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A SMART Way to Win Listings (that you actually want)
Here is how a smart Atlanta Realtor won a listing over competing Realtors . . .
Background:  the client lives out of state and has a vacant home in Atlanta to sell.  Because of many conflicts, the seller can not come to Atlanta to interview Realtors.  The Seller looked on line and found Realtors that had superb REALTOR.COM photographs for their current listings.  He contacted a friend to hold the house open and invited the few Realtors he selected via the photos to visit the property and e-mail him with their proposal to list and sell the home for him.
One of those Realtors called me and asked me if I would mind going with her to view the property and advise her regarding staging and the cost.   
My Response:  I WOULD LOVE TO!  :-) 
We viewed the property together and noted that she was the only Realtor there accompanied by a home stager.
So now it's time for this savvy Realtor to respond and try to win this listing with no face to face contact . . .
Here some excepts from this Realtor's e-mail response to the seller:
". . . Having now gone over the comparable properties in the area ... more

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