Just three months and one day ago, I posted They Love Me After All - and it Feels So Good! after taking a new listing. Today, we went to settlement.
To get the whole story, you can read the earlier post or, by way of brief background, the sellers were former clients who strayed from my fold for a while. They finally listed their home with me after 254 days on the market with a relative.
During those 8 months, property values dropped continually and inventory kept growing. Not a single person viewed the property, and the sellers did their own staging and marketing when their agent didn't get results.
On the other hand, I put together a quality brochure, posted several blogs about the property and community, created a real estate show, generated showings, and (drum roll please) represented them in negotiations when a contract came in - the same month our entire economy crashed. The selling price is almost 25% lower than the likely selling price of nearly a year ago - that's $80,000+.
Who says it doesn't matter which agent you choose, that all real estate agents are alike?
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Hi Margaret, think how much better off they would have been if they started with you. It is more than putting a sign in the yard and praying. Congratulations on making it happen!
Hi Margaret, It is sort like the adage of the 'harder I work, the luckier I get'. You did all the right things and obviously got the price right. I trust they will not stray again. Thank GOD we have these great success stories and I am sure they appreciate that their error cost then dearly. Great Job and well done!
Margaret,
Representation like yours is invaluable in any field......doctor, lawyer, Realtor, indian chief.....great work........
margaret- so that is why you looked so professional when I saw you today.... you were going to settlement!! Great job and though they learned a costly lesson they will never wander far from your fold again I am sure.
Martha, Actually, I was all dolled up for a holiday luncheon, which just happened to be the same day as settlement. To think I almost didn't bring this listing to L&F...
Julie, I still haven't figured out, after all these years, how to communicate the difference to consumers. No matter what you do or say, it seems like they still think all agents are alike.
William - Thanks, you're right. I think they're back in the fold.
Gary, You were fast on the draw - commented before the proverbial ink was dry!
Margaret, this is a perfect example of the difference a really professional Realtor can make. Great ending to an all too common sad story. Have most of the unprofessional Realtors out there left by now?