Slower Times Can Be Opportunities!

Great advice Margaret,

Slower times can mean a chance to catch your breath, regroup and reach out to clients to say hi, telling them I'm thinking about them. Patience, and positivity need to be your mindset!

Hello Margaret - opportunities and possibilities continue to speak in the world of real estate.  Some practitioners are more fluent than others in the interpretation.  Choose your representation wisely.  

Yes indeed, slower times are great for evaluating what is working/not working and refocusing.

Who says it's a slower market? "Feeling down about the current market". Hope none of my local real estate area buyers and sellers get the wrong impression of the current market. Gloom, doom. Not the market I work in and not gonna buy into that, don't want to give the wrong impression.

Real estate agents always have challenges in commission based list and sell. But blaming the market instead of working harder for a bigger market share is like saying "don't list, wait, houses don't sell over the holidays". It's lazy thinking Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400 .

The Baltimore housing market is somewhat competitive. Homes in Baltimore receive 2 offers on average and sell in around 49 days. The median sale price of a home in Baltimore was $240K last month, up 8.9% since last year. The median sale price per square foot in Baltimore is $165, up 3.8% since last year.

Good morning Margaret. When the pie gets smaller those that persevere cut themselves a bigger piece. And the beat goes on! Opportunity is always knocking for those who know how to answer the door. Enjoy your day.

Good morning Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400 another idea start addressing Holiday cards or New Years Cards.  Yes it may seem expensive however it does build a bridge and people still enjoy receiving snail mail. 

During slower times is a great time to catch up on projects left undone.

Showing up does matter Miss Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400 - and be present and willing to do better and serve with a happy heart, focused on the needs of those we are serving. 

"... those moments aren't signs to quit, they are invitations to grow." Oh, how much I love this, Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400! You know I am doing just that! 

Great advice!  When it slows down it is the perfect time to take a CE course or designation course, dive deep into your sphere, and contact 5 a day with calls or emails or handwritten notes, or come on ActiveRain and read colleagues' blogs, which is also a wonderful education.  Plant seeds for a great Spring! 

Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400 Great information from a sage woman

Margaret the mistake many people in this business make is when they are busy, they stop doing what made them busy. So, when things get slow, we need to do more of what has proven to work in the past, and not for shiny new toys.

Hi Margaret- Just the inspiration that many need now. I can remember in 2008 when many agents I met didn't know what to do. They continued to do what they had always done. Many of the more successful agents got on ActiveRain and learned to blog and gain SEO and they learned from the others here. 

This was a thoughtful reminder that steady effort really does carry us through the tougher stretches, Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400 🙂. I appreciate the way you framed slower times as a chance to grow, and I’m grateful for the encouragement to keep showing up with patience and consistency.

Margaret excellent advice!  Having a plan in place and doing the 'right' things consistently whether one is busy or not as busy is the key to success.  That is exactly how we built our business over the years. Plus I honestly enjoyed the quieter times because it gave me a chance to do other things that I enjoyed!