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“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.” - Sun Tzu Regardless of what you may like to call it, selling houses is a real battle in today’s real estate market. You’re up against the vast forces of hundreds of local homes. Homes that are determined to win not only the attention, but also the affection of the limited number of qualified buyers in the area – and leave you stranded and without a sale. That’s exactly what we offer. These same agents will proclaim loudly and very often that they are different, but they’re really just more of the same.
Well, maybe we were dropped on our heads as newborn baby real estate agents and something kind of worked its way loose – up there. Or, maybe we didn’t get the memo on the Do’s and Do Not’s of how to be a typical real estate agent, but that isn’t how we do things. For starters: we spend hardly any money on getting new business, but we pump thousands of dollars into marketing our listings and getting them sold. Next, we aren’t in the business of listing as many homes as possible – we’re in the business of getting people where they need to go, when they need to be there. Exactly how do we do that? Here are links to a few articles that we’ve written about some of the most 'Frequently asked Questions' durring the home-selling process. Take some time and read them. Get to know us a bit. See if you like us. You may. You may not. It's better to know that upfront and prior to signing the next 6-months of your life away, don't ya think?
In this real-estate-gone-crazy world, where every other agent is trying to tell you how different they are in order to gain your attention, we’re only trying to be ourselves and we believe that’s exactly who you want us to be. Exactly who are we?
We’re the type of real estate agents that are very much aware that our ability to stay in business tomorrow is in direct correlation to our ability to sell our clients’ homes today. We’re the type of real estate agents that never stop bouncing ideas off other dedicated real estate professionals. We’re always talking up and brainstorming new ways to get our listings more exposure, to make them more pleasing for buyers to look at and harder for them to walk away from, and to get the best overall results for our clients.
We’re not trying to protect a brand. We aren’t trying to build any empires either. If another agent chooses to “borrow” one or more of the things we’re doing: Fantastic! That means they’re trying to improve the services they offer and create a more enjoyable experience and more effective approach for their clients. That means they’re doing their part to improve the image and reputation of real estate agents to the general public. That means they see our work stamped with the seal of genius – we’re hoping that you will too. Regardless whether some agents will or some agents won’t – we aren’t ever going to stop striving to be better for our clients. We won’t ever give up on doing the best job possible or back down from the challenge of improving even more upon “the best job possible.” It’s just who we are. It’s just what we do. |
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I'll gladly share my average market time with you.
In fact, I will even take it a couple steps further: I will break it down by how many properties I've sold during each time period. I'll also provide you with my List Price to Sales Price ratio for them as well.
Now, don't go worrying about making me work too hard!
You aren't. I already have this information in a spreadsheet. I just have to cut and paste it - It will only take a few seconds...
See, I told you. We tend to keep track of this kind of thing (and a whole lot more). We're sort of like the CIA of real estate - except in our case it stands for Creating Immediate Action.
Just like my recent numbers show:
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Total Days on Market |
# Properties Sold |
List Price / Sales Price % |
Remarks: |
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1 |
7 |
99% |
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2 - 9 |
5 |
97% |
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10 - 19 |
15 |
95% |
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20 - 29 |
12 |
99% |
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30 - 39 |
10 |
99% |
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40 - 49 |
7 |
82% |
A seller that really needs to sell + all cash + quick closing, kind of skews this one a bit. |
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50 - 59 |
6 |
96% |
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60 - 69 |
11 |
98% |
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70 - 79 |
4 |
99% |
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80 - 89 |
9 |
95% |
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90 - 99 |
5 |
95% |
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100 - 150 |
37 |
97% |
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151 - 200 |
28 |
97% |
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201 - 250 |
17 |
97% |
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251 - 300 |
7 |
97% |
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301 - 350 |
6 |
96% |
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351 - 400 |
7 |
100% |
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401 - 450 |
2 |
98% |
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451 - 500 |
3 |
97% |
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501 - 600 |
3 |
98% |
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601 - 700 |
N/A |
N/A |
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701 - 800 |
N/A |
N/A |
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801 - 900 |
N/A |
N/A |
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901 - 1000 |
N/A |
N/A |
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Total: |
201 Units Sold with an average of 139 Days on the market. My Average List Price to Sales Price Ratio is 96.55%. |
Mr. or Mrs. Home Seller:
Selling your home isn't mission: impossible. It can be done - even in this market.
