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Words Have Power- They Can Mean Closing the Deal or Not

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Real Estate Agent with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices - C. Dan Joyner 21498

There are some words that you should never use when you're trying to quote "close the deal". After all, if you use the wrong words, you can create negative emotions in the buyer. This causes them to develop fear and can raise their defenses.

Our job is to eliminate fear, not cause it. Buyers make decisions based on emotion, so we need to make sure to create positive emotions...

  There are some words I try to never use... One of these words is DEAL. Instead of the word deal try using the word opportunity. Opportunity is a more positive word, it makes people think of getting ahead. 

The word CONTRACT is another word to not use. This word should just be eliminated from your vocabulary once you become a Realtor.... it puts a buyer in a negative frame of mind immediately. Instead, try using the word agreement or even paperwork. 

SIGN is another word that should be eliminated from your vocabulary. A better word to use would be approve or authorize.

 

Well there you have it, the main words to not use when trying to close the deal... remember words have the power to make or break a sale at any stage... practice using the right words and you will build better and more positive relationships with your clients

 

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Comments(7)

Margaret Goss
@Properties - Winnetka, IL
Chicago's North Shore & Winnetka Real Estate

Sheila Newton Team -- Anderson & Greenville SC Real Estate - I agree with not using the word "deal" - it sounds cheesy.

 

Nov 05, 2016 07:03 AM
Kathryn Acciari
Central One Federal Credit Union - Shrewsbury, MA
Mortgage Loan Originator

I also like the word "typical."  As in, "This is a typical response to a home repair request."  Buyers should know what is typical and what is unusual throughout a transaction.  Great topic, Sheila and all.

Nov 05, 2016 07:07 AM
Patricia Kennedy
RLAH@properties - Washington, DC
Home in the Capital

Sheila, I feel like I'm sitting in an old Tommy Hopkins seminar!  No contracts.  Just paperwork!  

Nov 05, 2016 07:09 AM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

You make an excellent point about special words.  I'm smiling at the comment left by Patricia Kennedy . . .I remember being a brand new baby agent in 1981. My broker immediately sent me off to a Tommy Hopkins seminar.  And, when I got back, he handed me a couple Tommy Hopkins books, and a collection of cassettes that were on his book shelves.  I loved that guy!

Nov 05, 2016 11:29 AM
Sheila Newton Team Anderson & Greenville SC
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices - C. Dan Joyner - Anderson, SC
Selling the Upstate since 1989

wow... that is cool... I was into Floyd Wickman .. same time frame though.. and on cassettes as well which i now can't listen to since i no longer have a cassette player.. 

Nov 05, 2016 11:51 AM
Robert Vegas Bob Swetz
Las Vegas, NV

Hello Sheila

Wonderful post and I like the comment also ...

Nov 05, 2016 01:28 PM
Patricia Feager, MBA, CRS, GRI,MRP
DFW FINE PROPERTIES - Flower Mound, TX
Selling Homes Changing Lives

I'm a believer in not using script - consumers need to know what they NEED to know and it's more than repetitive words that don't mean anything to them or causes fear.

 

Nov 06, 2016 07:17 PM