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Selecting Your Realtor

Saturday, November 5th, 2011


The thought of selling your home may be easy as you only have to put it up for sale; however, there are a lot of things that you have to consider though if you want to sell your home. For one, you have to make sure that all bills are paid, especially the taxes. Two, you also have to make sure that the house is clean and attractive so as to catch the attention of potential buyers. Three, you also have to give a good price that will not only be attractive to your potential buyers but one that will also give you some profit. These are just some of the things that you have to take into consideration when selling your house. For this reason, many homeowners resort to availing of the services of a realtor to help them sell the property. Now, if hiring a realtor is one of your options, then here are some tips that can help you select a good realtor.

One of the biggest mistakes that many homeowners do when it comes to hiring a realtor is choosing the first realtor that they talk with. This is a very big mistake. In fact, it is recommended that you talk with at least three real estate companies or agents before making a choice. This way, you get to check out their qualifications and background in the real estate industry, and “shopping” for realtors will also give you a chance to interview the different companies so as to make a better and more informed decision. Remember, you would want to make the sale run smoothly and get a good profit in return, so checking out different realtors before choosing one is a must. In conjunction with this, you should also know that it is your right, as the seller of the property, to terminate your contract with the realtor and choose another one, should the need arise. For this reason, one big advice in choosing your realtor is to go for the one that makes you feel comfortable.

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Discounts _ You Can Use in Your Real Estate Business

Friday, April 16th, 2010

All sorts of business offer discounts from time to time for promotional purposes. Discount or sale allowance creates a win-win situation for the business, its partners and of course, the customers. Customers are happy because they get the product or services at lower rates while the businesses are glad because they get the attention and increased number of sales as a result. Quite often it’s more than a short boost in the number of sales, because those who purchase at discount rates are likely to return even when the rates are back to normal. Businesses also make use of discounts and sales to vend out old fashioned stock. Following are just some of the discounts you can offer to your clients to attract more business.

Services based discount:

If you are a property management company or full service real estate broker, you can offer discount based on the number of services your client purchase. The more services they employ, the greater the discount will be. However, you need to be careful when deciding the percentage of discount you’ll offer. Remember that the discount should work as bait without gobbling up your income.

Free consultation:

You can offer some basic services or consultation for free. Such offer will attract lots of prospective customers who can come to you and discuss their specific requirements while you can share your expert opinion on the issue. It provides an ideal opportunity to impress them with your knowledge. Once they acknowledge your expertise, they will gladly hire you as their agent or property manager. Quite obviously, you should make such offer when you are confident of making a good impression, if you think you will not be able to then probably you should work on your skills first.

Discount on advance or lump sum payment:

You can encourage your clients to pay full in advance by offering a discount on making lump sum payments. However, you’ve got to treat such customers (who’ve paid in advance) carefully because they’ll be extra sensitive to any disservice. You will get a very bad reputation if you have accepted the payment in advance and your customer feel that you are now careless towards him. Don’t think that you’ve got nothing to loose because you’ve pocketed the payment, always remember that there’s an even more important thing on stake and that is, your reputation.