Thursday, April 12, 2007
Another Great Blog from the Night Bloggers
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Why the market is the way it is!
re: Why the market is the way it is!
Today, April 12, 2007, 31 minutes ago Melissa Langridge/Caroline Alberga The Home Trackers Team
It's funny the urge to get out there and hit the pavement came from within your office. I think your office is where you are most productive for ideas sometimes or the ocean office beach chair. It could be your PDA or your van roaming your farm area for FSBO"S. Or it could be your fellow Realtor's kitchen table as you plan for a listing appointment. That is what I like about a more open office with freedoms to work at your office your way, as long as your productive. I went into the office for a meeting then I went to a couple listings to check them out and fill the box's with flyers, then I checked my voice mails in the car, with a headset of course. I then checked my emails in my home office, then I organized some email drips from my data base. I followed some leads, and got some feedback from showings. I then updated my MLS and paid my outrageous MLS dues. I checked my bank, ordered some riders. After that made dinner visited with the family. Sat down and checked out the Point2 and any other ads going on the INTERNET. I take care of my own website and close to 15 listings, sold one last month. Not big ones but I work , believe me I work. It's 1:09 am and I finally have time to do some blogs and look at some paperwork and think " what can I do to be productive tomorrow", in my office at work, or my Office at home, or My office in the car, or my e- office on my laptop. I have flyers to print and letters to write but even doing all that it is still "a buyers market" and the buyers still think the prices are still going to go down, so they won't buy until they are sure. A few here and there will but our inventory of new homes is overwhelming and the older houses prices have to go way down, then the rental market is at a high because of foreclosures from agents and mortgage companies who sold homes to people who could not afford them. So I will still keep working but the attitudes of buyers and sellers will have to come to a truce. And the media has to quit blaming the Realtor. The FSBO and Seller have to see they need to hire us to get buyers for them, and we do work despite the image the media gives. The Buyers don't really waste gas driving around too much. And the buyers have to trust us. So let's work on the attitude's of the clients. I do this all on my own and am not a Broker but I like the freedom of running it like a company and in a company you work not as an employee but a self motivated entrepreneur. I would rather be an entrepreneur and have many offices ( car, office , home office, PDA, kitchen tables, beaches, and counter tops after I showed the house) and be my own boss and work at my pace my way. Atleast I answer the phone for my own leads, and own my listings, that is worth working for. So home offices are not bad, lazy agents are bad that do not think for themselves, but the agent that lets the Broker or CEO do all the thinking and they are sending mailings out for the brokerage not for themselves, that would not motivate me to go hit the streets, Some agents only show the house and go to the closing. to motivate them share in the benefits and show them how to talk to the clients to make them feel the time is good, if they need to sell. Or if a pre foreclosure gets a first time buyer a deal, well thats the ripple affect. Investors went nuts and bought way to high. Now they are stuck with long term investments they wanted to flip, what flip anymore? He was funny that flip!
Many reason for many things, but everyone has to get motivated and for the right reason, to make the business and economy grow.
Blog with Melissa~
Why the market is the way it is!
re: Why the market is the way it is!
Today, April 12, 2007, 31 minutes ago Melissa Langridge/Caroline Alberga The Home Trackers Team
It's funny the urge to get out there and hit the pavement came from within your office. I think your office is where you are most productive for ideas sometimes or the ocean office beach chair. It could be your PDA or your van roaming your farm area for FSBO"S. Or it could be your fellow Realtor's kitchen table as you plan for a listing appointment. That is what I like about a more open office with freedoms to work at your office your way, as long as your productive. I went into the office for a meeting then I went to a couple listings to check them out and fill the box's with flyers, then I checked my voice mails in the car, with a headset of course. I then checked my emails in my home office, then I organized some email drips from my data base. I followed some leads, and got some feedback from showings. I then updated my MLS and paid my outrageous MLS dues. I checked my bank, ordered some riders. After that made dinner visited with the family. Sat down and checked out the Point2 and any other ads going on the INTERNET. I take care of my own website and close to 15 listings, sold one last month. Not big ones but I work , believe me I work. It's 1:09 am and I finally have time to do some blogs and look at some paperwork and think " what can I do to be productive tomorrow", in my office at work, or my Office at home, or My office in the car, or my e- office on my laptop. I have flyers to print and letters to write but even doing all that it is still "a buyers market" and the buyers still think the prices are still going to go down, so they won't buy until they are sure. A few here and there will but our inventory of new homes is overwhelming and the older houses prices have to go way down, then the rental market is at a high because of foreclosures from agents and mortgage companies who sold homes to people who could not afford them. So I will still keep working but the attitudes of buyers and sellers will have to come to a truce. And the media has to quit blaming the Realtor. The FSBO and Seller have to see they need to hire us to get buyers for them, and we do work despite the image the media gives. The Buyers don't really waste gas driving around too much. And the buyers have to trust us. So let's work on the attitude's of the clients. I do this all on my own and am not a Broker but I like the freedom of running it like a company and in a company you work not as an employee but a self motivated entrepreneur. I would rather be an entrepreneur and have many offices ( car, office , home office, PDA, kitchen tables, beaches, and counter tops after I showed the house) and be my own boss and work at my pace my way. Atleast I answer the phone for my own leads, and own my listings, that is worth working for. So home offices are not bad, lazy agents are bad that do not think for themselves, but the agent that lets the Broker or CEO do all the thinking and they are sending mailings out for the brokerage not for themselves, that would not motivate me to go hit the streets, Some agents only show the house and go to the closing. to motivate them share in the benefits and show them how to talk to the clients to make them feel the time is good, if they need to sell. Or if a pre foreclosure gets a first time buyer a deal, well thats the ripple affect. Investors went nuts and bought way to high. Now they are stuck with long term investments they wanted to flip, what flip anymore? He was funny that flip!
Many reason for many things, but everyone has to get motivated and for the right reason, to make the business and economy grow.
Blog with Melissa~
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