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Once in a While - You Just Get lucky!

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Real Estate Agent with Resource One Realty, LLC

You all know how it goes in real estate.  Sometimes your so busy, you don't have enough hours in the day.  Other times a call from your mom is welcome.  That's the way it's been for me lately.  The last two weeks had been a little slow.  I've been getting a little nervous due to the lack of activity.

I was at my open house on Sunday when I met a very nice couple.  We chatted about the house and the market in general and they went on their merry way.  Later that evening, I received an email from them asking me to be their Realtor.  They wanted to write an offer on a house that isn't even listed with my company.  Sweet!

I, of course, was delighted.  We hit it off right away.   We viewed the home again and put in the offer.  The offer got accepted.  Needless to say, they are excited.  It is a great house and I'm sure they will be very happy.

So what's the big deal?  Here's the big deal - I didn't advertise the open house but instead just plopped out a sign at the curb because another agent had a series of houses open a few houses down from mine.  I was just fishing and didn't expect a whole lot.  It's nice when a flyer takes off.

Once in a while, you just get lucky!

 Take care

PS:  I'm back being very busy again.

 

Dorene Shirley
The Mortgage & Property Connection - Campbell, CA
Silicon Valley Real Estate
Good for you Cindy!  Go get em...
Apr 30, 2008 10:32 AM
Patty Carroll
Vancouver, WA
Cindy, great post! Congrats and thanks for sharing some positive news!
Apr 30, 2008 10:33 AM
Valerie Osterhoudt
Johnson Real Estate, Inc. - Cromwell, CT
ABR, Cromwell, CT Real Estate ~ 860.883.8889
Cindy... May I rub elbows with you.. I can use some of that luck in my direction too.  Congratulations... hope everything goes smoothly.
Apr 30, 2008 10:38 AM
Kimberly Grant
Exit Leon Crawford Realty - Huntsville, AL
Real Estate Agent - Huntsville Alabama
I'm glad things are picking up for you again.  When things get slow for me then I go out and pass out cards or leave them at businesses.  I also use that time to update my database and send out hand written cards and increase my phone calls.
Apr 30, 2008 10:39 AM
Steve Houdek
RE/MAX All Executives - Tucson, AZ

Congrats on new business!

It's been my experience that if an agent does 30 transactions a year, some were from open houses, some from advertising, some from referrals, some from your nametag, etc.  I have heard of "super-agents" who do 50..75..100 transactions a year from doing just one thing over and over, but most of us get transactions here and there by doing lots of the "little" things we should be doing.

You were fortunate to get these wonderful buyers, but it was YOU that got them.  Not luck!  YOU were there and YOU were prepared. CONGRATULATIONS! Go get 'em.

Apr 30, 2008 10:44 AM