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Hi Gino...
I agree with the others Take the 2nd booking if they commit...the 1st chap has others that he may or may not book...why shouldnt you :wink:
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I have emailed the second enquiry telling him the dates are available. Shall wait and see now
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Next installment folks!

The second enquiry just responded with this:

"thank you but we have deciced on an other location
many thanks"

Would you inform the first enquirer about this or not? Hmmm......
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No don't think I would but I can't explain why.......... :oops:
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gino wrote: "I will let you know one way or the other once we make a decision. Thanks for letting me know. "
Oh Gino, that was disappointing, but there will be more inquiries - I know you don't believe is yet but you will!! As for letting the American man know about this latest development, my advice would be to sit on your hands - it's tempting I know, but over-eagerness is off-putting. He will get back to you - as others have said, he sounds a reasonable chap. Be patient, and we're with you all the way!

Hope I'm not alone in giving you this advice!
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I agree with Jane - easy to say and hard to do but very good advice.
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I agree with GG...He will get back to you if hes interested.....

This is all a learning curve and were all still learning.... :wink: :lol:
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Never chase a potential booking too much! Often the amount of effort you put into replying to an enquiry is inversely proportional to the success of actually converting it to a booking.
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I think I'm going to have to frame that one, Susan!! What a gem.

Thanks to everyone for what is turning out to be a workshop session. I hope I'll be able to return the favour soon

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Susan wrote:Often the amount of effort you put into replying to an enquiry
is inversely proportional to the success of actually converting it to a booking.
* I N S P I R E D * (wish I'd said that...and probably will...repeatedly... :wink: )
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HI ALL :)

This is SO true :wink: ...I had an enquiry[by phone last week] for a Month in Feb[next week] which is not a easy month to rent...
I gave a rate that I thought was Ok and he said he would let me know....
Didnt hear anything so thought Id outpriced myself
I checked with others at what they would have quoted...and it was a lot less so I was really kicking myself... :evil:

and if I had had his phone number would have rang him back and chased him...dropped the rate...maybe put him off.....and come over as desperate :( .

Anyway he phoned yesterday and booked at the original rate :wink: So there you go :wink: :lol:



I know when Im thinking about purchasing anything I like to BUY rather than be SOLD anything and if people start selling me Im off.... :roll:
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[quote="Ros"]HI ALL :)
Anyway he phoned yesterday and booked at the original rate :wink: So there you go :wink: :lol:
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Well done, I'm of the same view; give them time to mull it over.

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Well done, Ros!

I think there's a lot of wisdom in the idea of letting them mull it over. I know I'm getting better at that!

I have found one trick that may or may not work - if I hear nothing back after a few days, I send an e-mail attaching more photos of the apartment (I don't have my own website up yet and some rental sites don't give you much space) "to give [them] a better idea of the place".
It acts as a reminder, without being pushy.

At least, that's what I'm hoping. I've only just started doing this so we'll see. :lol:

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I'm sure that can work lainey.
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