Are agent tours and associations valuable or a thing of the past?
For those of us that have been around for a while in the real estate business 'agent tours' used to be a big deal.
In fact tours were a very big deal to the community of agents, affiliates and home sellers. As time went by the big tours pretty much fell by the way side - especially in 2008/2010. Today, much to my surprise I was delighted by an agent tour that I actually went along on. In the past I really didn't want to take an extra 3 hours out of my day, after the meeting to tour a bunch of homes that who knows if I'd ever have a buyer for. And honestly, I haven't used agent tours as a selling point to home sellers in many years. For me agent tours were a dinosaur.
The reason I went on this tour is that that I'm now chairing this REALTOR group in Paradise Valley, AZ and today was my first meeting as the chair. I had asked a long time associate of mine to speak on home staging and at the value it adds to selling homes faster and for a better price. Since she was not only speaking at the meeting but also willing to join the tour, it seemed only appropriate that I ride along. And I'm so glad I did! It was a blast getting to know the agents and affiliates much better as well as see many homes. It gave me a whole new perspective on doing things the 'old fashioned way' every once in awhile. Now I'm not saying I'll be going on every tour as that may or may not be a wise use of my time, every single month. Time will tell more...
On another great note this group had been not doing so well and their attendance was drastically down from the previous few years or so.... I had been invited to speak at their meeting a month or so ago and they liked my presentation so well that they asked that I consider being the chairperson. After some thought I agreed to take on the chair along with a great volunteer leadership team of people I know well and trust to follow through. They needed an infusion of positive, upbeat, enthusiasm and motivation to get the group growing leaps and bounds (and who better than a banana to do just that lol)!! We had a sell out crowd - not one more seat was available at the meeting. And we're now looking for a bigger venue to host future meetings. Needless to say I'm pretty excited and see a lot of possibility for this group and it's growth and expansion. Somehow that 'little inside voice' said - Anna this is one (unplanned and unexpected) project/opportunity you should really take on. I'm glad I paid attention! Stay tuned for future updates!
Are agent tours and associations valuable or a thing of the past?
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