Monday, April 19, 2010

Do Realtors Find Clients Homes?

I ran across this video today, and, intrigued by the topic, giggled as I watched this Realtor readily admit that his job description no longer includes finding homes for his clients. He's got a great point- gone are the days when a Realtor will dig through the MLS, searching for the perfect 3/2/2 in the preferred neighborhood of their clients. In fact, that's something that most clients prefer to do on their own these days.

In this video, Frank arrives at an interesting quandary. One of this clients says "If you're not finding me a home, why wouldn't I use a discount real estate company?" Here's the fun part- Frank has no answer. Just that "this is no longer part of my job description."

I want to find Frank's client and hug him. I want to tell him "You get it!! You get that for a lot of people, warm fuzzies are no longer enough, and you are demanding actual value for your dollar!" Just as flat fee MLS listing, or a discount realty, is not for everyone, neither are traditional agents. If you aren't sure what value a traditional agent will be able to bring you when you're searching to buy a house, give discount listing brokerage a call. Because while we won't waste 16 1/2 hours of your time driving you to and from potential homes, we will save you a heck of a lot of money...

Thoughts?? (By the way, ignore the first 30 seconds of this video, where this self conscious Realtor worries if his hair growth treatment is working or not... no, I'm not kidding....)

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