client: Persistence: When does it work? How much is too Much? - 05/05/09 05:26 PM

#6 Be Persistent: Continued existence or occurance. The continuance of an effect after its cause is removed.
The Big Fish:
A few months ago, I received a Lead that was looking for a home up to $1.5 Million in my area. It had his name, e-mail, and his phone number. I called him that same night...yes...he was prequalified for that amount! We set a time to homes for later that week. I scheduled all of the appointments. A few hours before our showings, he called to cancel...not reschedule...but he CANCELLED!

 Don't Scare the Fish:
 I called him the following … (18 comments)

client: Is it Easy to Forgive and Forget? - 05/03/09 05:04 PM
#4. Respect: Esteem for a sense of the worth or excellence of a person, a personal quality or ability. Also, the condition of being esteemed or honored.
Reality Check:
Do we ALWAYS Respect our clients? Do we look down on them because they are in a different price range? Do we ESTEEM and HONOR our clients in ALL price ranges? Or is our esteem/honor for them proportional to our potential commission?
Every Person is Special in Some Way: 
Each person is uniquely special in an infinite number of ways. Some people are great conversationalists and are sociable. These are the … (2 comments)

client: Is it Easy to Forgive and Forget? - 05/03/09 05:03 PM
#4. Respect: Esteem for a sense of the worth or excellence of a person, a personal quality or ability. Also, the condition of being esteemed or honored.
Reality Check:
Do we ALWAYS Respect our clients? Do we look down on them because they are in a different price range? Do we ESTEEM and HONOR our clients in ALL price ranges? Or is our esteem/honor for them proportional to our potential commission?
Every Person is Special in Some Way: 
Each person is uniquely special in an infinite number of ways. Some people are great conversationalists and are sociable. These are the … (0 comments)

client: Is Honesty a Useful Character Trait in Real Estate? - 04/28/09 09:25 PM

Honesty- Truthfulness, sincerity or frankness.  Also, freedom from deceit or fraud.
Black and White or Gray?
Do we tell the truth all of the time?  Do we tell the truth only when it is convenient and when there is no commission involved?  Is leaving out a fact or two mean that we are being dishonest?  Or is being truthful just telling the client what they NEED to know?  Is honesty a matter of black and white or are there "gray areas" in betweeen? 
My Experience:
A new Client of mine asked me the other day "Do you think that we … (33 comments)

 
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