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Old 11-04-2017, 06:07 PM
 
Location: los angeles county
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Those sly agents.
There are too many plain "Just sold" postcards.

If you got 2 offers, don't forget to sneak in "MULTIPLE OFFERS !!!!" in large bold print, even if the final selling price was way below asking.
It will make homeowners think the market is hot.

So even if you weren't able to persuade the seller to price below-market so that you could print out "JUST SOLD ABOVE ASKING!!!!!!" postcards, you can still turn a negative into a positive.
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Old 11-04-2017, 10:57 PM
 
Location: Raleigh NC
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what do you send out when you sell a home in a neighborhood that you'd like to do more business? If you don't send anything, is there some other method of "Followup" marketing that you do that produces results?

what works for you?
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Old 11-05-2017, 03:18 AM
 
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Those sly agents.
There are too many plain "Just sold" postcards.

If you got 2 offers, don't forget to sneak in "MULTIPLE OFFERS !!!!" in large bold print, even if the final selling price was way below asking.
It will make homeowners think the market is hot.

So even if you weren't able to persuade the seller to price below-market so that you could print out "JUST SOLD ABOVE ASKING!!!!!!" postcards, you can still turn a negative into a positive.
Somehow, I have the feeling that I would never recommend you as an agent.
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Old 11-05-2017, 05:48 AM
 
Location: Cary, NC
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Somehow, I have the feeling that I would never recommend you as an agent.
yeah.
I prefer them thar cards that make a long, low sneaky flatulent sound when you open them.
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Old 11-06-2017, 08:09 AM
 
Location: Needham, MA
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So even if you weren't able to persuade the seller to price below-market so that you could print out "JUST SOLD ABOVE ASKING!!!!!!" postcards, you can still turn a negative into a positive.
Yup because when I'm pricing a house my primary concern and first thought is . . . what will the postcard say when I sell it?
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Old 11-06-2017, 09:58 AM
 
Location: Salem, OR
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yeah.
I prefer them thar cards that make a long, low sneaky flatulent sound when you open them.
Ha. Ha. That would be a great April 1st card to send out. ;-) .
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Old 11-06-2017, 11:11 AM
 
Location: Lakewood Ranch, FL
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yeah.
I prefer them thar cards that make a long, low sneaky flatulent sound when you open them.
I was going to say something about the OP being "tongue-in-cheek" but after reading your post, it seems.....misplaced.
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Old 11-06-2017, 11:56 AM
 
Location: Cary, NC
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Ha. Ha. That would be a great April 1st card to send out. ;-) .
Especially to a couple of family members....

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I was going to say something about the OP being "tongue-in-cheek" but after reading your post, it seems.....misplaced.
Well played!


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Old 11-06-2017, 04:10 PM
 
Location: los angeles county
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in case you didn't get it, my recommendations are based on a recent postcard I received from a top producer in town.

it made me incredulous, so I looked up the MLS, and yep, $200k below asking. "Multiple offers". come on !!

But seriously though, wouldn't we all love every seller to price at or below market. It's not always a bad thing.
Real Estate 101: don't blow smoke up a seller's ass and buy the listing with an inflated list price.
And real estate being cut throat as it is, an agent is tempted to cross into that barely-ethical gray area

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Old 11-06-2017, 04:24 PM
 
Location: Salem, OR
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don't blow smoke up a seller's ass
Now there is a postcard visual for you.
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