How Many Is Too Many?
As an individual real estate agent who is not part of a team, I have limited time and resources. When I take on new clients, I want to make sure I can provide excellent service and get results for them.
Between my current listings and the hip pockets (signed listing agreements with a date to be placed into MLS in the near future), I know I currently have almost more sellers than I can handle. So when potential sellers call me to visit with them about listing and marketing their homes, I'm not just being interviewed by them, I'm interviewing them as well.
Sellers with unrealistic expectations, whether it's the length of time to sell or an unobtainable price, will only dilute my resources and steal time that I can use with more reasonable clients. I've started using a variation of Nancy Reagan's advice: just say no to drugs.
My grandpa used to ask: "Prunes. Are a few enough? Are 8 too many?" The same could be asked about listings.
What's the optimal number of listings that you can handle?
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