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Rainmaker
1,052,211
Candice A. Donofrio
Next Wave RE Investments LLC Bullhead City AZ Commercial RE Broker - Fort Mohave, AZ
928-201-4BHC (4242) call/text

Depends on who's calling. And LOL Bob "RealMan" Timm  . . . sometimes that's the only time I know where my phone IS . . . when it's ringing!

Dec 13, 2017 07:20 AM
Rainmaker
921,504
Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041
ReMax Realtec Group - Palm Harbor, FL
Making FLORIDA Real Estate EZ

I let it ring and ring and ring until the caller ID appears.

It is poor etiquette for the caller to block their ID.

Dec 13, 2017 06:58 AM
Rainmaker
2,390,620
Bob "RealMan" Timm
Ward County Notary Services - Minot, ND
Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker

I usually answer it as soon as I can figure out which pocket in my coat, shirt, pants is ringing Fred Griffin . Sometimes that is right after the 1st ring and some times I have to call them back.

Dec 13, 2017 06:50 AM
Ambassador
6,393,609
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

I dont worry about things like that, more often it is a struggle to get it answered before it stops ringing.

Dec 13, 2017 09:37 AM
Rainmaker
2,220,654
Anthony Acosta - ALLATLANTAcondos.com
Harry Norman, REALTORS® - Atlanta, GA
Associate Broker

I answer as soon as I can, don't have any rules to the matter...

Dec 13, 2017 07:37 AM
Rainmaker
5,583,278
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

I check out the caller ID and then make a decision....

Dec 13, 2017 07:28 AM
Rainmaker
1,466,207
Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Fred Griffin I usually check caller ID first before answering.

Dec 13, 2017 07:23 AM
Rainmaker
5,216,409
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

If I recognize the number and can reach my phone, right away. If I don't reconize the number if may be sent to VM.

Dec 13, 2017 07:23 AM
Rainmaker
1,844,301
Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

No I just go for it. Sometimes though, it's a mistake dial.

Dec 13, 2017 07:19 AM
Rainmaker
911,338
Jeff Pearl
RE/MAX Distinctive / LIC in VA - Lovettsville, VA
Full Service Full Time Realtor

It depends on how long it takes me to get it out of my pocket. I answer as soon as possible, 1,2, 3+ rings. I don't really worry about # of rings.

Dec 13, 2017 07:12 AM
Rainmaker
4,882,355
Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
REALTOR®, Broker

I need to run this one by The Emily Post Institute.

Dec 13, 2017 07:12 AM
Rainer
117,135
Christine Kankowski North SD and Temecula
House Match Inc - Poway, CA
Excellent Sales and Property Management

nope.  sometimes cell phones have rung on the caller side, but dont ring on the receiver side for 10 seconds, etc.  so I answer immediately. 

Dec 13, 2017 07:08 AM
Rainmaker
679,404
Diana Dahlberg
1 Month Realty - Pleasant Prairie, WI
Real Estate in Kenosha, WI since 1994 262-308-3563

I answer as quickly as I can grab the phone

Dec 13, 2017 02:26 PM
Rainmaker
900,128
Olga Simoncelli
Veritas Prime, LLC dba Veritas Prime Real Estate - New Fairfield, CT
CONSULTANT, Real Estate Services & Risk Management

If I know who's calling, I don't play ring games.

Dec 13, 2017 01:25 PM
Rainmaker
7,836,164
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

No. Callers expect an immediate answer.

Dec 13, 2017 08:03 AM
Rainmaker
5,104,931
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

Is there something in Emily Post about a phone ringing twice being good etiquette? Never thought about it. Phone rings and I pick it up... sometimes i get to it on the first ring, sometimes on the second, sometimes on the third... no one complains as long as you pick it up.

Dec 13, 2017 07:44 AM
Rainmaker
3,988,007
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

I answer immediately and don't know why you should wait or not wait. Seems like a waste of time playing those games.

