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Dr. Karen Lewis, Broker 954-2489149, No Compromise When it Comes to Our Clients! (Align Right Realty K1 Group)

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Susan Emo
Sotheby's International Realty Canada - Brokerage - Kingston, ON
Kingston and the 1000 Islands Area

I am not shy and I do not hand out cards nor do a I appreciate them being handed to me unsolicited.  

Apr 20, 2017 06:38 PM
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Thomas J. Nelson, REALTOR ® e-Pro CRS RCS-D Vets
Big Block Realty 858.232.8722 - La Jolla, CA
CEO of Vision Drive Realty - Coastal San Diego

Shy? What's that? 

I just did the math because I'm reordering business cards. I gave out 2,500 cards in 17 months so that's 5 per day average or really about 6 per-work-day since I only work 6 days per week.

Wow! I never calculated that before, not bad.

 

Apr 20, 2017 06:29 PM
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Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

   A "shy" real estate agent doesn't have a chance.

   B-cards?  New agents should hand them to everyone they meet... but established agents spend their time maintaining and expanding upon existing relationships.

Apr 20, 2017 06:10 PM
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Candice A. Donofrio
Next Wave RE Investments LLC Bullhead City AZ Commercial RE Broker - Fort Mohave, AZ
928-201-4BHC (4242) call/text

We have operated electronically and worked via referral and repeat clients for so long now that it actually takes me quite a while to go through cards.

Apr 20, 2017 05:51 PM
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

I am not shy, but I am reserved. I hardly ever pass out business cards... I don't even think about doing it. I give a card when requested. By the same token what is the direct connection between shy and business cards?

Apr 21, 2017 03:44 AM
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

I wouldn't say I'm shy at all but, I am more of a listener in any conversation - which serves me well in this business! You'd be surprised at what you learn when you listen!  LOL

As for business cards - it goes in spurts.  I'm more of a people-person that spends more time with people I know than putting myself out there to meet/make new friends. Referrals and past-client business is the vast majority of my business so, I don't pass out a lot of business cards!

Apr 20, 2017 06:58 PM
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5,005,603
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

I am not a secret agent!

Apr 20, 2017 05:55 PM
Rainmaker
1,712,676
Joe Pryor
The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK
REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

Not shy and I rarely hand out cards.

Apr 20, 2017 05:47 PM
Rainmaker
1,844,271
Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

Not shy at all but don't thrust cards in peoples faces that don't need my information either.

Apr 21, 2017 05:26 AM
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4,882,355
Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
REALTOR®, Broker

If you are in sales and you are shy you might consider another profession.  Back in the day I had a goal to pass out 27 cards per day.  That say about 10,000 a year.

Apr 21, 2017 04:28 AM
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Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Back before the social media age I used a couple of hundred per year, now maybe a few dozen per year.

Apr 20, 2017 08:41 PM
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938,537
Bruce Walter
Keller Williams Realty Lafayette/West Lafayette, Indiana - West Lafayette, IN

Karen, I would consider myself a shy person.  We are content to maintain our sphere of influence and their new referrals, and it is all the business we care to handle.  

I don't hand out business cards unless asked, and most of the business cards that  I use are left after a showing upon request by the listing agent.

Apr 20, 2017 07:51 PM
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Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

I am not shy at all and not hesitant to talk about real estate or ask for the business.

Apr 20, 2017 06:30 PM
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Michael J. Perry
KW Elite - Lancaster, PA
Lancaster, PA Relo Specialist

 My daily focus is getting 5 new emails to feed my hungry Database !

Apr 20, 2017 05:39 PM
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4,572,117
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

It's not a question for me about being shy or not.  I'm looking for a connection before "handing out" a business card although we are "required" to leave a card while previewing/showing a property per our mls rules.  

Apr 21, 2017 05:40 AM
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3,071,489
Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Haven Express @ Keller Williams Arizona Realty

Susan Emo nailed this one!

Apr 21, 2017 04:34 AM
Rainmaker
1,513,143
Raymond E. Camp
Ontario, NY

My name tag with logo gains me the exposure and questions that keeps me busy.

Apr 21, 2017 04:23 AM
Rainer
353,865
Jim Cheney
Saint Francis Property Santa Rosa, CA - Santa Rosa, CA
Rincon Valley Realtor 707.494.1055

Not shy, but I don't hand out cards either.  Cant find a reason not too, but I guess people already know me, and I'm not sure I recall somebody calling me based on me giving them a business card.

Apr 20, 2017 11:00 PM
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FN LN
Toronto, ON

I don't track such metrics.

Apr 20, 2017 10:50 PM
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Sam Shueh
(408) 425-1601 - San Jose, CA
mba, cdpe, reopro, pe

I hand out only they show an interest in real estate.

People who call you want to sell you something you do not need. 

