Hands down, it's a face to face.  I try very hard to "arrange" a f2f as soon as possible after initial contact, in order to cement a relationship and start to understand what exactly the potential client is looking for, beyond the cold "3 bed/2 bath" that might have originally sparked the connection.  

Face to face is the best way in my opinion. Now with that being said the Milennials prefer to use devices for communication. That has been my experience. Often I will have many text communications before I even meet the people. I feel like the relationship has already gotten off to a good start. 

Can't beat face to face because you can tell what they are feeling. I'm on alot of webinars & such & I don't think you could pick up some subtle hints you could in person.

Diana,

We ALWAYS travel to meet our clients (with one exception).  How else are we going to understand their market, see and feel the homes they sell, etc...Even in our neck of the woods, we have clients show us what is unique.  And face to face you know so much more than on a conference call.  A

Face to face.  The others are good starting points, but nothing beats face to face.  -Kasey

face to face trumps all of it....nothing beats meeting a person face to face....nothing.

Face to face is crucial to establish a good foundation, whether or not they first found you on social media. This of course cannot always happen, but if the opportunity is there, face to face usually solidifies a potential relationship...if it was meant to be.

 F2F

Real estate is all about relationships so, no question, it's face-to-face, Diana Dahlberg.  However, you can supplement social platforms quite nicely during those times that you're overwhelmed with clients.  

Also, I spend far more time on others' FB pages than my own though!  If I can't see them as often as I'd like, they still get 'love' from me on their FB page!  ;-)

Ultimately it would be F to F but social media can get you to that point.

FACE TO FACE!! It is crucial to start the process of buying or selling!

I will take a face to face encounter before anything else.

Nothing works better than face to face.

Eve

Diana Dahlberg It has to br face-to-face meetings

Probably face to face, but I've established awesome relationships via phone and email... a lot depends on the circumstances.

Face to face is nice and important for real communication.

But the social platforms do allow for more time to be spent on those bonds.

Face to Face, hands down..

There is no doubt face to face leads to a greater opportunity to establish a relationship. 

I think this is determined by your client. Millennials may be best serviced by social platforms and video conferences. Seniors would be lost by such an option.

The one that allows the best projection of ones PRESENCE.

The responses you will receive is based on one side. Upon that a relationship can not be built.

A GOOD relationship is about TRUST. Some convey trust by the ink they wear, others by the brand they promote, and another by the understanding they reflect. For the circuit to be completed the other side must be tuned to the same frequency. It is like a key looking for a lock. some never find a match and they are all in my kitchen cabinet drawer.

For me, I want to meet'em. But there are many who trust and have never met over many seasons and even tragedy. There a relationship lives and breathes in a world where words lose the capacity to convey how two lives sojourn in hope for day.

For the citizen with real estate on their mind,  they simply want to know their voice will be heard.

Anyway to break the ice works...After that, seek intimacy, function & service

Face to face.  Nothing is better than actually meeting someone.  So much of body language is lost with online/video.

There's nothing quite like face-to-face even in these tech savvy times.   

No mater how efficient a video conferencing may be, one cannot beat face to face meeting. Its the purest and strongest form of interaction.  

F to F with names in FB...

As for Video most people decline.

Face to face is the way to go, ALWAYS.

I am old fashioned and like face to face so that is what works for me.

Diana - I would always go for the face to face meeting myself.

Diana,

Face to face is better.

It depends on the client.

Face to face is the very best.  the other's are all 2nd tier. 

With most of my leads finding me online and using my website for their search it could be a couple of years before I meet them face to face. I encourage them to read my blog and visit my Facebook Business page to learn more about me and this area. Emailing, phone calls, and text messages have to suffice until we do finally meet.
If a lead is local I definitely like to meet them at my office early on.

Always face to face, you build a more solid relationship when you see each other in person.

Face to face if possible.  Social platforms are not as cozy.  Although, in a class today they reinforced that we have to nurture our relationship however the client wishes. 

Face-to-face or "belly-to-belly" as someone told me once when I first started. 

Face to face is my preferenece

I prefer press the flesh, but that is me!

I am still thinking face to face works better.

Face to face, however I have had clients where the only communication was a telephone conversation and/or emails and had great connection with them. I've been able to sell many properties to out of States Sellers and from other Countries.

Unless one is running their business anonymously (think AR Q&A) then face to face - unveil it baby - is the best way to make connections with real people. 

A referral into a Face To Face is best. But, social has value and I've used video conferencing with my out of area relocation peeps.

In this order of priority: F2f, Facetime, Telephone, Email, Drip Marketing

Face to face.

Definitely face-to-face!

Frank O'Mahony nailed this one!

I do all of the above

For me it is face to face.

Face to face.

I think face-to-face is always best to establish a relationship but all work.

Diana Dahlberg - best is face-to-face, followed by Video Conferencing and avoid social platforms - just my opinion.