Is Your Real Estate Agent All Fat & Carbs, or Do They Have Protein?

... great food for thought Brian, and best title I've read in weeks !!!!

Nice analogy Brian - if only we could make life so simple! And since everyone else is adding their contribution to the ingredient list, how about something to identify those who are current with the latest tools of the trade... though I'm having trouble thinking of a pithy title for that category. (FYI, road signs and newspaper ads do not qualify as the latest tools of the trade! :-)

I would also like to see some ingredients: e.g. website, blog, linkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Open Houses, Trulia, Zillow and so on so on... 

Funny just today I was thinking about how 15-20 yrs ago I didn't even think about reading the labels. ~Rita

Hi Brian -- You hit the nail on the head.  I would love for a J.D. Powers critique of real estate agents, this would be incredible.  If it could ever be totally verifiable and accurate (now that would be some huge methodology to create).

Interesting metaphor to gauge an agent's career activity and client satisfaction. The difficulty is that many of these items are subjective, while the nutrional breakdown is quantitative. And where would a 'vegetarian agent' fall in the ratings?

An interesting idea. Is responsiveness part of percentage of returned phone calls?

What a simple but wonderful list Brian!  That IS the nutritional value of an agent :)

Good concept - how about 100% lawsuit free??

It's difficult to say considering but I lost about 22 pounds just cutting down on refined sugars. I did so by reading labels closely so my number one ingredient would be % of returned phone calls. 

How about an agent who understands the economics of real estate?  How many agents out there can really explain to someone what causes interest rates to fluctuate, can prepare a price history analysis for an area or project income from a rental investment?

Hope all is well with you Brian!

Tina in Virginia

What would be the penalty for false advertising?

This would say a lot more than those self-serving web pages!  I like this idea! 

Hmmm....so the FAT and CARBS might be...

• Lying
• Dishonesty
• Failure to Disclose
• Incompetence
• Failure to Return Calls
• Lack of knowledge of contracts
• Habitual tardiness
• Lack of training
• Arrogance...not confidence!
• Lack of negotiating skills
• Poor representation
• Rudeness
• Total Lack of Market Knowledge

Good post!!!  You are so right...let's all work toward being lean, mean, real estate machines!!!

Great post, and really clients should be looking at the labels before they decide to purchase.

Not sure if there is much protein in some of the Real Estate agents in my market place, but sure there is a lot of fat that may need to be trimmed... :) or I suppose they will slowly melt away by the slow heat!

I like it!! I want one!  I think this would help most folks determine who to work with.  Great idea.

This states the obvious, but i would disagree with experience. If you have done it wrong for 10 years versus right for 2, i'll take the 2. However, if all of your other criteria is met, then doing it right for a long time is worth something.

Brian,

Very nice and I notice that ethical behavior is first on your list.  Usually on a label the first ingredient is the one most used so that would be fitting for sure.

Brian,
And the label would be on our forehead?  LOL!