Agents Must See Homes to Sell Them For You

I'm a huge fan of broker previews! The agents also sell homes of agents they like. 

Previewing Homes is key to knowing neighborhoods,and homes. Thanks for a great post Ginny. Next listing,I will do a brokers' open house.

   Regards,

       Eli

Getting to see homes that are available puts the home paramount in my mind so that when buyers talk about what they want you can envision homes I have seen. It is also a way of keeping up with what is going on and for how much.

I go on house tours to support other agents and to provide feedback which may be important for them to convey information to the seller.  Then, the do the same for me.  In addition, I get a good feel for the market.  Oh yes, and the food is delish!

I am a new agent and I have been trying to go to broker's opens on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in my area since they are typical days of showings.  It is helpful to know the houses in your area -- inside and out!

Attend open houses occasionally if I know the agent. Not big on MLS tours. Not enough time. New to the market I would say go for it.

It's a great idea to see all of the homes in your area to know what the competition is and what the market is doing.

Previewing for your clients makes them understand that you will do more for them than most agents.

I like the idea of bringing back broker opens - we all need to get out there and network a little bit more - 

Broker opens are still very popular in my area;  it's a great way to get feedback for a seller, to network and to see a lot of houses easily at one time, while getting fed and bribed. 

Previewing is such an important task fro buyers agents. . .it must be done frequently in my opinion 

Ginny,

Great advice!  Although time consuming, previewing homes gives you a leg up as far as market knowledge is concerned.  When showing buyers, you can rank homes that you are showing them based on condition and preferred likeness.  You can also eliminate some houses which saves time and makes you look more proficient.  When on listing presentations, it is very powerful when going over a market analysis, that you can tell the sellers you have been in 7-8 out of 10 of the houses that you are comparing their home to.  In the end, knowing the inventory IS what makes us an area specialist or neighborhood expert!

CHEERS!

Like a computer dating service (never tried but thinking it could be similar)...the pictures may look OK but you never know until you get face to face.

The one thing I miss about our old brokerage firm was that after the weekly Wednesday office meeting there was a caravan of new listings.  Great way to see the city, the buildings or developments the decorating the view etc etc.

I have found the media section of our MLS to be very helpful and informative. However, I don't feel that will ever take the place of seeing the property and it's location.

Betty

I wonder if someone has done an analysis on DOM for homes that show easily, and those with restrictions.

It would make for an interesting analysis.