It Should Not Be a Hardship to Leave a Business Card at a Showing
Every home that I list that is occupied by either the owner, or a tenant, there is one regular complaint that I could cue with a simple countdown. Showing scheduled and that same day the phone rings with the occupant.
"Do you know if the agent that called to show the home today actually came by? They didn't leave a card and I have no idea whether or not they were here."
Being the occupant of a listed property is full of inconveniences. Leaving the home in tip top shape for your showing is one of them. So when you don't leave a card, which at least 50% of the agents in my market no longer do, the occupants can get really upset. Did they leave the house for nothing? Clean the dirty dishes in a rush for an agent that never showed? Are you running late and still haven't been by? Should they go back out?
If you are a real estate agent working with buyers, it should not be a hardship to invest in 500-1,000 business cards and leave them in every single property you visit. If you think it's just a waste of money, I must say, it is the cost of doing business.
Of course, there are some benefits to leaving cards in the homes you visit. First of all, occupants appreciate it. Sellers especially do. And they will remember you if you were kind enough to let them know you were running early or late. Or if you had to reschedule. And heaven forbid their agent doesn't get the job of selling their home done, your card is already there with the sellers. They already like you. You were courteous enough to leave a card AND you showed their home. I've gotten calls from sellers in this situation, but you can't get that call if you don't leave a card!
Yeah, this is s soapbox moment, but yet another seller is calling me every day to tell me that agents are leaving cards and they are annoyed. Sure I will get a report the next day or two from the lockbox, but the occupant has no way of know if you were there or not.....and they deserve to know now. Please. PLEASE, leave a card when you show a home.
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