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Answers (13)
Best Answer
- Ramona Mahboob, "mahb0002"
- Contributions:9
No one said matching means "Exact personality", Match is a polite way of saying "team work".
Some times match may mean "Opposite". Although there is no such a thing as opposite or harmonic personality in whole, there are traits that could flow better.
I fully agree with wetdawgs , when he said, we can not limit ourselves. We don't. Sale's people generally enjoy interacting with different groups of people and different personalities, it is exciting, it is joyful, it is a learning process and it is HAPPY. Real estate is a lot more than Sales. We are in a critical conditions, every one know knows "Real Estate" may be the back bone of our economy. For the first time in last couple years and this year still, name "Foreclosure" was as much as searched as "pornography" and has become "TOP 5 Searches". With that attention to the foreclosure market comes various responsibilities and far more details than usual. We have Hud homes, Bank Owned, Foreclosures, corporate Owns that once was mostly an food for investor's Appetite. Now people purchase mansion like homes, with Frozen pipes as their home stead and sometimes so much emotions to get great homes, bitting wars, .... We all know it...
So, personality Match in our business, does not mean we both share the same "traits of character". What I meant was when you don't have to deal with "CNN lines of forecast of Real estate Investment by a trader in wall street that trades cotton" and believe me I have seen it happen, I have seen my associates come to me and tell me "client says they will die for this Hud home, and this Hud home has MOLD".... I discussed it because I wanted to know "you all" take on it.... I myself have a very fun relationship with my client, I always learn other things from them, while they follow my real estate guides. It is fun for me to get to know them, to interact with them, I get excited when they get excited, I get happy when they are happy, I look forward an answer when we put a bit... it is sooooooo joyful to me, and so precious... just that enough for me.... you may check my performance and awards...After a while your client are the most important thing in the world to you... you live with them, and you work for them, "what they want and taking the best road for their prosperity, because a heart and mind routine....
Some times match may mean "Opposite". Although there is no such a thing as opposite or harmonic personality in whole, there are traits that could flow better.
I fully agree with wetdawgs , when he said, we can not limit ourselves. We don't. Sale's people generally enjoy interacting with different groups of people and different personalities, it is exciting, it is joyful, it is a learning process and it is HAPPY. Real estate is a lot more than Sales. We are in a critical conditions, every one know knows "Real Estate" may be the back bone of our economy. For the first time in last couple years and this year still, name "Foreclosure" was as much as searched as "pornography" and has become "TOP 5 Searches". With that attention to the foreclosure market comes various responsibilities and far more details than usual. We have Hud homes, Bank Owned, Foreclosures, corporate Owns that once was mostly an food for investor's Appetite. Now people purchase mansion like homes, with Frozen pipes as their home stead and sometimes so much emotions to get great homes, bitting wars, .... We all know it...
So, personality Match in our business, does not mean we both share the same "traits of character". What I meant was when you don't have to deal with "CNN lines of forecast of Real estate Investment by a trader in wall street that trades cotton" and believe me I have seen it happen, I have seen my associates come to me and tell me "client says they will die for this Hud home, and this Hud home has MOLD".... I discussed it because I wanted to know "you all" take on it.... I myself have a very fun relationship with my client, I always learn other things from them, while they follow my real estate guides. It is fun for me to get to know them, to interact with them, I get excited when they get excited, I get happy when they are happy, I look forward an answer when we put a bit... it is sooooooo joyful to me, and so precious... just that enough for me.... you may check my performance and awards...After a while your client are the most important thing in the world to you... you live with them, and you work for them, "what they want and taking the best road for their prosperity, because a heart and mind routine....
- Emily Elmore, "Emily_Elmore"
- Contributions:10
It helps to match the personality of the client. If the client is outgoing and energetic, you want to deliver for them to fit those traits. On the other hand, for a quiet and skeptical client it's best to meet those emotions with more of a counselor's approach. It helps to have a common interest, but if treated with professionalism I find that there are ways to make it work with almost every personality type. If you don't like something about your agent, please let them know. Think of it as a relationship, which with any good agent, it is!
- sunnyview
- Contributions:25120
Choosing yourself for best answer seems a bit much. I vote Chris O' Connor for best answer. Thumbs up Chris.
I prefer honest agents and agents who are more interested in what I want as the buyer/seller than in what they want for their ego. To each his own.
I prefer honest agents and agents who are more interested in what I want as the buyer/seller than in what they want for their ego. To each his own.
- Chris O'Connor, "CallChrisToday"
- Contributions:269
In my opinion one of the hardest decisions I have to make every day of my professional life is who I want to work with. Every day leads come in and it is physically impossible for me to work all leads equally.
So I'm forced to make a judgment call on each and every lead. The personality of the client is very low on my list of criterion (but it is on the list!) since my ultimate goal is to close real estate transactions. Over time quality sales people learn to deal with all types of personalities.
My number one criterion is "Are these people ready, willing and able to buy real estate soon at a contract price that makes my efforts lucrative?" If the answer is "yes" I will deal with strange people. Heck, I like strange and eccentric people. They make my job fun.
So I'm forced to make a judgment call on each and every lead. The personality of the client is very low on my list of criterion (but it is on the list!) since my ultimate goal is to close real estate transactions. Over time quality sales people learn to deal with all types of personalities.
