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Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041, Making FLORIDA Real Estate EZ  (ReMax Realtec Group)

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Candice A. Donofrio
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Whack-An-Agent! A perennial favorite. Grrrr
I'd personally just take care of it. Everyone's gonna just aggravate me with their BS.

 

Apr 20, 2016 04:41 AM
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Michael Setunsky
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Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041 I would just take care of it. If the person who damaged it didn't say anything at the time, they aren't going to own up to it later.

Apr 20, 2016 07:07 AM
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Caroline Gerardo
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Spy cameras are cheap. Next time set up camera and post a sign that you are recording. 

Or ask a buddy agent to sit in the busy listing. 

I would call the agents and start backwards. Let us know what they report. My guess is none will own up to it

Apr 20, 2016 06:50 AM
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Unless you KNOW who did it, just take care of it; and get a junior agent to cover your listing next time for the protection of you, the seller and the property.

Apr 20, 2016 04:43 AM
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Kevin J. May
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No matter who the purchaser is you know they'll be removing that acoustic tile ceiling anyway so I'd let sleeping dogs lie unless you can prove who the culprit is. They'll be plenty of chances to whack away in the future Annette.

Apr 20, 2016 04:32 AM
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Mary Yonkers
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Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041 as aggravating this situation is trying to get to bottom will be even more aggravating so just take care of problem.  Maybe spy-camera or trail-cam to prevent issues in future.

Fingers crossed that you get contract soon

Apr 20, 2016 09:36 AM
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Raymond E. Camp
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I would probably take care of it but would also make a phone call to each agent what happened for future reference!

Apr 20, 2016 09:19 PM
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Wayne Martin
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Best option, just take care of it!

Apr 20, 2016 08:19 PM
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Jennifer Mackay
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Whack-an-agent - is that like whack-a-mole - there could be a market for that!

Just take care of it myself - there are good agents and then there are not ;)

Apr 20, 2016 07:48 PM
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Mark Don McInnes, Sandpoint-Idaho
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Chasing that down would be hopeless.  I would keep the list that showed and politely remind them what happened last time they showed the home.  And that most likely would only aggrevate.  Hate it when we get our hands tied.  Mark

Apr 20, 2016 03:54 PM
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Tammy Lankford,
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I'd just fix it and move on

Apr 20, 2016 02:57 PM
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I would take care of it myself.

Apr 20, 2016 02:25 PM
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Praful Thakkar
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Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041 - may be, video monitoring would help in such case.

Here, all agents are going to deny of wrong-doing.

Apr 20, 2016 12:52 PM
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Sharon Kowitz
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If they haven't already owned up to it, chances are they aren't going to. I'd take care of, price of open houses!

Apr 20, 2016 12:32 PM
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William Feela
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I don't get this...Open house without you there?????

No way would I have let agents run amuck with no way to hold anyone resposible for any kind of damage

Apr 20, 2016 12:29 PM
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Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
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Chances are any agent that would leave it that way wouldn't be the type to admit to doing it so you would be wasting your time in trying to track it down and getting a confession.

Apr 20, 2016 12:27 PM
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Allie Angeloni
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I agree with comments below, that with alot of agents there on Sunday, no one will 'admit' to damaging the 10 tiles.  And if they used a piece of floor trim to displace the tiles there will be no fingerprints on the tile - maybe on the trim, if they were 'smart' enough to just drop it there.  I think there is no option but to fix it Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041, but would not let that one happen again, meaning having an Open House, since that one seems to be popular, and hence there would be an agent present.  Hate when people are destructive, and 'having a reason' to me (to see something), is an excuse - they do it because they can and that's vandalism - I'm sorry this happened. 

Apr 20, 2016 11:20 AM
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Just take care of it, lesson learned, next time install a few hidden cameras before leaving a home unattended.

Apr 20, 2016 11:14 AM
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Richie Alan Naggar
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Well take care of it by all means. As far as who did it. How much time do you want to spend on this? You are running auto-pilot now.

Apr 20, 2016 09:13 AM
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Lyn Sims
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I hate when they do this. In vacants, investor types rip a corner of the wallpaper off too. If it didn't look bad before, it looks worse now.

I'd say you have to just fix it because you don't really know who did it & calling won't help. Everyone denies it.

Apr 20, 2016 08:59 AM
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Sam Shueh
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Big acoustic tiles for validation of insulation? I will make a police report as evidence of vandalism.

May be insurance will pay for them.

Apr 20, 2016 07:47 AM
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Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
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I'd take care of it.  If there wasn't a ton of agents, I'd call for feedback and ask if the tiles were displaced when they were there.  If they admit to moving them, then I'd tell them not to do that again and I'd send them the bill.

Apr 20, 2016 06:49 AM
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
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Annette,

Just take care of it..A

Apr 20, 2016 06:36 AM
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Lisa Von Domek
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Just take care of it and don't allow auto-pilot on properties in the future...the situation could have been worse!

Apr 20, 2016 06:17 AM
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Richard Weeks
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Number 2.  Aint nobody got time for that.

Apr 20, 2016 06:11 AM
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Barbara Todaro
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I'd just take care of it myself.... the time wasted interrogating would be futile...

Apr 20, 2016 06:03 AM
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Sybil Campbell
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I think I would call the agents to see if anyone would own up to it.

Apr 20, 2016 05:51 AM
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Inna Ivchenko
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It is unfortunate. I'd try to call agents, but I doubt it will be easy to ''direct one to repair what they damaged''. 

Apr 20, 2016 05:41 AM
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Jeff Dowler, CRS
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I wonder if you called would the culprit even admit it. I would just take care of it. But getting feedback might be a good idea anyhow

Apr 20, 2016 05:32 AM
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Just take care of it!  But do call each agent 1) to pry and 2) as a simple opportunity for feedback on the property

Apr 20, 2016 05:20 AM
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Gabe Sanders
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I don't know if the offending agent would identify himself or herself.  You may be stuck with just repairing it as your only option.

Apr 20, 2016 04:47 AM
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Will Hamm
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just take care of it but I would be mad

 

Apr 23, 2016 01:03 AM
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Susan Laxson CRS
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I agree with the answers that said to take care of it. It would be hard to determine who did it and the condition they left it in, probably indicates that they wouldn't own up to it.

Apr 21, 2016 05:43 AM
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Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
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Annette,  I would not whack either but I am sure I would want to.  No way of proving who done it … doubtful anyone would own up to it … so I would take care of it.  

Apr 21, 2016 02:05 AM
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Olga Simoncelli
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I don't really understand "auto pilot" open house... but trying to find the culprit is going to prove frustrating and probably not fruitful.

Apr 20, 2016 11:35 PM
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Roy Kelley
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Just take care of it and be thankful that there is no damage.

Apr 20, 2016 10:14 PM