Sunday, October 05, 2008

First Impressions Do Matter

I am advertising two homes for rent in today's paper. My Birmingham phone has been ringing since some horrid hour this morning. The callers break down into two types. The ones who think they want to rent from me and who have no chance.

Typical call from a potential rental candidate:

Hello, my name is Mrs. Grace Prudence, I saw your ad in the paper. Can you tell me about the home you have for rent?

Typical call from a soon-to-be-rejected rental candidate:

Hey, this is Spike. What'cha got going on with that house?

Come on people. Get it together!