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MODERATORS: THIS IS NOT A SALES PITCH...GETTING FEEDBACK ONLY! I absolutely would not risk being thrown off this site and will respectfully decline to offer this to anyone here.
I have just made the decision to participate in a marketing system that provides free property websites to real estate agents. It's professionally done, allows for unlimited pics, texting w/call capture and mobile phone website, virtual tour, flyers, automatic placement in 14 real estate search engines, one-click Craigs list, 24 access to marketing logs, brochures and flyers, schedule showings online, facebook and twitter interface, widgets galore to connect it all........as well as, creates a presentation book to market potential sellers.......there's more, I just can't remember it all. (This same product is available to agents at $100 per property). It had to be impressive for me to sign up.
QUESTION FOR AGENTS: If this were a loan officer with a strong following in the community, would you participate if the cost was $0 to you? (and yes, it's RESPA compliant). The only thing asked for in exchange would be to share the leads the system generated and not to give them to another loan officer. Even if you didn't have your own listings, you could put a co-worker's listing up, just to attract buyers.
I am hoping CD admin doesn't wipe this off the City-Data earth, I need independent, impartial info feedback....I emailed 5 agents before I even took training (that excited) and all 5 came back and said yes.....but they are part of my core group, my real estae family. My goal is to find "new to me" agents. What would prod you to work with a loan officer you never worked with before? Would this do it? If listings in your area are sold before the week is out, doesn't that mean those w/ the most listings make the most money?
QUESTION FOR SELLERS: If you didn't know your agent before you listed with them, why did you chose them? Would a high tech presentation turn your head? Would knowing your home is immediately submitted to 14 sites, be a good thing? Do you like the idea that anyone viewing the home online could print a flyer? Would you like to have access to the web traffic for your home........do you want access to the feedback - do you want to be copied on a potential buyer saying that purple room in your home must go?
Anyway........I want to try something new and this appears to be up-to-the-minute new. Thoughts?
No, probably not. The reason I wouldn't is because I wouldn't want potential customers getting emails, letters or calls for something they don't want or have a need for yet. They don't come to my site to get 'junk mail' from a mortgage provider, they come to my site to learn about the community and look at homes. They come to my site for assistance.. I don't see how I'm assisting them in giving out their information to a mortgage broker or provider. Now... *if* there were a box they could click that they wanted to be contacted, yes. Or, if there was a link from my site that went to yours and they clicked on there because THEY wanted to be contacted, and I knew you were a reputable person that didn't add junk fees or charged the most, sure, I would look at the opportunity.
No. I wouldn't feel comfortable referring just one lender. My company site feeds to multiple websites, realtor.com, zillow, trulia and more. No need for that service. I can put 21 pictures on company site and a virtual tour.
I wouldn't be interested either, but I am sure a rookie agent would be. I also have the names of several good lenders. The only exclusive referrals I make to one lender are because he is the local guy that can do a special Oregon vet loan program so all my vets go to him. Otherwise, I tell my clients a bit about each lender and their personality and often they talk to three of them and then often one of them just "feels right" tot hem. Matching my clients with a lender that I think is the right personality fit for them is part of what I do.
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