My number one criterion is "Are these people ready, willing and able to buy real estate soon at a contract price that makes my efforts lucrative?" If the answer is "yes" I will deal with strange people. Heck, I like strange and eccentric people. They make my job fun.
- Pasadenan
- Contributions:21426
"am not sure what is your experience?" -
My "experience" is that a large percentage of the brokers that are members of NAR outright lie to the public, so you have just disqualified everyone in your office from representing me in my next transaction.
My "experience" is that a large percentage of the brokers that are members of NAR outright lie to the public, so you have just disqualified everyone in your office from representing me in my next transaction.
- Debra (Debbie) Rose, "Livingston NJ"
- Contributions:2728
Ramona - I think you're a very poor "hostess".
You ask a question, and invite others to respond. To me, that's like being a hostess for your own forum.
Ok, so you ask your question.........Then what do you go and do?
You critique and denigrate the very first responder - Taria's response. How rude!
Honestly- her response did make perfect sense, It is YOU who doesn''t seem to have the ability to be concise and clear. You are the one lacking clarity!
Then, what do you do next as "hostess" of your forum?
Well, you go and give yourself a BEST ANSWER (with a rambling response no less!).
My goodness - what audacity!
You kind of like your own opiniion, don't you?
Why bother to ask a question when you have the answer all ready to go!
Just write a blog - elsewhere.
You ask a question, and invite others to respond. To me, that's like being a hostess for your own forum.
Ok, so you ask your question.........Then what do you go and do?
You critique and denigrate the very first responder - Taria's response. How rude!
Honestly- her response did make perfect sense, It is YOU who doesn''t seem to have the ability to be concise and clear. You are the one lacking clarity!
Then, what do you do next as "hostess" of your forum?
Well, you go and give yourself a BEST ANSWER (with a rambling response no less!).
My goodness - what audacity!
You kind of like your own opiniion, don't you?
Why bother to ask a question when you have the answer all ready to go!
Just write a blog - elsewhere.
- wetdawgs
- Contributions:26784
@Ramona: It is very bad form to click on your own answer as "best answer" on Zillow. Very very bad. It doesn't speak well of your ability to get along with the team and honor and respect the other team members. Oh my, oh my, oh my ! As a potential client, I read agent's contributions and chosing one's own answer as best answer would automatically rule the agent from the pool, because it shows a serious lack of respect IMHO.
- wetdawgs
- Contributions:26784
As a customer, the best agents I've worked with have had a lot of flexibility and been able to adapt their style to different personalities. A good agent can be part of the education process of buyers on expectations so that the fights and the acknowlegement of responsibilities flows more smoothly
There is no such thing as a perfect client, and an agent without the flexibility to adapt to the styles will not survive long as an agent. Of course, there will be an odd one or two here and there that is impossible, but those are the exception,
There is no such thing as a perfect client, and an agent without the flexibility to adapt to the styles will not survive long as an agent. Of course, there will be an odd one or two here and there that is impossible, but those are the exception,
- Ramona Mahboob, "mahb0002"
- Contributions:9
Enger:
Hope you are doing well. Seems like you categorize questions as lucid and you answer them... appears you enjoy them....keep going, just add some contents to answers, to make it interesting.....
Hope you are doing well. Seems like you categorize questions as lucid and you answer them... appears you enjoy them....keep going, just add some contents to answers, to make it interesting.....
- Michael Russell, "michaelrussell"
- Contributions:330
If you are going to limit yourself to buyers who only have the same personality as you, you are not going to have very many clients.
I will agree that there are some buyers who you will not mesh with and there might be an agent who is a better fit but a good buyers agent learns how to work with different personalities.
I will agree that there are some buyers who you will not mesh with and there might be an agent who is a better fit but a good buyers agent learns how to work with different personalities.
- SoCal_Engr
- Contributions:5661
@ Ramona...
I think you need to look in the mirror. Personally, I understood Taria's post, and her response is not contradictory.
As for "So personality is a qualification to you?", that's the exact question you asked - so for the response to address this directly is quite on-point.
If you just want to rag on the answers, especially when they're on-point and fairly lucid, don't ask the question.
I think you need to look in the mirror. Personally, I understood Taria's post, and her response is not contradictory.
As for "So personality is a qualification to you?", that's the exact question you asked - so for the response to address this directly is quite on-point.
If you just want to rag on the answers, especially when they're on-point and fairly lucid, don't ask the question.
- Ramona Mahboob, "mahb0002"
- Contributions:9
Qualifications?... So personality is a qualification to you? Judgement call comes with personality check? If you are experienced you learn how to work with most types, then why do you "either take a pass" or "start working?".
two paragraph of your answer, contradicted each other... No... you did not sell yourself well enough! Try harder....
two paragraph of your answer, contradicted each other... No... you did not sell yourself well enough! Try harder....
- Taria Lewis, "Taria And Earl Team"
- Contributions:135
I think that experienced brokers learn to deal with most types of buyer and seller's as well. It is important to scrutinize the qualifications in the begining and then make a judgement call.
A less experienced agent will likely have to attend the school of hard knocks like everybody else to learn when to work with a particular client or take a pass.
A less experienced agent will likely have to attend the school of hard knocks like everybody else to learn when to work with a particular client or take a pass.
IS it important that you are a personality match with your buyer?
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