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26 Comments on Help, I've been Robbed!!!
I think if the price reduction is only a few thousand - just leave it or do it when you have nothing else going on. This gives you an immediate positive response when someone contacts you for information. You can say "Yes - this is a great property. Plus - we just dropped the price another $3000!".
I'd say if you drop it over $10,000 (or whatever is considered a BIG drop in your area) then you should take the time to correct all the online posts. Otherwise - I don't think you'd be losing any prospective buyers if you are within a certain price range. If they like the property most people have a negotiating range anyhow.
Temp assistants are great. I do not use one but I know of several agents in my office that do. They have them just do there internet postings and updates. The cost is minimal and you can sleep a bit easier.
As for me I am more of a hands on person and do it all myself. I block the first hour of my work day for internet maintenance. This way I am not distracted by to many phone calls right away and I can focus. To update all the site usually only takes me about 20-30 mintues if I am left alone
Temps are not a bad idea. I just can't believe that there isn't some sort of software that would handle this. What would be great is a company that worked on a subscription basis that would do this. I bet rates would be reasonable if there were enough subscribers.
Josh
Your question about change orders reminds me of our team's experience with Zillow. We put all of our listings (about 160 right now) on Zillow, and each week we get a follow-up email from them asking "Is this property still for sale?" We're looking at sites like RealBird right now to find the least number of syndicators that will give us the maximum exposure.
Use Excel. It will help keep you organized, it's simple, and its a great way to track things just like this. It may not be the "Automatic" solution that some may be looking for, but it certainly is the way to go if you are trying to get it manually done quickly and efficiently. You can track all your changes with one spreadsheet.
A one page spreadsheet would to the trick, you can organize and add colums to suite you.. but I would do something like this:
Columns accross the top: Listing Address - Date of Change - Price - Website 1 - Website 2 - Etc...
Then when a price updates, put in the new date, new price, and as you update a listing on a particular website, put a Y (for Yes) under that website's column.
To make it even better, and what I do to track things like this with excel is I color code everything. It's just a click of a button, but it helps my eyes see exactly what needs to be done... For instance... for the listings where everything is updated... maybe color that entire row blue... For listings that still need updated, color those Yellow... This way whenever you open your spreadsheet to see what needs to be done, you can quickly eye up the listings that need attention.... When a property Sells... Color the entire line RED.
Excel is a lot like Microsoft Word... If you need further help with this, or would like me to set up a quick spreadsheet for you, send me an email (info@tallytours.com)
Joe,
Team Double Click is a good place to find a Virtual Assistant , http://teamdoubleclick.com/ReferralPartners/rlink.php?id=57
Definitely cuts down on overhead- you're only billed for the actual time it takes to complete an assignment. they have an excellent screening process for their Independent Contractors also.
A good virtual assistant...they don't have to even be in the same time zone. Have them do all of the website stuff and focus on selling. They can access all your info (except the MLS) and when you update it in the MLS shoot them an email and they'll take it over.
Another option is find a person like a student or Mom who needs a couple of extra bucks...what is your time worth? Also, an agent who is a little bit hungry might be a good resource for you.
Wishing you good luck and good listings!
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