I talk to a number of sellers who's listing has expired. It is amazing how many are listed by "part time Realtors" . Most sellers assume they are talking to full time Realtors when someone comes to list their property. Many maybe friends or relatives. Some could be neighbors or just someone who came by. You can usually tell quickly who really takes this profession seriously or someone who is trying to supplement their income.
Usually you can tell because the only thing they do to market the home is put a sign out front and list it in the MLS. Even the information in the MLS is schetchy. Usually very incomplete and if there are any pictures at all they are very poorly taken. The sellers say most of the time they never hear from their agents and even when the listing expires the agent didn't even call to re-list.
This market usually weeds out the "part timers" and the Realtors who take this business seriously. This market requires extensive marketing efforts. Realtors have to have a plan of action, know what works and what doesn't, and expend the money to expose the homes to the most potential buys possible.
Now is really the time the sellers really need to make sure to get a real "PRO" when deciding on who is best to market their homes. It can really be costly in both time and money for sellers if they think any Realtor will be fine. First and foremost they need to make sure if the Realtor don't sell homes they don't eat. That is a big motivator to get the home sold.
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