Archive for May, 2008

Are You Thinking About A Summer Break?

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
Now that summer is approaching, when kids get out of school and family vacations start, it’s important to keep your business momentum going.

Here are a few steps to help you:

* When you have a lot of pendings and you’re servicing your clients, don’t forget to keep prospecting in your daily or weekly routine.

* If you have listings that have been on the market for over 60 days, now may be the time to do a new CMA and discuss a price adjustment with your seller. Make your seller aware that now is prime selling time and to not make a change may cost them a sale and you a commission. Over 60 days in many agents’ eyes means the property is shop-worn. See what your seller can do to spruce up their property.

* We’re almost half way through the year. If you haven’t kept pace with your goals, now is the time to re-analyze and focus on new goals. Many people think goals are written to never be changed. Nothing is farther from the truth. I used to believe that long-term goals were the most important, but after some recent books and speakers, I now am in agreement that short-term (daily) goals are more important, but they help you form the right success habits, which when done over and over will help you achieve your short and long-term goals.

* If you’re looking for more results, look into your past and determine what strategies brought you the most success. Have you stopped doing certain activities that brought you a lot of listings and sales, but stopped doing them because you got bored or wanted to try something else instead? Go back to what works and keep tweaking it to make it better.

Save these tips in an e-mail folder for a later date and come back and read them. Take action on the tips that you feel work for you.

It’s Sharing Time! What’s Working For You?

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
How is your real estate business today…this year so far?

Tell me what strategies are working for you in dealing with your buyers and sellers.

What strategies aren’t working today that used to work for you?

What have you learned about your business this year?

Please share a piece of your business and I’ll address your thoughts, concerns and successes in future posts (anonymously, of course).

Everybody always talks about how bad the market is, but the reality is it is a great market for home buyers.

Today’s market has required us real estate agents to sharpen our skills. We have to be more knowledgeable than the consumer. You can’t stop learning about the different facets of our business. It’s really never-ending.

Please take a few moments and share with me what’s happening in your area and your business.

Send me an e-mail at: dan@agentsuccesscoach.com. I look forward to your reply!

Are You Building Momentum Through Consistency?

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
It’s hard to believe that one third of 2008 is already over.
Going from winter to spring, real estate activity has picked up.
Is it as good as 3 or 4 years ago? NO for many and YES for some.
If your real estate business isn’t where you want it to be, it’s because you’re not doing the activities that you’ve done in the past. Probably not you, but I know there are agents out there who are saying “Woe is me!”…”The market is terrible!”…”Nobody is calling me!”
Well, it’s time to get rid of “the stinkin’ thinkin’”.
Only when you take charge and do what you’re supposed to do, will your business change.
It won’t happen overnight, but you’ve got to talk with people, call your past clients, knock on some FSBO doors, go to networking luncheons, go door to door, etc.
What will happen over time is you’ll build some momentum and as your momentum grows, you’ll become more confident in your abilities. Everyone needs confidence, because confidence can come and go based on your consistent work ethic. Look at professional golfers, for example. Most golfers, when they play well, appear to play really well for a few weeks at a time. They may not win, but they’re in the top 10 for several tournaments, then maybe they stop doing something that was working and now they can’t even make the cut to play on Saturday and Sunday.
No one is exempt from needing to consistently do the activities that help them achieve their level of success. Real estate agents are no different.
When you’re working with buyers, stay in touch with them more often to keep their interest level high. When you’re working with sellers, keep them updated on what’s happening in the market and see if they’ll improve the condition of their home just little more or adjust their price, so that can get an offer that much sooner.
If you stay in neutral gear and say the right listing will appear for your buyer or you hope an agent will show your listing today, you’re not doing anything to keep your momentum going.
Ask yourself, “If my competitors did the activities I did today in my business, would they have made a sale today?” If the answer is NO, then you’ve got some work to do. Just go do it!