I was schmoozing with a friendly agent during a preview yesterday. We got to talking about how many properties you have to show a buyer to get a sale. The answers are obviously all over the map, but we were in about the same ballpark of ten to fifteen properties for a routine transaction. We got into a quickest sale story and we each had a one-showing sale to share. However, she told me a tale that had us both beat.
She's mentoring a new agent who is working hard to learn the business, but is still a little green. She is visiting open houses to see how they're done. Last week she was standing in front of an open house and a couple came out the door after visiting the house and stopped near her. She chatted with them for a few minutes and gave them her card.
They called the next day to have her write an offer, so if the deal goes through for her she'll have the distinction of selling a home without ever showing it. I hope she doesn't think it will always be that easy.
I'd love to hear your stories of quick victories or drawn out sales in the comments.
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