Comments on: A Piece of Advice for Real Estate Agents, Stop SUCKING!

By: Utahrealestateagents1

Utahrealestateagents1 — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 20:42:00 +0000

Good Realtors do add value! I think that both buyers and sellers don’t actually realize the danger of trying to go about buying/selling on their own. Its not just a paperwork issue. I hear lots of sellers say that they know a friend that can help them with the ‘paperwork.’ Real estate agents know how to get the job done. Now, that being said, I am only talking about full time agents that do a minimum of 4 deals a month. Part timers know just enough to be dangerous!

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By: Gcpropertymanagement

Gcpropertymanagement — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 07:01:00 +0000

It’s about respect for your field and for your readers. Great discussion.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 16:37:00 +0000

I just like this as a statement alone.

For some crazy reason I thought real estate agents would lead the charge on applying technology to their business because there are so many application to put to use!

Good thing I didn’t be on it back then, but c’mon what happened?

By: Jonathan R. Rivera

Jonathan R. Rivera — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 21:43:00 +0000

I like your description of a good agent in that last paragraph Bill. Especially the part about a few personal purchases, it’s hard for me to understand how an agent who never bought a property really gets it. Thanks!

By: Bill Martin

Bill Martin — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 21:20:00 +0000

I agree wholeheartedly. If finding a home just meant picking the best priced property, Realtors wouldn’t have any work and no value either. Qualified Realtors add value by recognizing the RISKS each property presents and by COMMUNICATING those risks to their clients. People who don’t use Realtors, and no matter what, there will be some not-so-smart people who insist doing it themselves, will be doing SURGERY on their own hardearned investment dollars.

Yes, like the commercial, trying to do something that you’re not a trained professional in is like trying to do surgery on yourself (yep, it’s possible – just ask the kid who lost his arm in Utah because he didn’t tell anyone where he was going and got stuck rock climbing). Some homebuyers are doing that right now – cutting off their arm to save the rest of their body.

Get an agent that’s worth his/her grain of salt. Degreed agents with designations offer the most value since, IMHO, they have the academic knowledge and the street smarts. Add a few personal purchases and you’ve got an agent who’s put their own money on the table. Consider, too, the agent that’s “tiled their own floor”, “built the deck or addition”, or “added windows and doors” and you’ve got an agent who recognizes when the work is “value added” or a cosmetic addition on the verge of failure. There are differences between agents and finding the right one takes time and effort, but the only thing worse is going alone.

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By: Thomas Morgan CCIM

Thomas Morgan CCIM — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 17:27:00 +0000

It seems that all fb and twitter is about “me” and what “I” am doing…… No one cares…. All those posts about food, pets and kids are now removed from my feed. Sorry. If you say something relevant and interesting I will read your feed and converse all day long with you.

Nice post…. Good advice to realtors. By the way, I am one

By: Jonathan R. Rivera

Jonathan R. Rivera — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 22:11:00 +0000

That’s POWERFUL advice Phil.

Letting them know they have a choice is so great- plus it filters out the people that would otherwise waste your time. I really really really like this approach- hard sell is for used car salesman, not real estate agents.

By: Phil Richardson

Phil Richardson — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 22:08:00 +0000

Amen! Nice job. There are still too many realtors out there who suck. Over the last few years we’ve seen a good portion of them weaned out. They hurt the industry. Here’s something I do to help direct the customer and improve the industry. After spending quality time with a potential client, and I find them being hesitant to sign an agency agreement (required here in Utah and generally a smart idea), I say, “my recommendation for you is to find the very best agent you can, and commit to them. Even if it’s not me you choose, they will save you time, money and heartache.” For myself, I know I’m one of the good ones, but if it’s a different personality they want, so be it. I usually gain higher commitment from them at that time. If they walk away, that’s good too. We don’t want to be wasting peoples time. Be personable, authentic, real, passionate… all the above. No one cares what you know until the know how much you care. Period! Social networking, or any kind of interaction for that matter, should be about genuine relationship building.