Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Previewing Houses for Clients, Current and Future

I'll be honest - one of the reasons I went into real estate as a career is that I love houses. (Admittedly this is not a unique characteristic in agents; I just wanted to share.) And one of my best practices as a residential real estate salesperson is to preview houses.  I arrange to preview properties in my target geographic areas, in certain price ranges and of certain property types.  Sometimes I go for a particular buyer client, to assess whether I think they should take the time to see it themselves, or if I think it might not suit their needs so they can focus our showing times together on a better fit.  In other cases, I preview anything in a neighborhood for future clients, either as comps once those properties sell in the future or in case someone calls me and wants to know about that area.  It is helpful if I can say, "I've been in that house," or, "This is a very typical rambler in this area and price range."  And having seen a database of properties is what builds my own knowledge.

So I'm ready to be your agent, today and in the future.