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Working with a Realtor is Like DATING ?

By Lonn Dugan

Industry Observer

May 07, 2007 01:14 AM

I have been known to use the following - told as a sort of joke - to explain the value of BUYER AGENCY...

Do you know how working with a realtor is a lot like dating?

You get more out of the relationship if you go steady!

It sets up a conversation about every time we see a house together, I learn more about what you like and don't like, which helps me do a better job for you.

If you keep calling seller agents, it's like dating around... you don't get much out of the relationship, and no one realtor ever learns enough about you to actually help you succeed with the house hunt! What you end up with is realizing that your number is in a lot of Realtor's little black phone books - and they keep calling you to ask if you are ready to buy a house!

Does that sound good? No? I didn't think so...

Ready to go steady and start making real progress toward your dreams?

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Jason Sardi

Auto & Home & Life Insurance throughout North Carolina - Charlotte, NC

Your Agent for Life

Lol, love the analogy Lonn and a pretty good way to explain the 'relationship.'

May 07, 2007 01:20 AM

Suzanne Sands

Pavao Real Estate - Somerset, MA

Somerset MA Real Estate

Hi Lonn, When I'm working with Buyers, I let them know if "they cheat on me were done." This usually breaks the ice, but is very effective. :)

May 07, 2007 01:22 AM

Abe Loper

Nobility Partners, LLC - Lynchburg, VA

great analogy. I'm using with my clients. It's perfectly transferable to financing. Great work Toledo (I grew up in Bowling Green)

May 07, 2007 01:43 AM

Jeff Fulgham

T.U.P. Realty - Tupelo, MS

Broker E-Pro ABR

heh, good way to think or it.

May 07, 2007 01:47 AM

Gary L. Waters Broker Associate, Bucci Realty

Bucci Realty, Inc. - Melbourne, FL

Eighteen Years Experience in Brevard County

getting to the going steady part is the biggest hurdle...all the rejection!

May 07, 2007 02:24 AM

Lonn Dugan

Toledo, OH

Rejection sucks bilge water....

NEXT!

May 07, 2007 02:33 AM

Or as Buffini teaches it..

Bye Bye Now!

Jennifer Allan-Hagedorn

Sell with Soul - Pensacola Beach, FL

Author of Sell with Soul

Well.... I could make a similar argument in the opposite direction...

Would you sign a marriage certificate (AKA EBA) as a pre-requisite for going out on a date with me?

May 07, 2007 09:06 AM

Jennifer:

Great comment! I get it. But how do you keep from wasting your time or getting dumped without asking for loyalty?

May 07, 2007 10:53 AM

At the risk of sounding smug... I just was very responsive and well-prepared and tried to be the buyer's best resource for real estate information. Oh, and almost all of my biz was SOI. I can count on one hand how many buyers "screwed" me in 10 years.

May 07, 2007 10:57 AM

R. B. "Bob" Mitchell - Loan Officer Raleigh/Durham

Bank of England (NMLS#418481) - Raleigh, NC

Bob Mitchell (NMLS#1046286)

Good analogy! My only problem with it is that I REALLY enjoyed dating around. I guess that makes me a hussy!

Bob Mitchell

ValueList

May 08, 2007 02:14 AM

Carol Smith

Casmi Photography - Mebane, NC

Great idea! And will make a wonderful 'tone setter' to get off on the right foot! Thanks!

May 10, 2007 12:42 AM

Doreen McPherson

Homesmart ~ Scottsdale ~ Tempe - Tempe, AZ

Phoenix Arizona Real Estate ~

Can I borrow this?

May 17, 2007 04:46 PM

Sarah Nopp

South Sound, WA

Oh my gosh... I am going to use that line! Maybe I will find a funny cartoon to go with it so I can use it in my Buyer book! I'll send you a copy if I actually do it LOL

May 17, 2007 04:49 PM

Three's a crowd!!!

Somebody else said.... "CHEAT ON ME AND WE ARE DONE" I can see a cartoon now with a bride and a groom and a caption....

May 18, 2007 02:13 AM

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