Je suis connu

I'll have to change my alias. Sometimes to save time I give my (semi) private email address at ivyparis.com instead of getting into a long protracted discussion with a real estate agent over the phone. Who I am, what's my status, do I want some of their commission, how do I charge, what do I charge, who is my client, how did they find me, where is the company based, is it a french company, where is my personal address, what is the apartment for, how old it the client, how will they pay etc. So I often don't really announce myself, to cut straight to the chase.

So I often don't really announce myself, to cut straight to the chase I just pretend I'm a simple enquiry. I learned in daily interaction and transaction here to use KISS (keep it simple stupid) because if you confuse people they immediately think you are up to no good and more often than not the barriers come down and you can't achieve anything. Not that I'm up to no good but that's the way everybody else operates so think of it almost as guilty until being proven innocent!

Phoning a completely random agent today I was busted. "C'est I V Y paris the property search, non?" he asked. "No it's an artist's collective" I replied, still reeling. Wouldn't you know, he must read one of the blogs. Still, what I love about the internet is anonymity . Great for undercover property search, competitor research and winding people up - cue crazy maniacal laugh.......
J'adore le subterfuge.