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Posted: Jan 29, 2008, 9:20am PST |
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Alot of my friends ask me how I am succeeding in this career only being in it for 3 years and ending up in the top 10 in my office after 1 1/2 years. I remember when I was searching for a house and I would drive up to the front, pull the flyer, and then call the agent that was on the flyer to see if I could get in. No responce. No call back, nothing. I made a small mental note that I would never be that agent. I have been primarily successful from floor calls, sign calls, open houses, and lead generating websites. Although my biggest asset to this business is the phone, I find that if you can't answer it when they call, but call back within a 1/2 hour of them calling, you will still procure the lead. This business is complex at times, but I am finding that it is as simple as answering the phone!
What makes you successful?
I am perplexed with the amount of work I do daily to keep the transactions together, keep them smooth, and all organized. The only difficulty I experience is the incapability of the other brokers in the biz. How do they keep the business when they are so weak at the business aspect of this job? I am the listing agent and an offer came through $7k less than asking. My clients wanted to settle a little higher, so we countered. The buyer would not budge. My clients through in the towel and accepted his lowball offer so they can move on with their life. Since we sent over the sellers counter with the buyers terms on Monday, I still have not received the signed paperwork from the buyer and at this point very curious as to if this deal is actually a deal. I have called the buyers broker several times along with a followup email and still not a single slice of paper my way. It has been three full business days and now I feel like I need to tell my sellers to let this guy walk. The only unfortunate part of this is that it is not the sellers fault, nor the buyers fault, it is the buyers broker fault. She has come across extremely bossy, yet not procuring any of the documents that a typical agent would have turned in immediately. What happened to "Time is of the essence?"
My only take on this is that I have to believe that the brokers that don't do the work will fall through the wayside one day and I will have more clients. I want to believe that but in this business, you can stink at what you do without ever letting your clients see the side I see. What a mess. I guess it only makes me stick to my ethics of business and helps me become an even stronger asset in this business. What do you think?
I have found it very interesting that originally when I started this career, I thought I would want nothing but listings. I thought I could set a sign on the property, print some flyers, and add data to RMLS and collect a paycheck. Not so much. After having a couple listings my main frustration was that I had to rely on another agents selling expertise to sell my listing and not all agents are good salepeople. I also had to rely on what they told their clients about the condition of the property and then somehow back peddle and change their minds that the property isn't in as bad of shape as their agent had first sold them with. I thought I would be in the drivers seat with listings and actually your nowhere near the front of the car. You are actually in the back with your sellers describing the emotional rollercoaster of a first time homebuyers frame of mind all the while trying to make them feel confident in my services which I am not even able to use since the buyers are using a different agent. I also find myself working very hard sprucing up the house while its on the market, changing light bulbs, sweeping the leaves off the front porch, and making sure nothing has spoiled in the fridge. During the repair process, I am calling contractors, sewer scope experts, oil tank sweepers, chimney cleaners, maids, junk haul away companies and much much more. I have found that sellers don't really know what they are in for and its my job to buffer the chaos and make the process of selling a house very simple. I do love working with sellers but the only frustration I voice is the amount of "unwritten work" I find myself doing.
Chanel Shavers
Re/max Equity Group
Office Phone: (503) 270-4595
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