Apr 20, 2017 10:17 PM
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4,319,419
Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
Andover, MA: Andover Luxury Homes For Sale

Karen Jones Lewis, MBA, Realtor - Shy? Maybe!

I do not PASS business cards - unless they asked for. (So now I know I am shy.)

Apr 20, 2017 10:03 PM
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Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

I am not shy but I am cautious about handing out cards since I don't like people just giving me theirs without any conversation or, in a sense, asking permission to hand me one. I like to do the same.

Apr 20, 2017 09:45 PM
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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Karen,

I am in agreement with Susan Emo .  Personally, I hate it when someone pushes a biz card at me.  It is a matter of style.  A

Apr 20, 2017 09:20 PM
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Inna Ivchenko
Barcode Properties - Encino, CA
Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC Calabasas CA

I'm not shy, but I do not see it necessary to give cards to strangers who will just drop them in a garbage can. I know, I would. 

Apr 20, 2017 08:25 PM
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William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

I am all but shy...I will hand out 25 or more cards some days

Apr 20, 2017 08:01 PM
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716,049
Richard Bazinet /MBA, CRS, ABR
West USA Realty - Scottsdale, AZ
Phoenix Scottsdale. Sellers, Buyers & Relocations

I'm a shy (not) person in general... but I do pass out business cards only when asked.

 

Apr 20, 2017 06:45 PM
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1,502,998
Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

No.  Only hand out cards when requested.  No one, myself included, likes getting cards handed to them randomly and unrequested.

Apr 21, 2017 10:10 AM
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Susie Kay
Ultra Real Estate Dallas Fort Worth - Plano, TX
North Dallas Specialist

I don't think realtors are shy; my previous broker used to say "Dont' Be a Secret Agent".  I'm with Susan Emo on this one. I found more people not appreciating when we just hand out cards.  We are in the business of establishing and nurturing relationship and the business comes from there.

Apr 21, 2017 08:40 AM
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Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

Shy.  No. Respecful. Yes. I do not pass out business cards. 

Apr 21, 2017 07:32 AM
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Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

NO, i am always listening and ready to introduce myself, hand out a card or be ready with a tip. 

Apr 21, 2017 05:26 AM
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Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041
ReMax Realtec Group - Palm Harbor, FL
Making FLORIDA Real Estate EZ

I am a shy real estate agent.

Business card goals are around five a day. These cards present more value to the recipient than my contact information and do not rely on my hand for distribution.

I do not, but it is possible to have a successful 'no touch' real estate enterprise.

 

Apr 21, 2017 05:13 AM
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Jennifer Mackay
Counts Real Estate Group, Inc. - Panama City, FL
Your Bay County Florida Realtor 850.774.6582

Shy? Not really - I do more business online than in person though

Apr 21, 2017 04:59 AM
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James Dray
Fathom Realty - Bentonville, AR

Depends on the day...  Sometimes none and like yesterday around 20

Apr 21, 2017 04:54 AM
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Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

I no longer hand out business cards.

Apr 21, 2017 04:42 AM
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Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS
Fathom Realty Washington LLC - Tacoma, WA
South Puget Sound Washington Agent/Broker!

I go through approximately two thousand business cards per year...

Apr 20, 2017 07:29 PM
Rainmaker
5,868,472
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

I am not shy, and don't give out as many cards as my clients refer me other business.

Apr 24, 2017 06:36 AM
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1,725,996
Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

I am too busy to worry about how many cards I pass out. When the opportunity presents itself, there is always a card available to pass out.

Apr 22, 2017 06:04 AM
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Anna "Banana" Kruchten
HomeSmart Real Estate - Phoenix, AZ
602-380-4886

Shy and real estate agent doesn't work out so good!

Apr 21, 2017 01:20 PM
Rainmaker
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Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

If I am out, I try for at least 5 a day.  I always leave a big tip at restaurant and with my card.

Apr 21, 2017 10:07 AM
Rainmaker
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Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

I was never shy....but I was not overbearing either.... I used 1000 cards a year....

Apr 21, 2017 09:26 AM
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4,800,082
Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

I'm not shy, and I give out business cards when appropriate.

Apr 21, 2017 07:45 AM
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Harry F. D'Elia III
WEDO Real Estate and Beyond, LLC - Phoenix, AZ
Investor , Mentor, GRI, Radio, CIPS, REOs, ABR

cannot be shy in real estate

Apr 21, 2017 06:51 AM
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Richie Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

Shy in some things and NOT shy in others....

Apr 21, 2017 06:20 AM
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Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Hard to be shy in real estate! As for cards, no real average but I don't force them on people!

Apr 21, 2017 06:16 AM
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911,228
Jeff Pearl
RE/MAX Distinctive / LIC in VA - Lovettsville, VA
Full Service Full Time Realtor

I don't just pass out business cards. If the topic of real estate comes up, then I'll pass them out to those people. New technology is available to that can take the place of business cards in many cases.

Apr 21, 2017 06:13 AM