Anyone who has more than a passing interest in buying a car has doubtless seen the phrase “no time wasters”, usually from someone with an immaculate older car, or a modified car of any age. The seller is usually hoping this phrase will dissuade hordes of enthusiasts, wannabes, boy racers, or people with eye bigger than their wallets from descending and tying up the sellers weekends and evening with pointless yammering and joyrides.
With house shopping, the situation is reversed; I wish more real estate agents had a sign hanging in front of their eyes loudly proclaiming “no time wasters” when they compose their ads. I’m not quite sure why members of the real estate profession—or a goodly number of them, anyway—seem to labour under the delusion that refusing to give an opening price in their advertisements, lying about the location, publishing misleading photos, and generally wasting the time of prospective purchasers are all constructive measures.
Answers on the back of a postcard, please.
