Realtors: My Experiences Door Knocking During COVID-19 |
- My Experiences Door Knocking During COVID-19
- Recommended detail oriented YouTube videos or podcasts?
- Becoming an Agent during COVID?
- Unresponsive realtor with some complications- is this normal?
- Realtor marketing a property we're in escrow on as "For Sale"
- Fellow Realtors. I need your advice
- Help when asked how much experience??
- Recommended AVM for website
- Thoughts on Door to Door
- Thoughts on the state of real estate?
- 10 fintechs changing the real estate world
- How to farm expired listings -politely, legally, smart and wise
| My Experiences Door Knocking During COVID-19 Posted: 04 Oct 2020 08:01 AM PDT Saw another thread posted about door knocking, and I wanted to share my person experiences, since I have actually done it and can share the response I experienced. I am in suburban Philadelphia. Last week, I did the following: Knocked for 3.25 hours Knocked on 111 doors Spoke with 37 homeowners Was invited into 1 home Set 1 listing appointment Spoke with 4 sellers that will be selling in the next year, got their motivation and contact information This is a contact rate of 33% which is terrific. Before COVID, I only averaged 20% Everyone was very pleasant, not a single person yelled at me, complained in any way, or suggested what I was doing was wrong. I wore a mask and stood at least 6 feet back from the door (which I had done before COVID as well). I was very worried I would get some negative reactions, but this was entirely unfounded. Everyone was very pleasant and several eager to have someone to chat with. If you don't want to knock, nothing wrong with that. However, if the only thing holding you back is fear of negative reactions, I myself have found that to not be a significant factor. Side not - the US Census is sending workers door to door, as are both of the major presidential campaigns [link] [comments] |
| Recommended detail oriented YouTube videos or podcasts? Posted: 04 Oct 2020 08:39 AM PDT As a new agent, I'm spending a ton of time driving around, and would love to be able to take in some relevant information on the drive. I'm trying to avoid the abundant mindset and life of a realtor/keys to success type videos and podcasts, and focus more on details and things that will build my knowledge base, and confidence when dealing with clients. For example I had my first inspection with a client and felt like some of what the inspector was saying was new information to me and despite me knowing I'm not the expert on the inspection, I still feel like I should still have a general idea of everything mentioned. Any suggestions on videos/podcasts that touch on the information you should be familiar with outside of the basics of a transaction? At this point I'm thinking about finding a playlist for every different part/system of the house and working through them, but am open to suggestions! [link] [comments] |
| Becoming an Agent during COVID? Posted: 04 Oct 2020 04:06 AM PDT Hi everyone! I have been considering become an agent for a while now and almost bought the courses until COVID happened. Is it worth getting a license right now because of the recession we're in and the way our economy is currently looking? Also how much does it cost to really get started as an agent? Thanks! [link] [comments] |
| Unresponsive realtor with some complications- is this normal? Posted: 04 Oct 2020 11:50 AM PDT We are first time home buyers- my parents are buying us a house with cash. The market in my area is extremely hot and good houses are selling within a day in some cases. My realtor was responsive in the beginning but has since dropped off- we have been looking for about two months. We chose her because she helped with the sale of my grandparents' house some years ago and was also voted my town's best realtor. We had a house last week that we were prepared to put down a cash offer for, but when we got to the property to put earnest money down and take some more photos, the current tenant was there and showed us some extreme structural problems that had been hidden. I asked my realtor about this and she said with investment properties there wasn't a disclosure sometimes, but she knew that we weren't looking for an investment property, and I believe a disclosure is actually law in my state. That was concerning. She is also now taking several days to respond to my texts, and more irritatingly she owes me $100+ dollars for some art commissions and has for several weeks, when she'd previously been paying me regularly for them. I don't want to stop working with her because things had previously been good and having the ongoing house portrait commissions had been quite nice, but we are waiting on a disclosure right now so we can make an offer on a property! How should I approach this going forward? [link] [comments] |
