Every week our office has a sales training meeting that the broker does.  Sometimes, he will have some outside people, but usually it is the broker that does the training.  We also go over new listings in the office as well as real estate needs that our clients have, but we haven't been able to meet with what is listed in the MLS.  The meeting is usually an hour then we go on a tour of listings that our office agents have listed. 

                                                                 

This is a great opportunity to preview the property, and as a listing agent, we use a property and pricing evaluation form that the other agents in the office fill out.  These make it easier for us to go to our client and let them know that the fire engine red wall in the kitchen is attractive, but makes it a more difficult sale.  One of the more frustrating aspects of the market is that we end up with a lot of houses each week to tour.  It makes for a long morning!

                                           

Some of the agents don't like the amount of time that it takes to complete the tour and office meeting.  I think that it is a great selling point for our office during a listing presentation.  To let a seller know that we're going to have 20 to 30 sets of eyes letting us know what we can do to make the house more saleable, as well as exposing the house to agents that may have buyers looking for a house like theirs.  What I am getting to is how do other offices handle this? 

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6 Comments on Office Caravans

MAY
02
2008
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Here there are tours often pulled together by lenders and title companies that include agents. Some offices have their own, but not all of them.
3:14am • #1
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Bob and Carolin, thanks for your input!

1:32pm • #2
MAY
04
2008
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Tony & Bob, When I tell my Sellers I am going to use all my resources that what I expect  from my fellow office agents and my local peers. The key is to remember to provide the same support you ask of others. Keep up your tours.
11:48pm • #3
MAY
05
2008
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I think tours are a great idea. Some agents probably don't like the time it takes but they should be thankful they have this opportunity. Some agencies don't do this. :)
4:05pm • #4
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We used to do tours all the time and in the last few years they are non existent. Agents don't want to tak eth etime to set it up and they don't want to take a couple of hours to see the inventory their office has.  
8:55pm • #5
I haven't seen a tour in a while except when I try and get agents in my new homes with brokers open houses.
9:02pm • #6

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