Think back to the Great Recession. “Banks seized more than 1 million homes in 2010,” compared to 100,000 in 2005, according to the staff at theweek.com.
Mysteriously, almost overnight, scores of real estate agents across the country became “short sale experts,” promising underwater homeowners that they could help them avoid foreclosure.
Today, we have “neighborhood experts.”
Many of these agents, however, pay lip service to the title. After all, it sounds like a good thing to say—everyone else is doing it—so they slap the phrase on their websites, hoping it’ll give them cred.
It doesn’t. Within two minutes of speaking with them, real estate consumers figure out that it’s all smoke and mirrors.
If you’re going to talk the talk you need to walk the walk. Trust us, it’ll impress even the most skeptical homebuyer or seller.
How to walk the walk
Like many of us, real estate consumers have become suspicious of common marketing practices and expect proof that we aren’t merely paying lip service to a slogan.
So, be prepared to commit yourself to yours in a substantial way:
- Tour all new listings in your chosen neighborhood. This way, if asked, you’ll be able to answer, immediately, instead of having to look up the information in the MLS. Impressive.
- Keep an eye on what city officials may be proposing for the area in which you specialize. Being able to share this info, off the top of your head, will be impressive.
- Join the Next Door pages of your neighborhood. Become the resource for information about everything from the area’s recreational amenities to who to call to fix a broken window.
- Consider holding an annual event for the entire neighborhood. One agent we know gives away pumpkins near Halloween, another holds an annual crab feed and, yet another, has a wreath decorating party at Christmas.
- Publish local information such as a relocation guide or area resource guide.
Get the word out that you’re their neighborhood real estate expert
The best way to get the word out to the neighbors about your expertise is with direct mail. Provided the area you’ve chosen isn’t too large, it’s cheap and it’s quick.
Then, keep the campaign ongoing to ensure that your name remains top-of-mind when it comes time for one of them to buy or sell real estate.
What to send? The tried and true, of course:
- The mega-sized Market Dominator newsletter
- Just sold and just listed postcards
- Market reports
Ensure whatever you send is branded and includes your website’s URL to help generate traffic so they can learn even more about why YOU are the neighborhood expert.
The bottom line? Build your image and reputation by becoming so closely woven into the neighborhood that you become part of its fabric.
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- Two sales in one (downsizing & selling one home then buying another smaller home)
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- They know what they want. Making for an easier transaction.
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PLUS: When you have time…below are some helpful tools to support your success.
1. The Free 12 Month Done-For-You Strategic Marketing Plan
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While you’re online scheduling your Holiday postcards to go out, consider launching an annual Holiday scheduled campaign.