Dec 13, 2017 07:49 PM
Rainmaker
564,494
Maria Sapio
Keller Williams of Central PA - Carlisle, PA
Real Estate Agent- Carlisle, PA. Mariasapio.com

I answer when I can - I am unaware of the 'two ring etiquette policy'

Dec 13, 2017 05:46 PM
Rainer
16,880
Tyra Hatcher Mitchell
Alliance Realty - Portland, ME
Southern Maine Realtor

I don't always answer my phone period. If I am working on something that requires concentration or with clients, I  let it go to voicemail.  If I am going to answer it, I just do it

Dec 13, 2017 04:39 PM
Rainmaker
1,622,432
Inna Ivchenko
Barcode Properties - Encino, CA
Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC Calabasas CA

I never think of this, I pick up the phone as soon as I can: immediately, in a few rings, or call later. 

Dec 13, 2017 01:28 PM
Rainmaker
1,502,998
Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

I'm not quick enough to get the phone out of my pocket before the second or third ring.  Sometimes I don't even hear the ringer until it's half way through.

Dec 13, 2017 10:52 AM
Rainmaker
599,274
Nathan Gesner
American West Realty and Management - Cody, WY
Broker / Property Manager

I have no idea how many specific rings is "proper". My only goal is to answer the phone as quickly as possible.

Dec 13, 2017 09:16 AM
Rainer
130,857
Steve Penner
Royal LePage Dynamic RE / Pro Ledger Bookkeeping Software - Winnipeg, MB
REALTOR® / Pro Ledger Online (owner)

Number of rings.. I see no reason to count rings, just answer when you can get to your phone without falling down or breaking something.

Dec 13, 2017 08:59 AM
Rainmaker
2,781,173
Richie Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

Answer according to the heart and circumstances

Dec 13, 2017 02:56 PM
Ambassador
3,164,294
Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

on my office phone I wait until the ID shows which is sometimes at the start of the second ring.  And as an example today I did not answer when it said Google Business  cause well... google didn't call me.

Dec 13, 2017 02:34 PM
Ambassador
5,049,450
Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

I answer when I can - it might be 1 ring dingy, it may be multiple depending on what I am doing and where the phone is.

Dec 13, 2017 09:00 AM
Rainmaker
4,800,082
Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

I don't think it matters, since often enough the person calling may hear more rings than the person receiving the call (when it comes to cell phones).

Dec 14, 2017 05:12 AM
Ambassador
5,230,113
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

No but, I answer it when it rings - sometimes it's two rings, not always though.

Dec 13, 2017 09:42 PM
Rainmaker
1,239,901
Sam Shueh
(408) 425-1601 - San Jose, CA
mba, cdpe, reopro, pe

I will let it ring until the recorder kicks in. Robo calling 95%....

Dec 13, 2017 04:59 PM
Rainmaker
3,986,258
William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

I do because sometimes my ID does not pick up the number on the first ring

Dec 13, 2017 04:59 PM
Rainmaker
4,434,127
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

No.

Dec 13, 2017 09:57 AM
Rainmaker
1,598,452
Valeria Mola
SIB Realty - Miami, Sunny Isles Beach - Sunny Isles Beach, FL
305-607-0709 SIB Realty Condos for Sale and Rent

Depends. Most of the time I do answer when phone rings.

Dec 09, 2018 08:16 AM
Rainmaker
2,071,025
Evelina Tsigelnitskaya
SIB Realty - Sunny Isles Beach, FL

I do answer immediately.

Dec 09, 2018 07:52 AM
Rainmaker
5,868,554
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

My phone is usually not far from me, and answer soon as I can, unless it says SPAM LIKELY or UNKNOWN.

Dec 17, 2017 08:25 AM
Rainer
182,915
Harjeet Bhatti
FITH THIRD BANK - Chicago, IL
Home Mortgage Consultant 25 States

Why would I wait to ring twice when I am available to answer? I will answer right away because don't want to lose the lead. 

Dec 14, 2017 11:45 AM
Rainmaker
3,071,489
Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Haven Express @ Keller Williams Arizona Realty

Long enough to check caller ID!

Dec 14, 2017 05:07 AM
Rainmaker
4,272,548
Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS
Fathom Realty Washington LLC - Tacoma, WA
South Puget Sound Washington Agent/Broker!

I was always taught that you were supposed to pick it up in the first two rings and I think my iPhone agrees...

Dec 13, 2017 10:42 PM