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October 17, 2007 at 2:48 PM #89681October 17, 2007 at 4:26 PM #89702
NotCranky
Participant“When you have 60 listings you don’t have time for all that, but when you’re a well established and respected realtor with a small number of listings, with a lot of contacts in the business, I think that can go a lot further in getting a home sold….”
djrobsd The odds that the agent you list with has somebody that he or she knows who will buy your house near the price you want is very slim. It does happen sometimes. Mostly the MLS and the price sells the house. There are other ways as long as the price is right and you can get some exposure. All the mystique and hype are to be taken with a grain of salt. That is mostly about Realtors trying to compete for your attention and has nothing to do with selling a house.
And…as long as I am butting in. Ray you kind of suggested that the seller look at a Realtor on this blog. It almost seemed like an admonishment. I think all the Realtors here would understand that people do not always want to include a known entity in their business affairs. Even friends,friends of friends or fellow bloggers. Nice of you to go to bat but it really is something to leave on an “each to his own” basis..IMHO.
October 17, 2007 at 4:26 PM #89711Participant“When you have 60 listings you don’t have time for all that, but when you’re a well established and respected realtor with a small number of listings, with a lot of contacts in the business, I think that can go a lot further in getting a home sold….”
djrobsd The odds that the agent you list with has somebody that he or she knows who will buy your house near the price you want is very slim. It does happen sometimes. Mostly the MLS and the price sells the house. There are other ways as long as the price is right and you can get some exposure. All the mystique and hype are to be taken with a grain of salt. That is mostly about Realtors trying to compete for your attention and has nothing to do with selling a house.
And…as long as I am butting in. Ray you kind of suggested that the seller look at a Realtor on this blog. It almost seemed like an admonishment. I think all the Realtors here would understand that people do not always want to include a known entity in their business affairs. Even friends,friends of friends or fellow bloggers. Nice of you to go to bat but it really is something to leave on an “each to his own” basis..IMHO.
October 17, 2007 at 4:33 PM #89704djrobsd
ParticipantSo, Rustico, would it be easy to assume:
1- Home is priced right
2- Good pictures (12) and virtual tour of the home
3- MLS Listing= Sale of the house regardless of the realtor I hire?
In that case, it doesn’t matter if I go with the best realtor in town or the worst…
What are the stats anyway? Does anyone have the stats from the NAR?
Also, can someone with MLS access find out how many of Battiata’s listings actually were sold by his office? He seems to tout that he gets 50-100 phone calls a day from his ads, and that he shows buyers his homes first before showing them MLS inventory…. So he should have a lot of homes sold by his MLS ID# right?
October 17, 2007 at 4:33 PM #89713ParticipantSo, Rustico, would it be easy to assume:
1- Home is priced right
2- Good pictures (12) and virtual tour of the home
3- MLS Listing= Sale of the house regardless of the realtor I hire?
In that case, it doesn’t matter if I go with the best realtor in town or the worst…
What are the stats anyway? Does anyone have the stats from the NAR?
Also, can someone with MLS access find out how many of Battiata’s listings actually were sold by his office? He seems to tout that he gets 50-100 phone calls a day from his ads, and that he shows buyers his homes first before showing them MLS inventory…. So he should have a lot of homes sold by his MLS ID# right?
October 17, 2007 at 4:50 PM #89716sdrealtor
ParticipantHere are your stats:
55 closed in 2007 of which his team sold 5.
9 currently in escrow of which his team sold 1.
Thats about 10% in both cases.
October 17, 2007 at 4:50 PM #89725ParticipantHere are your stats:
55 closed in 2007 of which his team sold 5.
9 currently in escrow of which his team sold 1.
Thats about 10% in both cases.
October 17, 2007 at 5:01 PM #89724Participant1- Home is priced right
2- Good pictures (12) and virtual tour of the home
3- MLS Listing* that is a good start….
= Sale of the house regardless of the realtor I hire?
Nothing is guaranteed. This also depends as much on you as the Realtor. Are you going to know what good advice is and take it?
“In that case, it doesn’t matter if I go with the best realtor in town or the worst…”
I wouldn’t go that far. I would say the difference between experienced realtors, in their ability to perform the important aspects of selling you house is minimal, regardless of style or appearances or what kind of office they come from. Selling a house isn’t rocket science, as so many here are fond of saying. Even newbies can do a decent job.I suggest you go with whoever you are comfortable with and forget about hype.
October 17, 2007 at 5:01 PM #89733Participant1- Home is priced right
2- Good pictures (12) and virtual tour of the home
3- MLS Listing* that is a good start….
= Sale of the house regardless of the realtor I hire?
Nothing is guaranteed. This also depends as much on you as the Realtor. Are you going to know what good advice is and take it?
“In that case, it doesn’t matter if I go with the best realtor in town or the worst…”
I wouldn’t go that far. I would say the difference between experienced realtors, in their ability to perform the important aspects of selling you house is minimal, regardless of style or appearances or what kind of office they come from. Selling a house isn’t rocket science, as so many here are fond of saying. Even newbies can do a decent job.I suggest you go with whoever you are comfortable with and forget about hype.
October 17, 2007 at 6:02 PM #89756Participant“Here are your stats:
55 closed in 2007 of which his team sold 5.
9 currently in escrow of which his team sold 1.
Thats about 10% in both cases.”
Those results are actually better than I would expect is average,perhaps their model does have something to do with it and Rustico eats crow. Do you know how it plays out market wide sdr? Based on my own experience I would guestimate 1 in 20. I would think in this market it is going to be even less of a normal occurrence? Stands to reason.
October 17, 2007 at 6:02 PM #89765Participant“Here are your stats:
55 closed in 2007 of which his team sold 5.
9 currently in escrow of which his team sold 1.
Thats about 10% in both cases.”
Those results are actually better than I would expect is average,perhaps their model does have something to do with it and Rustico eats crow. Do you know how it plays out market wide sdr? Based on my own experience I would guestimate 1 in 20. I would think in this market it is going to be even less of a normal occurrence? Stands to reason.
October 17, 2007 at 9:58 PM #89808SD Realtor
ParticipantRus if you throw in cancelleds, expireds, and withdrawns the numbers will go down… I am to lazy to do that right now though…
SD Realtor
October 17, 2007 at 9:58 PM #89817ParticipantRus if you throw in cancelleds, expireds, and withdrawns the numbers will go down… I am to lazy to do that right now though…
SD Realtor
October 17, 2007 at 10:05 PM #89812ParticipantGood point. It will go down significantly…..
October 17, 2007 at 10:05 PM #89821ParticipantGood point. It will go down significantly…..
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