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Referrals - Stop, Look & LISTEN ....
   Very coincidentally....we had a referral to place immediately after hearing/reading Debbie Reynolds  referral contest.  We are fortunate to receive referrals every month from a variety of sources.  The information was very simple...though there was more to be explained to the respondents we were going to interview.   Typically, we indicate Buyer or Seller and Location minimally for the referral and the method that we prefer for a response.
     As a Respondent for a referral...if you are interested in being chosen as the agent...pay attention to the information the referring agent has supplied...is it a Buyer or Seller for which they are seeking assistance ?  (The vast majority from this recent experience answered the "side" incorrectly..yicks !) Our thought process is if you don't know a Buyer from a Seller...you probably are not the right agent for the referral.
    The METHOD of Contact.....few agents want  to  be interrupted at every hour with phone calls....and we chose email with the label of the City as the subject line....Is that what agents did ?  No....they called, they sent texts...one even sent a  text to David....Tell your wife I am the best agent.  Say What ? 
        Others had friends do their ... more

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