If you read my last post you already know a good discription of  the 2 listings ( and if you did not please read it so this all makes sense)...What you don't know if WHY in the world I would choose the one with almost no chance of selling as it was too close to the foreclosure date AND had had animal sacrifices performed in it.

So I will tell you why.....

Advertising and marketing this listing did the following for me and my team....

#Introduced us to one investor who purchased 2 homes with us all cash with less than 2 week closings in less than 2 months.

#Got the attention of another investor who has since become a regular client and friend who we have done at least 11 deals with.  ( we've lost count in the last year and a half, I think we have 4-5 listings with him right now)

#From these 2 we met......

                    *Another client who listed a home with us and referred 2 more people

                     *We sold one of the first 2 client's home's to another client who is now getting ready to sell his house.

                        *We met another client who has multiple properties and we are working with them

                          *We had a reason to be in touch with another client, who brought in another client to work on the deal, who we stayed in touch with even though the deal did not work out, who later listed mulitple properties with us.

                        *This does not count the many many buyers that we have met because of these listings these folks' listings have netted us.   From these listings we have met at least 100 buyers, some who have gone on an purchased and others who will. 

***This does not count the many more we will meet marketing the listings we have from these folks or the fact that we continue to list and shop for properties for most of these investors we met through this listing. 

 A very experience mentor and friend told  me that just one really well priced listing could completely change your career.  I will have to say I agree.  If I had to choose between the 2 I would choose the lower priced almost impossible to sell listing as it got us so much more. 

If you want to know if I sold it or the other one,  ( and I will tell I sold one and not the other, and that I am glad I did not have to choose only one)  you will have to stay posted.  I will tell you more later and I will tell you how we sold it, and why I am really glad to have had the blessing of listing both.

 The point I want to make is not telling a sensational story ( ok that is a bit fun too) but I want to point out it is important to come from a place of contribution.  I only took the listing in question because I wanted to help.  I was not sure I could help, but the client really needed help and I had to see if I could do it.  I really did not think there would be ANY gain in it for me at all, I was pretty sure that I would not be able to sell it or to stop the foreclosure. ( there was so little time) but the client begged me to give it a try and so .....I did. 

Yes, this is a business, and yes we have to make business decisions, but some of the best decisions are the ones that focus on helping and not what is in it for you.  Often you do not know where the benefits will come from, or which person you help will yeild results, it is just important to be out there TO help and also believe you can make a difference.