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I really like the relationship I have with my sellers.

By
Real Estate Broker/Owner with (831) 626-4000 CA #01772851 HI #RB-21268

My clients know that I am all over the Internet, have super photos to show what the property looks like, and generally am very busy on their behalf. I have umpteen websites, advertise on a slew of portal websites, and GOOGLE loves me.

What I don't do, is innundate my clients with the marketing minutiae of our profession.

Would my clients be upset if I sent them oodles of reports? Probably not. Have they asked for it? NO. When I have something they should know about, I call or email them.

THEY HIRED ME TO SELL THEIR PROPERTY.

The long and short of it is that if you do a million things for clients but no offer comes in, there is something wrong. For example:

VACANT LAND.

Vacant land just has not been selling in these parts. What will possibly sell it?

A VERY low price with owner financing.

And today one of my sellers called me and wants to lower his price considerably on his piece of property. That's what I want o hear! That will be the ONLY thing that will sell it.

RETHINKING THE LISTINGS THAT I WILL TAKE.

Today I had a call from a lady who has a 5-acre parcel of vacant land she wants to sell, but it is in an area where I don't have anything else listed. I thanked her for calling me, but told her I could not help her.

In the olden days I would have taken it. The more signs out there in different areas the better. But right now? I just can't take it. It would divert me from selling the ones I do have that do have a chance and don't take me out of my way.

You might ask: why didn't you refer her to someone? Frankly, I doubt if anyone would pay a referral fee (I wouldn't) for something that is that hard to sell.

PS. Day 3 of my laryngitis: It was a busy phone day today, thankfully my voice is more than a squeek today.

 

 

 

Posted by

Hella Mitschke Rothwell, Broker/Owner/REALTOR 

 

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Real Estate Broker/Owner/Realtor®
Licensed in California #01772851 & Hawaii #RB-21268

Tel. 808-226-1095 or 831-626-4000 

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Comments (1)

Shannon Milligan, Richmond VA Real Estate Agent/Associate Broker
RVA Home Team - Richmond, VA
RVA Home Team - Winning with Integrity.

I probably would have tried to refer, but as we all know, real estate is local and you know your stuff!

Hope you get your voice back soon!

Aug 12, 2012 11:10 AM