Is that an understatement, or what?  It never fails to surprise me when I'm working with buyer how many homes we can NOT see because the seller won't allow it to be shown. Last weekend I was told "No" twice for my buyer from California who was here for a very short amount of time.  Seriously, it boggles the mind.

Chicago Agent Amy Le recently posted on Active Rain about Five Things Agents Should Avoid with Homebuyers.  Her first point is a good one,

Don't judge a client by their attire. While I'm not going to win a million dollars at the poker table, I'm usually pretty good at reading body language and facial expressions. And the look that my friend and I received from an agent last weekend was one of complete disinterest. My friend was in his weekend attire: baseball hat, tennis shoes and college T-shirt. Since we looked young, the agent didn't take the time to talk-up the details of the condo and show us around the building. We actually had to ask her to show us around the rest of the building. The agent even said to us, "I was going to run some errands before the next client comes, but I guess we can look around the building really quickly." While my friend's T-shirt and baseball cap might not be screaming high-roller, his savings account says otherwise.

Read her whole post (and the comments) for some more scoop on what NOT to do!