Prospecting for Dummies

As I was watching some of my favorite television shows this week, I was a little disturbed by how REALTORS are portrayed. On one show, "Two and a Half Men", the mother/grandmother is an agent who is portrayed as skulking through the obituaries looking for clients. In another, "Weeds", two real estate agents arrive to "sit Shiva" with the family in hopes of acquiring the listing. While I'm sure there are agents out there who find this to be a great way to get business, I have to say I find it disheartening. Even more so that it's projected as the "norm". Perhaps I'm just naive.

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3 Comments on Prospecting for Dummies

JUL
10
2008

Gregory,  Wow, I never thought to check the obituaries.  I might have to suggest it to a couple of my Realtor frineds. LOL

12:10pm • #1

Jimmy, maybe prospecting through the Engagement and Birth announcements is a little less disturbing.  :-)

12:15pm • #2
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I was at a wake in Kalorama, and a huge real estate broker took the widow aside and actually said something about being honored to help when the time came.  Well, duh!  Who wouldn't have been.  Widow was really put off.  When she sold years later, she listed it with me (also at the wake but having the good breeding to not try to prospect while I was there).

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