How To Win More Bids

When you place a property bid on agentBOOST, you are possibly competing with several other agents in your area. Here are some tips that should help you obtain more clients for every bid you place:

1. Prepare for the interview
We encourage our users to interview all of the agents who place a bid. If your bid is not the lowest, you’ll have to make a great impression if you want the client to hire you. The best way to do well on a test is to know the questions beforehand, so we recommend studying some of the questions they may ask.

2. Be friendly, open, and honest
It won’t do anyone any good to make promises you cannot keep or claims that you cannot substantiate. However, it does make sense to tell potential clients a little about yourself, why you chose real estate as a profession, and what you plan to do to make their transaction as smooth as possible.

3. Lower your bid
Although we know that you often get what you pay for, many people will choose the agent with the lowest commission percentage without interviewing anyone else. If you are in a position to offer a lower percentage than other agents in your area, you will soon find yourself with a large number of clients.

4. Expect the call
Keep track of when bidding periods are about to expire and be prepared to take the phone call. If you are in a position where it wouldn’t be professional to answer the phone, make sure you call the potential client back as soon as possible.

5. Know the area
One of the pieces of information available to you before a bid is placed is the zip code of the property that is being sold or where the buyer is looking. Ideally, you should be able to tell the potential client about homes you have bought or sold in that area or at the very least demonstrate some knowledge of the neighborhood.

Following these tips should help you use agentBOOST more effectively. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to leave them below.

Posted in For Agents on May 1st, 2007

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