6 Tips for Real Estate Agents to Thrive During the Holiday Season
Many Lakeland Fl agents wonder if the holiday season is a good time for business or not? From Thanksgiving until New Year, people just seem too busy and preoccupied with all the holiday preparations, families visiting, or children home from school break that buying or selling a home may be the last thing on their minds. Some Lakeland Fl agents may feel it a challenge to sell homes during this season.
Here are 6 tips to help you sell a home even during the holiday season:
1. Make yourself available. Who knows, prospective buyers may find some time to attend showings in between Thanksgiving dinners and Christmas parties. Make sure your clients can reach you through a number of ways aside from the phone such as email or SMS and remember to return all calls and reply to all emails promptly.
2. Be sensitive and flexible about your client’s needs. Since the holidays are time for families to get together, and your clients most probably have to make an extra effort to squeeze you into their schedule, be more sensitive and flexible about your client’s time and where or when they want to meet. If a client needs to bring their young kids to a showing, you could offer or refer a temporary babysitter, or make sure that the showing would be a fun experience even for the kids.
3. Make your presence felt through various media. It would be the perfect time to remind your clients that you are the Lakeland Fl agent of their choice. Send them a greeting card, email them a newsletter along with current listings from the MLS. This personal touch will also help keep their interest in you.
4. Highlight great deals. Make sure to highlight the great deals on recently listed Lakeland Fl homes, decreases in prices, and other pertinent market information your clients need to know about.
5. Give back to the community. Volunteer, donate, or join a worthy cause. This may not increase your sales, but it’s a good way to feel good and spend your time this holiday season.
6. Create a balance between work and family. Holidays are meant to be spent with family so even if sales are low, you could take advantage of this by spending more time with your friends and family. It will make you a more pleasant Lakeland Fl agent and it will also boost your energy to do your work better.
The holidays can be a great season for your business once you follow these tips. It all boils down to adjusting to your clients’ busy schedules and making yourself available to them during this time of year.
Copyright © 2012 By Petra Norris *6 Tips for Real Estate Agents to Thrive During the Holiday Season*
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