What do you tell people when they ask what you do for a living?
“I’m in real estate” is a common answer to the question. So is “I’m a real estate agent (or REALTOR®). Sure, those are answers to the question, but they aren’t exactly memorable.
Here’s how to craft a real estate agent elevator pitch that will make you unforgettable.
20 to 30 seconds
According to a Princeton University study, people form an opinion based on facial appearance within one-tenth of one second. Pass that test and then you’ll have a mere 20 to 30 seconds to wow them with your real estate elevator pitch.
Yup, it’s not much time, but if you can squeeze vital home information into the puny word count the MLS allows, you can certainly sell yourself in half of a minute.
It’s a tool you’ll use a lot
From responding to online leads to introducing yourself at cocktail parties and in marketing materials, a real estate elevator pitch is something you’ll find quite useful.
I love NextDoor.com, especially when a neighbor posts that he or she is looking for a real estate agent. Unfortunately, I’ve yet to see a really compelling response from agents. And, even sadder is that the agent responses are so similar they could be mistaken to have come from the same person.
“I go the extra mile” and “I go above and beyond” are common refrains. If that is your USP as well, please, do the industry a favor and dump it.
Agents can buy a NextDoor Neighborhood Sponsorship and, in my neighborhood at least, only three have done so. What they pay for, is an ad that looks like this (image left):
I haven’t come across an agent-sponsored ad yet that answers the questions suggested by the platform. Yet, they pay for the space.
Here’s a Sponsorship ad from another business (image right):
This phone and computer repair person understands the value of what he’s paying for and uses the space for all it’s worth with his or her elevator pitch.
Create your own real estate agent elevator pitch
“You know [the real estate pain point]? Well, I [solution]. In fact, [proof].”
That’s the formula for the ideal elevator pitch, according to author Allan Dib. “Good marketing takes the prospect through a journey that covers the problem, the solution and, finally, the proof,” according to Dibs.
Keep it quick. Keep it simple. Ensure it’s not too promotional.
Put in real estate terms, Dibs’ formula may look like this:
“You know how people who want to buy a home are having a hard time finding one? What we do is reach out to the homeowners in our database with a list of our buyers’ needs. This has been so successful that we have found homes for 25 of these clients just in the past 30 days.”
Go ahead and plug your elevator pitch into the formula or feel free to steal ours, if it fits.
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