Over on Active Rain, there was a post about an agent holding a listing for a year. The seller was cool with it, because he really only wants to move if he gets “his price.” After being on the market constantly for over a year… there were no offers. None. Very few showings.
What does that say?
It says
Generally, when a real estate agent gets a listing, they will tell you that they are going to get the listing information back to the office and get it uploaded right away… and they say it with such enthusiasm. “I’ll get this into the system RIGHT AWAY, so we can start marketing your house.”
But I’m going to tell you… that is the first mistake that most listing agents make in this environment. They rush to get the listing into the MLS. Instead of taking their time to get everything ready. And it is a huge waste of opportunity. Here’s why…
So, today I had to pick up food for a group picnic from Costco. 75 hungry people were counting on me for dinner… but I digress.
As I wandered through the store, they were offering the samples that make the trip much like grazing. One of the offerings was turkey burgers… oooh, aah… exotic. I had my sample of the turkey burger… and just like any other hamburger, with just a little less edge… slightly more bland.
Just after I had my little slice of burger, I watched (in horror?) a mother, grandmother and son with their samples…
I just set up a new Twitter account that will send out information JUST regarding Lilburn, GA.
What you won’t get is a bunch of chatter… If you want the chatter, you can follow my personal Twitter stream.
The professional stream of Lilburn, GA real estate info can be found on Twitter @lilburn
If I am playing on Twitter, it will be @LaneBailey
I’d love for you to follow my updates, and I would love to know what is going on in your world.
There were a couple of posts on Active|Rain today that reminded me of a situation I encountered a couple of years ago. It was a short sale/foreclosure. Let me summarize the posts that made me think about this…