| Realtor marketing a property we're in escrow on as "For Sale" Posted: 04 Oct 2020 08:45 AM PDT I'm in California. I knew what I wanted, so working with the Sellers agent with reduced commissions to make the seller's net proceeds higher. We made the deal a day before they were going to hit market, in hopes.of them keeping it off. We know they can field backup offers while we close escrow, however, the agent is marketing the property as "For Sale." Not "pending" or "under contract." They're full-on Zillow and Redfin with no note that it's in contract. Realtor said there's a note in the MLS. My question is, is this allowed? She's marketing a property under contract that's for sale. More aggravating to me, but probably less important, is our offer was $20k over asking, and they listed the property at the price we paid. This just seems really shady, and I imagine that this marketing strategy is against some sort of Realtor rule. Was hoping someone could point me in the right direction, or just tell me to suck it up! [link] [comments] |
| Fellow Realtors. I need your advice Posted: 04 Oct 2020 08:18 AM PDT A friend of mine called me a few weeks ago wanting to talk about her search for a new home. We met and talked about the specifics of her budget and needs etc. THEN she said that she was working with a Compass agent that went to school with her daughter. I asked her if she had a buyer-broker agreement signed and she said no and that so far the agent hasn't shown her anything. A unit in the community where I live is coming on the market. I'm not the listing agent but I spoke with the owners and they passed me to their listing agent. The listing agent told me to come by next weekend with my friend. I took a few photos and wrote to my friend asking her for a date and time to come see the unit. She writes back and reminds me that she's working with the Compass agent and should she bring her along! WTF? I wrote her back and said, if you've signed a buyer-broker agreement have her contact me and I'll pass the LA information to her and I'll ask her for a referral fee. If you have not signed a buyer-broker agreement I'll represent you and pay your Compass friend a referral. Did I handle this appropriately? What else could be done in a case like this? [link] [comments] |
| Help when asked how much experience?? Posted: 03 Oct 2020 12:58 PM PDT I just started at a brokerage and got a floor call, a buyer. They asked me how much experience I had and I answered that I'm licensed in my state and my dad has been in construction and that has gotten me in the industry for a while. While true I havent been a real estate agent for a while. Idk I've been stressing about the past few days. Any suggestions on what to say when asked when starting out? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 03 Oct 2020 04:23 PM PDT I am creating a real estate website and was hoping to have a home evaluation page where a user would fill in their details, get a home evaluation and the details would then be emailed to me. This would rule out any Zillow offerings as I want all leads to be routed to me. Can anyone recommend a suitable website/API/service that can offer this at a relatively low cost? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 03 Oct 2020 07:01 PM PDT Thinking about walking the neighborhood where I live. I just want some of your guys thoughts on doing a candy bag and a small information flyer? Also any other suggestions. [link] [comments] |
| Thoughts on the state of real estate? Posted: 03 Oct 2020 10:56 PM PDT I currently have an interest in becoming an agent thanks to my growing fondness of Graham Stephan on YT, but I wonder if now is the right time to dive in considering the condition of the world. I understand that despite the pandemic the housing market has managed to remain relatively healthy, but my question is based on reported low inventory and rising lumber costs and especially the uncertain future for US citizens; would going through the process to become an agent be a wise investment at this exact moment? If it helps I live in TX. Thanks for reading. [link] [comments] |
| 10 fintechs changing the real estate world Posted: 03 Oct 2020 04:21 PM PDT |
| How to farm expired listings -politely, legally, smart and wise Posted: 03 Oct 2020 04:19 PM PDT I am newly licensed (like so many of us on here) I live in south Florida and want to pursue apartments and condos. I am very familiar with my area I would love to practice and develop my skill for expired listings. Of course I need a script-but something less robotic? Need phone numbers and a point of contact And most importantly drive and energy -I believe I have that. What has worked for you all? Tell me your avenue (s) What tools and skills have you used to develop and rock expired listings...get them to answer the phone, meet. Etc. I know getting the listing is up to me (the agent)!! 😏 [link] [comments] |
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