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Closing Gifts for Buyers - Cookies and Cakes, Pictures and Papers

By Bill Burchard

Real Estate Broker/Owner with 3B Realty: 951-347-3818, CA DRE# 01864774

March 21, 2011 09:40 AM

Closing Gifts for Buyers - Cookies and Cakes, Pictures and Papers.

I love showing buyers Murrieta homes for sale. It’s a fun experience. Touring neighborhoods, viewing houses for sale, and finding the ideal home.

When my buyer’s offer is accepted, then the paperwork begins. Lots of documents to read and papers to sign.

When escrow closes and my buyers are handed the keys to their new home, it’s an exciting time... and a time to switch focus from home-buying to home-occupying. It’s this moment that typically heralds the end of my services and our experience together.

At the end of our experience, I thank my clients for allowing me to help them by gifting two things: A basket, and a CD.

The basket contains a variety of baked goods... delicious cookies and cakes that say, “Welcome home!”

I love showing buyers Murrieta homes for sale. It’s a fun experience. Touring neighborhoods, viewing houses for sale, and finding the ideal home. The CD contains pictures and papers. The pictures are of their new home, inside and out. A snapshot of the condition of their home at the time of purchase.

The papers are copies of all the important documents involved in their transaction. Contracts, disclosures and addendums, home inspection and termite report, closing statements and home warranty plan, HOA and utility company info... all in PDF format, burned onto a CD with my contact info imprinted on the front. All there for their future reference, if ever needed.

My home-buyers-turned-home-owners seem happy with my gifts, appreciating both the tasty cookies and cakes, and CD of important pictures and papers.

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Jason McDowell

Maryville, MO

I like the CD idea. That sounds liek a very practical gift.

Mar 21, 2011 09:42 AM

Jeffrey DiMuria 321.223.6253 Waves Realty

Waves Realty - Melbourne, FL

Florida Space Coast Homes

Bill...a very nice idea here. Many of the title companies in my area offer the disc but I think adding everything to a single disc is great. The cookies are a bonus :)

Sheila Newton Team Anderson & Greenville SC

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices - C. Dan Joyner - Anderson, SC

Selling the Upstate since 1989

I love the CD idea.. might have to use that.. :)

Mar 22, 2011 11:16 AM

Renée Donohue~Home Photography

Savvy Home Pix - Allegan, MI

Western Michigan Real Estate Photographer

THE CD IS A MOST EXCELLENT IDEA BILL!!

I LIKEY and will knock it off of your idea!

Mar 22, 2011 11:37 AM

Jim Frimmer

HomeSmart Realty West - San Diego, CA

Realtor & CDPE, Mission Valley specialist

Great idea with the CD, but I would also encourage you not to let close of escrow herald the end of your services. I don’t have a lot past clients yet, but I have had two repeat clients simply by staying in touch with them and providing updates about things that affect them, like incandescent light bulbs going bye-bye, smoke alarm and carbon monoxide detector reminders, etc.

Mar 23, 2011 12:49 PM

Steve Hall

RE/MAX United - San Marcos, CA

Make the Call to Hankins and Hall

Cookies and cakes!! That's what I'm talkin' about. I bet they would like a refill a few time a year.

Wild Animal Park did change their name to Safari Park.

Mar 23, 2011 02:26 PM

Laura Giannotta

Keller Williams Realty - Atlantic Shore - Little Egg Harbor, NJ

Your Realtor Down the Shore!

I really like the idea of making a record of all the documents in the transaction...and you can't go wrong with cookies and cake!

Mar 23, 2011 09:20 PM

Not a real person

San Diego, CA

Many decades ago when I was an agent in Houston, I always provided a living gift to my clients. That way they always thought of me as the plant was growing. I used plants that enjoy the heat of living inside and can take a good amount of neglect. Heartleaf ivy and pothos ivy were my favorites. Be sure you check out my Pay It Forward post from 3/23/11; you have a shout-out!

Mar 24, 2011 05:30 AM

Barbara-Jo Roberts Berberi, MA, PSA, TRC - Greater Clearwater Florida Residential Real Estate Professional

Charles Rutenberg Realty - Clearwater, FL

Palm Harbor, Dunedin, Clearwater, Safety Harbor

Yes, indeed, the format is extremely impressive! You have done an excellent job with the layout!

Mar 25, 2011 12:25 AM

Bill Burchard

3B Realty: 951-347-3818, CA - Murrieta, CA

Broker, Realtor, Representing Buyers and Sellers

Thanks Jason! Practical (CD) and delicious! (Cookies and cakes.) ;)

Thank you, Jeffrey. My clients do appreciate having everything on one CD.

Hi Sheila. I’m glad you like the idea!

Awwww... shucks, Renee! Thanks for the emphatic compliment! Glad you “likey” and please feel free to knock off the idea. (In fact, I’d love to see how you incorporate this into your closing gift... so I look forward to a future post telling us all about it!) ;)

Thanks, Jim! And you’re absolutely right... it’s important to maintain contact with past clients because they are an excellent source of future/referral business.

Hey Steve. Hmmm... that’s a good idea, refilling the gift basket occasionally... maybe annually? And thanks for the clarification on the renaming of San Diego’s Wild Animal Park to Safari Park.

Thanks Laura. I decided to make a habit of converting all my records to PDF format for easy storage. And if I like having copies of paperwork conveniently stored on a CD, it occurred to me that my clients might also enjoy the same convenience. (And, yep! You can’t go wrong with cookies and cakes!)

Hey Russel. Plants are a great idea! Thanks for the tip on the varieties that are well suited to an indoor environment. (And thanks for the “Pay It Forward” shout out, too!)

Hi Barbara-Jo. Thanks for the complement!

Mar 25, 2011 04:01 AM

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