I think I’m really not suitable for doing sales, after sales service, customer service or any type of service.

This client whom I successfully rented out two bedrooms for calls me more frequently than my husband during the period to the point that even the husband was irritated.

He calls and text randomly which I ignored after the transaction.

Today, he sent me a text asking me to remind his tenants to pay April rent. Hello, the tenancy agreement states rent is due on the 1st. How much earlier do you want people to pay you? You live under the same roof, you cannot remind them?

I sat on it for a while since it was during office hours and I did not pick up his call.

I responded, “Chasing for rent is not under my remit. I am happy to send a monthly reminder for a service fee.”

Then he informed he asked the tenants already. See, talk about money run away already. You haven’t paid my commission for the second room yet.

This is not his first rental and I am not the first agent he worked with. I really think he is looking for an excuse to contact me.

Whenever I get lament my youth was gone too fast and I am no longer a sweet young thing, this is the classic example I share of me still being one in the eyes of a man pushing 60.

It is all coming back to me now. Please lah. These trying to chat someone up tactics is not new to me and I am not flattered. It is annoying.

Our relationship is purely business and transactional and I have no intention to know you better. That being said, I can service you very well at a fee.

Damn. This is probably why I don’t do sales for a living.