While I don't really belong to the covert I.M. force - I do belong to the "I am" force. I am up to the challenge. I am a experienced agent. I am going to keep radio communication up and going. I am never going to go work under cover and be a secret agent - one you never see.
Your mission, if you decide to accept it: is to contact me and let's get your home sold!
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It's a pretty common belief that all real estate agents are more or less all the same. They're sort of like a commodity: equal in value and approximate worth. If you've seen one, you've seen them all.
Should Realtors be viewed in this manner?
Why not? Many of them dress just alike. Act alike. Mimic each others' mannerisms perfectly. They all say pretty much the exact same things at the exact same times. Over time, some even start to look like one another.
I probably watch too much Sci-Fi channel, but it's almost tempting to believe that armies of realtor clones are beamed down from a mother-ship to take over the planet - one open house serving free lunches at the time. Steven Spielberg and George Lucas could make millions with the concept.
People would line up for miles and pay good money to watch the movie - especially if humanity annihilated the invading Realtors in the end. Throw in a few lawyers and we're talking Academy Award winner!![]()
This attack of the clones image is responsible for feeding the flames of all real estate agents being exactly the same. If all real estate agents look and act alike, then they must all charge roughly the same amount of money, right? They must all perform the same basic services. Therefore, they must all generate the same results.
Does that pretty much sum up what you've been thinking?
I understand.
If your mind is made up, there isn't much that I can do about it - except offer you my unconditional guarantee and try to demonstrate otherwise. However, if you're willing to entertain even the possibility (as ridiculous as it may sound...) of all real estate agents not being the same: spend a few minutes browsing my blog or visit my website: www.jessicahorton.com.
We'll show you a different kind of different.
Real estate agents have a normal pick-up line they recite in order to handle this objection. It goes something like this: "Mr(s) Seller, will you take less from me?" I guess it's a good thing that I'm not trying to pick you up and I'm not attempting to do a "Wham! Bam! Thank you ma'am!" on you either.
Now, I apologize if that statement offends your sensibilities, but we call'em like we see'emaround here.
And that's exactly how we view those worn-out sales techniques. They're nothing but regurgitated pick-up lines that are designed to throw you off guard (Wham!), get you to pay exactly what they're asking (Bam!), and get back out the door as quickly as they possibly can (Thank you ma'am!). They've gotten what they want and now it's time to go.
Maybe they'll call you in the morning - maybe they won't.
Either way, you were taken for a ride. I can't say what I really want to say - that would most definetely offend your sensibilities, regardless of how true it really is.
That isn't how I operate.
I'm not going to try flipping the table on you. I'm not going to make you justify your question by asking you a loaded one in return. It isn't my habit to try and scare potential clients into believing that they're going to miss out on some important marketing technique if they aren't willing to pay me top dollar. Instead, I'm going to tell you exactly what I think about you asking me if I am willing to take less.
I'm a business woman.
That means everything but my soul, my marriage, my kids, my family, my honor and my ethics is negotiable. Oh yeah, my dogs also - I won't give them up either. Everything else, I'm pretty much willing to discuss and negotiate.
Let me make you this promise:
You won't ever offend my sensibilities by asking me if I will or won't take less. I'm not easily offended. So, I won't be pretending that the mere mention of such blasphemies will burn my precious, such-and-such-percent-commission-charging ears. I won't fall out of my chair and struggle to stick my fingers all the way into my eardrums as I beg you to stop uttering such horrible, horrible words.
I don't play that game.
Often, Realtors® have a reputation of being nothing more than "For Sale"-sign-wielding bloodsuckers that make their livings preying on others - I understand that. And, openly discussing commissions and whether or not they are negotiable with potential clients may be the garlic that keeps many real estate agents away - I'm not a vampire and it doesn't frighten me in the least. There isn't any need to hide commission negotiations behind a veil of dark, shadowy secrecy like some creature of the night. I prefer to cast some light on the subject and get everything out in the open - the bright, sunny open.
After we reach a win-win agreement, we'll sink our teeth into the job of getting your home sold. We'll work day (see, I told you I wasn't a vampire) and night to get you and your family where you need to go - when you need to be there.
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