During the now-becoming-infamous Real Estate Radio USA interview earlier this week, I made the comment "I'm the Best Listing Agent I Know." Arrogant, eh?
Not really. It's not as if I said "I'm the prettiest girl I know" or "I'm the smartest girl I know." It's more along the lines of "I'm the hardest worker I know." It's a choice.
I choose to be a terrific listing agent. It's not a God-given skill or something I was lucky enough to be born with. It's a choice.
I choose to spend time (and gas money) properly pricing my properties. I choose to have relationships with exceptional home stagers and responsive home improvement contractors. I choose to be respectfully upfront with my sellers as to what they need to do to help me get their homes sold. I choose to own a great camera with a wide-angle lens. I choose to write killer MLS descriptions and ensure that they are accurate. I choose to work for a company who offers a 7 day/week showing service and to pursue feedback from all showing agents. I choose to frequently update my seller on the competing market activity. I choose to build and maintain rapport with my sellers so that they trust me when I offer advice and recommendations. I choose to keep my brochure boxes full. I choose to be prepared for and attend my appraisals. I CHOOSE TO CARE MORE ABOUT THE CLIENTS I HAVE TODAY THAN THE CLIENTS I HOPE TO HAVE TOMORROW.
I'm a heckova listing agent. Are you?
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Awesome post. I like the way you think and do business. My wife and myself consider ourselves the best listing agents in the area in that we do the same things you mentioned above. Also, with the market being slow, most agents do not seem to go the extra mile as far as spending their resources to further promote a listing. We strive to be the best - obviously you do too !
We are also new to Active Rain - the resources seem infinite and we are excited about becoming more involved with the blog and thinking more outside the box per se.