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Real Estate Agent Memories are LONG
This is so true.  YOU can only have ONE first impression.
 
Real Estate Agent Memories are LONG

The topic I covered on my personal blog today was agent network and reputation.  It was inspired by a buyer looking online for buyer agent recommendations because the one she had been working with wasn't getting the job done.  How do you explain to a consumer what is important when choosing an agent?  Competence is key.  Negotiation skills are important.  Probably most critical in a market with more buyers than homes is going to be agent network and reputation.  
Great agents know the power of their network and their reputation.  Their personal businesses may make them feel like islands, but no deal gets done without cooperation.  And naturally agents will have preferences on who they work with, all else being equal.  They will know which agents are likely to get a deal done without creating drama.  They will know which agents know the contract and aren't going to make up rules as they go along.  Likewise, they know the agents that have wronged them in the past.
Today, the agent with the most egregious wrong that I have ever had happen to seller ... more

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