Does anyone else feel like many brokers are condescending?

by a searcher from Columbia University - Columbia Business School

1 month ago

SF Community,

I have to ask this somewhere and this feels like the best place for it.  Does anyone else feel like many brokers are condescending to potential buyers?

I've done dozens of deals institutionally and invested large sums of OPM, but then random brokers of $500K pool deal acts like "Let me help you here since you don't know what you are doing" (actual quote) when in reality they were the ones who were incorrect. It is just shocking to me the lack of decorum.  This doesn't apply to all brokers, but the last few I've dealt with have been brutal.

Has anyone else run into this?  Its ruined my interest in some deals entirely.  More venting than anything else but wanted to know if I'm the only person who feels this way.

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intermediary from Vanderbilt University

In any profession, there are and bad. Unfortunately, brokers are often gatekeepers and it is best to bite your lounge and keep them on your good side. Once under LOI, you can try to move away from the seller's broker and try to have the lawyers take over. Even if not, the broker will dissappear after the transaction.

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professional from Simon Fraser University

In this or any other endeavor involving people you will interact with many personalities, use the opportunity of each interaction to improve your personal emotional intelligence

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