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Valuable Lessons Learned from Relocations - Buyers and Agents, Listen Up
I expect like most REALTORS I learn something from every transaction, and from every buyer and seller. Sometimes it's good stuff, and sometimes not. But there are always valuable lessons that can help improve business operations, communication, marketing, and knowledge. There are times when I don't even realize how much I have learned and the difference a particular transaction can make until after the fact. 
 
Here are some lessons: 
My blogging and Internet presence is working - there are several cases where buyers have been looking on their own, then found me on AR before we started working together.
 
 
Communication must be timely and multifaceted - email, text messaging, cell phones, home phones, and faxing have been used to keep things moving along BEFORE we found the right home and during the transaction. This was especially important when buyers are not local. And of course there was plenty of face-to-face contact during their house-hunting trips. 
 
Buyers, especially first time buyers, need lots of information about the buying process but also the local market. Providing this information in your blog is essential, especially when the buyers are relocating. Making sure folks are prepared for what the process may ... more

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