The fact is I couldn't tell. (Maybe you'll do better than me.)
And I guess that's the core issue with "lookie loo's" versus genuine buyers. It can sometimes just be a hard thing to separate the real from the fake. I asked two real estate professionals how they do it. Both their answers were questions that they ask potential clients: "Are you pre-approved?" and "If you find a house you like, are you ready to write it up (the contract) through me?" So how do you personally protect yourself from "lookie loo's"?
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