Hello All!
I was in Toastmaster's last night giving a speech. It was titled Why use a Certified Residential Specialist.
I like to talk about things I know about, so I figured it would be a good topic. But I was amazed, that the group of 18 or so, didn't know what a Certified Residential Specialist was. So my speech informed them, that there are 3 reasons you should use a CRS.
1) They had to have closed AT LEAST 25 residential transactions- so you know they're experienced. ( I told them, that there is no mandatory apprenticeship in real estate- so once you pass your test, you can say you're an agent, but might have less experience at the actual transaction then a person who has already bought a home)
2) CRS agents have to take additional classes and pass them. They include topics like negotiating, marketing, business planning, the internet, networking,etc. These classess help the agent help their client get their home sold in the most efficient way possible.
3) CRS agents have at their disposal a network of 44,000 other CRS agents throughout the country. And I told them that CRS agents make up about 4% of all REALTORS, but are involved in around 27% OF ALL RESIDENTIAL TRANSACTIONS!!!! Think about that, more than one quarter of all residential transactions have a CERTIFIED RESIDENTIAL SPECIALIST involved, but they only make up 4% of all REALTORS in the U.S.- And having that network of professionals like that, surely helps the client who wants to get better results than you can from an average agent.
The TOASTMASTERS group, gave me lots of comments at the end, and they were commenting on how they didn't realize they could even look for an agent as a CERTIFIED RESIDENTIAL SPECIALIST, and that they would pass on this info to friends.
So, I felt good getting to talk about a topic I am comfortable talking about, while at the same time educating the people in my community and progressing in my speeches towards my TOASTMASTER goal of Competent Communicator!
Gerard Maher (G-Man) is a REALTOR in the San Diego area, specializing in Scripps Ranch Real Estate, Poway Real Estate, Rancho Penasquitos Real Estate and Mira Mesa Real Estate. Gerard can be reached at 619-481-0882 or email him at G@CallGman.com
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