Put a Face to It!

soldierWhen you know someone who is fighting the war in Iraq, it puts a face to the war. It becomes personal. For me, the face of the war is my brave, Army son-in-law, who is currently living in 100+ degree heat in an “air-conditioned” tent! You thought the Holiday Inn this morning was warm!

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Request to present your offer in person to the Seller, his agent and your Buyers.

It puts a face to your offer. It becomes personal.

If you cannot get the Seller’s agent to agree to do this, have your Buyers write a letter to the Sellers explaining why they want to purchase that particular home.

If your Buyers do not feel comfortable doing that, be sure to give a bio on your Buyers in your cover memo to the other agent explaining the above.

Best case scenario: Present in person. You can put your negotiation and presentation skills to work, and your Buyers will appreciate your putting your best efforts forward on their behalf.

4 comments on “Put a Face to It!”

  1. Ines Garcia Reply

    I have never done it that way……but I would say that at least try to meet the agent in person. It will make your life easy and you will have a cleaner contract.

  2. Joann Reply

    Karen, that’s the best way to do it, but our fellow realtors are the obstacle and yet we would be helping them in many ways to get the house sold. JoAnn

  3. Patti Reid, P.A. Reply

    Karen, one of the best parts of the jobs used to be meeting the sellers in their home and presenting the offer. It gave me a chance to talk about the buyers,show them the comparable sales, and explain what criteria the buyers used to make the offer. Sometimes the sellers would look at their agents and wonder why they never told them this stuff. Having four original copies of the contract, handwritten, was so much neater than the fax copies we use today. But I guess we’ll never go back to that.

  4. Karen L. Ross Reply

    You’re right, Patti. The handshake, the signed originals, and everyone’s head sleeping soundly on his pillow that night — all knowing the contract-to-closing phase of the transaction has now “kicked in” would be a wonderful thing. Maybe EWM could revive this trend.

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