Realtors have competition??

I have learned that those mass emails get past people spam guard, they are clicked as spam very quickly. Flyers delivered, featuring a property's bonus or price reduction, are dumped by the handful directly into the circular files at each office. I have watched this happen many times, and some agents refer to it as sorting through to the real mail. That is mostly a waste of time, effort, and money.

The best communication of listings from agent to agent, is direct contact and word of mouth. Look for an agent who has a great working relationship with other agents and brokers.

I have learned that those mass emails get past people spam guard, they are clicked as spam very quickly. Flyers delivered, featuring a property's bonus or price reduction, are dumped by the handful directly into the circular files at each office. I have watched this happen many times, and some agents refer to it as sorting through to the real mail. That is mostly a waste of time, effort, and money.

The best communication of listings from agent to agent, is direct contact and word of mouth. Look for an agent who has a great working relationship with other agents and brokers.

That's it!! :clap_1: That is what we anxiously hope to hear from prospective Realtors ... We have stopped a Realtor halfway through her presentation, and told her we didn't need to hear anymore because we already heard what we needed. (Besides, the other stuff was things we knew anyway.)

Cork, It wasn't wine and cheese ... but once we had an agent and her husband serve a homemade spaghetti, salad, and bread dinner to any Realtors who would show up and preview our home. They tend to come when food is involved. :lol:

When the market is more competitive, the creative hard-working Realtors like Cork, SJ, and others will be the ones who survive. That's a given....

On the topic, this morning I met with about 15 other prominant Realtors and Brokers from different companies in NoWal, SoWal, Destin, and Ft Walton Bch. One thing we discussed was the mass SPAM from other agents containing listings. It seems that most of these people are frustrated with the 40+ daily emails of listings, especially when most people do not have buyers or prospects for the properties. It was pointed out by someone that some agents like to use this technique to sell their listing abilities, but mostly, the emails, go directly into the trash files if they pass the email filters.

Cork, It wasn't wine and cheese ... but once we had an agent and her husband serve a homemade spaghetti, salad, and bread dinner to any Realtors who would show up and preview our home. They tend to come when food is involved. :lol:

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Rita, I'm not much the social butterfly so food doesn't do too much for me. Drink however is a much different story. Martini's anyone? :lolabove:

http://money.cnn.com/2006/03/10/real_estate/commissions_driven_down/index.htm?cnn=yes Interesting, but not sure I agree

Rita, I'm not much the social butterfly so food doesn't do too much for me. Drink however is a much different story. Martini's anyone? :lolabove:

Chips?...Guacamole?.....Condo?

Chips?...Guacamole?.....Condo?

Help the internet run smoother by reducing bandwidth. Quote a paragraph to let us know whether we want to click on the link or not.

Help the internet run smoother by reducing bandwidth. Quote a paragraph to let us know whether we want to click on the link or not.

Ditto, please. I don't generally check otherwise.

Yahoo! passed my real estate test. Probably not the best time, but whatever. It was something I wanted to do... any advice in looking for a Broker?

Yahoo! passed my real estate test. Probably not the best time, but whatever. It was something I wanted to do... any advice in looking for a Broker?

Congrats on the test passing, it is a doozie......hated it!!!!
I do know that some advertise in the paper but make sure wherever you go they give training courses. There are too many agents out there that do not know WHAT THEY ARE DOING!!!!:bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang: :bang:

Yahoo! passed my real estate test. ... any advice in looking for a Broker?

Yes...steer clear of this guy: Loan Officer is Ex-Convict

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