I remember when I was first looking for my house and my agent would email me listings. It was almost as if I didn't believe him that those were the only ones for sale and I drove around anyway. Sometimes I would call my agent to find out how much a house was that I drove past, and sometimes I would just call the number on the sign (shame on me).
But I didn't want to bother calling my agent and a lot of times I couldn't get in touch with him right away. I KNOW there's many others out there, like me, who think they are "bothering" their agent. I know better now that I am in the business, but you shouldn't have to know better. No matter how many times I tell my prospects to call me and not the sign, I know I am losing business when some of them do call the sign. There should be a better way.
The concept of having text messages of MLS listings sent to my clients that are driving around looking at homes for sale is very apealing to me. There are two companies that seem to have to solution to this problem. One is Mobile Agent and the other is Smarter Agent. There may be more, but I am not sure who else is out there. In general this concept would seem to me to keep your prospects "loyal" by giving them the tool to find out for themselves right away on their phone sitting in front of the house without calling another agent.
Does anyone know or have a subscription to either of these companies, and if so, how is it working out for you?
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