Simple Question: Closing Gift to A Cooperating Agent

During the listing presentation with my Valued-Sellers. I start right away helping them being a Gift to the Selling Agent.

I explain the difference between Designated and Dual Agency representation is because we live in a world of Cooperation, only about 1% of my Listings do I actually sale myself. I help them to understand there are Dozens of Realtors serving the market-place with numerous Clients benefiting from technology alerting them, very much like a dating service of their home fresh on the market. When the Buyers like what they see and read online, they make a request for their Designated-Agent to arrange a tour.

I explain how we can start right off the bat being a Gift to the Cooperating aka Buyers-Agent, is by sharing with me all the improvements made on the home in the last 5 years, giving detailed honest disclosures about their knowledge of their home, helping me to take really nice, but realistic photos of their home, keeping it in well-maintained short-notice show ready condition, making it every easy to access for tours and inspections, immediate responsiveness to offers, staying flexible when surprises during the deal pending process pops-up, and especially when proposed deadlines need extending.

The gift I personally like to give my Cooperating Colleagues is from the very start of a feedback conversation is I listen closely, and never argue with what they share. During the negotiation I emphasize I’d prefer we think of each other as Team-mates rather than opposing forces. Why? I want us to have such a Bond, there is unconditional trust when problem solving is needed, they are never afraid to be totally transparent with me so we can put our brains together, and come up with a reasonable solution where both sides will feel like they’re a part of a “win-win” transaction as my good friend Realtor Educator Lynn Madison teaches in all her education sessions.

Now, here is the fun part. I encourage my Cooperating Colleagues to attend the Closing because I take photos, and give the gift of promotion and marketing. I let the world know through Social Media who exactly I am grateful to for helping me to sell my Listing. Let me tell you all who have allowed me to do this just love it.

I really try to create a good memory for the Colleagues who cooperate with me on transactions whether it be on my Listing or on their Listing. I think the Gift of reduced stress added to the Gift of appreciation added to the Gift of recognition added to the Gift of offered friendship comprise the best Gift I can give because it creates a joyous memory, and a looking forward to future opportunities to Cooperate on transactions, wouldn’t you agree?

I want to thank my Respected Colleague for asking the question below of what is the best gift to give to Cooperating Agents. Thanks for inspiring me to share when I have the most fun in serving my Valued Clients….