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YOU NEVER GET A SECOND CHANCE TO MAKE A FIRST IMPRESSION!

By
Real Estate Agent with RE/MAX Above & Beyond

THE ABOVE PHRASE APPLIES TO SO MANY OF LIFE'S CIRCUMSTANCES: a date, meeting the inlaws, a job interview, or, for realtors, meeting a buyer or seller for the first time. It is critical that an agent prepare themselves for a first meeting with a buyer or seller

For a seller, they must accurately convey the state of the market, the correct selling price, set expectations, debunk myths, and come to the appointment professionally dressed and in a well maintained and clean car.

For a buyer they must listen intently to what that buyer wants in a home, scour the market for homes that meet or exceed their expectations, make the appropriate appointments to show those homes, know the market in which they are showing, and come to the appointment professionally dressed and in a well maintained and clean car.

IT IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT FOR SELLERS TO MAKE A GOOD IMPRESSION.  FOR MOST SELLERS, PREPARING THEIR HOME FOR SALE SHOULD START WEEKS IF NOT MONTHS IN ADVANCE.

I am a homeowner so I know what it's like to overlook the leaky faucet in the bathroom, the loose doorknob (or 2) and the doorbell that no longer works.  But these repairs MUST be done if you are to make a good impression on the buyer. Competition today is fierce and buyers often look at 10 or more homes in one outing, so you only have one chance to WOW them from the front door to the back door!

  

 fixing loose doorknob         leaky faucet          fixing cabinet      washing windows         man w/tool belt

FOR SOME GREAT TIPS ON PREPARING YOUR HOME FOR SALE PLEASE VISIT MY WEBSITE AT:

http://www.barbaraszabo.com AND DOWNLOAD THE FREE E-BOOK YOU SEE BELOW TITLED "450 IDEAS TO HELP YOUR HOME SELL FASTER", AUTHOR WENDY JONES.  YOU MAY ALSO REQUEST "MOVING WITH YOUR CHILDREN" AND "MOVING WITH YOUR PETS", ALL WITH MY COMPLIMENTS!

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Comments(5)

Jenniffer Lee
RE/MAX Complete Solutions - Boca Raton, FL
Broker/Owner/Realtor at RE/MAX Complete Solutions

Great post and great reminder!  That first impression lasts a long time.

Dec 15, 2008 01:00 PM
C Tann-Starr
Tann Starr & Associates, Inc. - Palm Bay, FL

Very cool. Free e-books too! Yay! ;-)

Dec 15, 2008 01:08 PM
Barb Szabo, CRS
RE/MAX Above & Beyond - Cleveland, OH
E-pro Realtor, Cleveland Ohio Homes

Jenniffer, Thanks for stopping by and for sharing with me the IDX feature on your blog!! Best of luck with your new office.

Carolyn, Thanks...the e-book is very cool.

Dec 15, 2008 01:17 PM
Svetlana Stolyarova
Local-n-Global Realty, Cleveland and International Real Estate Solution - Mayfield Heights, OH
Local-n-Global Realty, Broker 216-548-4663

Barb - that's a great reminder:  It is critical that an agent prepare themselves for a first meeting with a buyer or seller. We should be prepared very well for the first meeting. Our web sites or blogs are very often our only chance to make a first impression. That's why e keep blogging. Great job!

Dec 15, 2008 01:47 PM
Barb Szabo, CRS
RE/MAX Above & Beyond - Cleveland, OH
E-pro Realtor, Cleveland Ohio Homes

Svetlana, It is important for agents but sellers as well. Thanks for your comments.

Dec 15, 2008 10:36 PM