We live in an age of DON’T YOU DARE STEREOTYPE.  In case you were wondering.  But somehow picking on older people is okay?  No, it is not.

It seems baby boomers have been discovered by a new generation, one who never knew anything about boomers until now and hey, we need a new group to bash.  Plus, the name is kinda cool, because creativity was alive in the age of the boomers.  Younger buyers have a letter. But let’s say it, let’s make fun, let’s attack, let’s act like all boomers are 90 years old and have no value.  That’s stereotyping and it’s also wrong.

I just saw a headline about ‘younger buyers’ wanting baby boomers to redecorate.  Deep breath.  Calming down.  Don’t tell other people to redecorate.  You’re not shopping DECOR.  Your agent should tell you that, unless they are inexperienced and not good at their job.

First:  Younger buyers have no business telling anybody else how to decorate their home.  I dare anybody to come in my house and tell me to redecorate.  Wow.

Second:  Who made you an interior design specialist? Stacking stuff on the floor and building a colorless, characterless home is not decorating.

Third: Do NOT dare to tell anybody how to live their cultural social existence.  As long as they are not chasing you around with big old knives or shooting at you, it’s NONE of your business. 

Let me clue you in on real estate wisdom, younger buyers.   You are not buying decor.  You are buying real estate.  If you do not have the ability to look beyond some else’s decor, maybe you should wait a while before you try to buy a house, because you are shopping decorations and that’s not actually ‘home buying’.  In case you were wondering.  

I get it.  Jewel tones and dark red paint are out out out.  SO buy some PAINT.  And if you don’t know how, well I just don’t know what to tell you: It’s not rocket science.  I did rocket science; this ain’t it.  But if you absolutely can’t do it, then ask the seller to make a concession so you can HIRE someone.

And let me also say, boomers who ARE on the front of the generation, might just tell you to kiss off, only in more colorful language.  Boomers don’t whine and cry.  They hit back.

You know, insulting an entire group of people out loud, in print, is wrong, unless you are God and I’m thinking you’re definitely not.  Real Estate agents writing articles, I’m calling YOU out on this.  Boomers  might want to block all ‘younger buyers’ from viewing their homes.  And it is your job to encourage your buyers to ‘look at the bones’.  And if they like the house, for God’s sake, don’t insult the sellers.

This is the most important bit of information:  EVERY generation of sellers AND buyers has its own needs, behaviors, goals.  New agents, you CANNOT treat older buyers like they are dumb and out of touch.  They are nuclear physicists, doctors, attorneys, scientists.  Don’t insult them; rather, learn how to RELATE to them.  Insulting them should NEVER be done.  Never.  Chances are you can’t hold a candle to their body of work and life.  

I’m incredulous about that article.  Incredulous.  It’s an out loud, in print sign of stupidity and lack of professionalism.